DBT's business appointment rules advice, October to December 2024
Published 27 March 2025
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The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) issued a decision on 2 applications submitted under the business appointment rules for the period January to March 2024.
| Full name of applicant | Gavin James Fraser |
|---|---|
| Title of former civil service role | Deputy Head, Energy Intensive Industries Team |
| Date left civil service | 29 November 2024 |
| New employer | Equinor UK |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) |
Principal Consultant, Policy and Regulations from 9 December 2024 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
To apply the following conditions for a period of 1 year from the start of the appointment: – he should not lobby or have direct contact with Ministers or special advisors – he should recuse himself from government procurement exercises – in dealings with UK government, he should identify himself as a former Civil Servant – he should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in Crown service For a period of 9 months: – he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK government officials and public office holders directly for the benefit of his employer |
| Full name of applicant | Jamie Davies |
|---|---|
| Title of former civil service role | Deputy Director, Employee Experience and Culture |
| Date left civil service | 31 December 2024 |
| New employer | Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) |
Director of HR and OD from 2 January 2025 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
Appointment does not require any restrictions |