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DWP business appointment rules advice, July to September 2024

Published 31 January 2025

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Rebecca Macintyre

Full Name of Applicant: Rebecca Macintyre

Title of Former Civil Service Role: Special Adviser

Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service: 24 May 2024

New Employer: Alliance for Responsible Citzenship

New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Speaker Manager, full-time paid employment (start date 22 July 2024)

Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied):

For 2 years from the last paid day of service:

  • Rebecca must not draw on any privileged information that was available to her as a Crown Servant.
  • Rebecca must not lobby the Department for Work and Pensions.
  • Rebecca must not be personally involved in or advise on any bids, funding, or contracts with the UK government.
  • If the role as described in the application changes significantly in a way that might affect the conditions we have applied Rebecca should inform the Department.
  • If Rebecca wishes to accept any other contracts within the next two years, the rules require she submit a fresh application for approval.

Jake Barlow

Full Name of Applicant: Jake Barlow

Title of Former Civil Service Role: Digital Director Health and Disability

Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service: 15 November 2024

New Employer: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Chief Digital and Data Officer (18 November 2024)

Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied):

The department is content to approve this application on the condition that for 2 years from Jaek’s last day of paid service:

  • Jake must not draw on any privileged information that was available to him as a Crown Servant.
  • Jake must not seek to discover through his existing network of Government officials, intelligence, or information about DWP or Government approaches/strategies.
  • Jake must not lobby the Department for Work and Pensions.
  • If the role as Jake has described it in his application changes significantly in a way that might affect the conditions we have applied, he should inform the Department.
  • If Jake wishes to accept any other appointment within the next 2 years, the rules require him to submit a fresh application for approval.
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