Transparency data

BEIS: business appointment rules advice, January to March 2023

Published 20 July 2023

Transparency information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

This covers former staff at Senior Civil Service payband 1 (SCS1) and payband 2 (SCS2) levels. It also covers special advisers of equivalent level.

Adam Shortman

Full Name of Applicant	Adam Shortman
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director Media and External Affairs
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	14 April 2023
New Employer	Harbour Energy
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Senior External Communications Advisor (17 April 2023)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Adam should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in the Crown service. It is advised that Adam continues to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance before accepting any new appointment or employment for 2 years after leaving the Civil Service to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation. For 12 months from Adam’s last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of Harbour Energy; nor make use, directly or indirectly, of contacts in the government and/or Crown service to influence policy, secure business/funding or otherwise unfairly advantage Harbour Energy.

Julia Nolan

Full Name of Applicant	Julia Nolan
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director, International Climate Change Strategy
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	29 September 2022
New Employer	International Energy Agency (IEA)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	External consultant advising on a new Sherpa Unit within the International Energy Agency. (3 April 2023 – short-term appointment of maximum 30 days)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Julia must not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of herself or the persons or organisations to which this advice refers) any privileged information available to her from her time in Crown service. Julia must continue to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance before accepting any new appointment or employment for 2 years after leaving the Crown service to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation. Furthermore, as noted in Julia’s application, she must make fresh applications on specific assignments as they arise. For 1 year from Julia’s last day of service, she should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of International Energy Agency (IEA),  (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients); nor make use, directly or indirectly, of contacts in the government and/or Crown service to influence policy, secure business/funding or otherwise unfairly advantage International Energy Agency (IEA) (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients).

Rebecca Vallance

Full Name of Applicant	Rebecca Vallance
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director, Energy Bill Relief Scheme
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	11 June 2023
New Employer	Baringa Partners LLP
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Senior Manager (12 June 2023)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Rebecca should not draw on privileged information available to her from her time in the Crown service. As noted in Rebecca’s application, as a consultant, she should make fresh applications on specific assignments as they arise. For 2 years from Rebecca’s last day of service, she should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of Baringa Partners LLP (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients); nor make use, directly or indirectly, of contacts in the government and/or Crown service to influence policy, secure business/funding or otherwise unfairly advantage Baringa Partners LLP (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients). Rebecca should not be involved or use her privileged information to assist in applying for tenders, and there is a responsibility from Baringa Partners LLP to assure this. It is advised that Rebecca continues to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance in the future to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.

Stuart Wainwright

Full Name of Applicant	Stuart Wainwright
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Director, Government Office for Science
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	4 June 2023
New Employer	UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Chief Executive (5 June 2023)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Stuart should not draw on privileged information available to them from their time in the Crown service.  Any contact with the government, directly or indirectly, must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying on behalf of any financial or commercial interest. For 1 year from Stuart’s last day in Crown service he must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts from his former department. He may only work on or advise on the subject matter of funding/contracts with the government (or related matters), provided he does not draw on any privileged information or contacts from his time in office. It is advised that Stuart continue to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance before accepting any new appointment or employment for 2 years after leaving the Crown service to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.