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DfT: business department rules advice - July to September 2022

Updated 19 October 2023

July to September 2022

Gary Cook

Full name of applicant	Gary Cook
Title of former Civil Service role	Deputy Director and Joint Head of the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles
Date left the Civil Service	8 July 2022
New employer	Lloyds Banking Group
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Head of Public Policy, July 2022
Department’s decision on the application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Approved on the condition that: • you should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself, your prospective employer or their clients, partners or subsidiaries) any privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service • for 2 years from your last day in Crown Service, you should not become personally involved in lobbying the Department for Transport (or any of its arms-length bodies) on behalf of Lloyds Banking Group, their clients, partners or subsidiaries, nor should you make use, directly or indirectly, of your contacts in government and/or Crown service to influence government policy, or secure business or funding on their behalf. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy • for 12 months from your last day in Crown Service, you should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the DfT or its arms-length bodies • you should not make use, directly or indirectly, of your government and/or Crown Service contacts, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other governments or organisations, to influence policy or secure funding or business on behalf of yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for 12 months from your last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy.

Catherine De Marco

Full name of applicant	Catherine De Marco
Title of former Civil Service role	Deputy Director Passenger Experience
Date left the Civil Service	4 August 2022
New employer	First Bus
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Director of Partnerships, Sept 2022
Department’s decision on the application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Approved on the condition that: • you should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself, your prospective employer or their clients, partners or subsidiaries) any privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service • for 2 years from your last day in Crown Service, you should not become personally involved in lobbying the Department for Transport (or any of its arms-length bodies) on behalf of First Group, their clients, partners or subsidiaries, nor should you make use, directly or indirectly, of your contacts in government and/or Crown service, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other governments or organisations, to influence government policy, or secure business or funding on their behalf. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy • for 12 months from your last day in Crown Service, you should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the DfT or its arms-length bodies on rail

Rob Catherall

Full name of applicant	Rob Catherall
Title of former Civil Service role	Deputy Director, Local Infrastructure
Date left the Civil Service	5 August 2022
New employer	Oxera
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Principal, September 2022
Department’s decision on the application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Approved on the condition that: • you should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself, your prospective employer or their clients, partners or subsidiaries) any privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service • for 2 years from your last day in Crown Service, you should not become personally involved in lobbying the Department for Transport (or any of its arms-length bodies) on behalf of Oxera, their clients, partners or subsidiaries. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy • for 12 months from your last day in Crown Service, you should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the DfT or its arms-length bodies • you should not make use, directly or indirectly, of your government and/or Crown Service contacts, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other governments or organisations, to influence policy or secure funding or business on behalf of yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for 12 months from your last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy • for 12 months from your last day in Crown Service, you should not be directly involved in managing or overseeing contracts with, or having project control responsibility for work with companies relating to DfT-led activity relating to local transport unless specifically requested and agreed by DfT for specific activities only

Haroona Chughtai

Full name of applicant	Haroona Chughtai
Title of former Civil Service role	Director, Logistics and Borders Directorate
Date left the Civil Service	3 September 2022
New employer	Kent County Council
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Director of Highways and Transport, September 2022
Department’s decision on the application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Approved on the condition that: • you should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself, your prospective employer or their clients, partners or subsidiaries) any privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service • for 2 years from your last day in Crown Service, you should not become personally involved in lobbying the Department for Transport (or any of its arms-length bodies) on behalf of Kent County Council, their clients, partners or subsidiaries, nor should you make use, directly or indirectly, of your contacts in government and/or Crown service, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other governments or organisations, to influence government policy or secure business or funding on their behalf. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy • for 12 months from your last day in Crown Service, you should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the DfT or its arms-length bodies