Transparency data

Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice, January to March 2024

Published 28 November 2024

Full Name of Applicant	Chloe Westley
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	6th September 2022
New Employer	Harkcon Global Academy (HGA)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Chief Product Officer (29th April 2024)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For 2 years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of Harkcon Global Academy or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Harkcon Global Academy or its clients; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Harkcon Global Academy or its clients. The applicant has also been reminded of their ongoing responsibilities to: - Ensure that they do not draw on privileged information available to them as a Crown Servant; - Use official channels for any contact with Government.

Full Name of Applicant	Peter Lawrence
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Director, Going Forward into Employment, Government People Group
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	31st May 2024 (Retired)
New Employer	Civil Service Retirement Fellowship (CSRF)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Honorary National Chair (1st July 2024)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant should not: - Draw on, disclose or use for the benefit of themselves or the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship, any privileged information available to them.  For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not:  - Become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of the Civil Service Retirement Fellowship.  It is acknowledged that in this particular case, some contact with government departments may be necessary and that any fundraising relates to individual civil servants, not departments or the Government of the day. We do not consider this to meet the definition of lobbying in this context.

Full Name of Applicant	Will Dry
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	31st December 2023
New Employer	Independent Consultancy
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Opinion Researcher (TBD)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For one year from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not:  - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of their Independent Consultancy or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown Service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of their Independent Consultancy or its clients. - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for their Independent Consultancy or its clients. The applicant has also been reminded of the following: - That contact with HM Government should be through official channels only; - Their duty of confidentiality; and - The requirement to submit subsequent applications for any additional clients that the consultancy wishes to take on.