DWP business appointment rules advice, January to March 2018
Updated 27 June 2019
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Transparency information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the department at SCS1 and SCS2 level and equivalents (including special advisers of equivalent standing).
Derek Hobbs
| Full name of applicant | Derek Hobbs |
| Title of former civil service role | Head of Digital Efficiencies and Channels, DWP Operational Excellence Directorate |
| Date left the civil service | 31 March 2018 |
| New employer | Digital Transformation Relationships Ltd |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Freelance Consultant |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | The individual should refrain from lobbying the government for 2 years after the last day of paid service. The applicant should be reminded that if he wishes to accept any other appointment within the next one year that the rules require that he submits a fresh application for approval. |
Jody Jones
| Full name of applicant | Jody Jones (G6 TDA to SCS1) |
| Title of former civil service role | UCLS Deputy Director, DWP Universal Credit Programme |
| Date left the civil service | 28 February 2018 |
| New employer | Mozaic Services limited (Self Employed) |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Associate |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | For 12 months from the last day of service, the individual does not work with the department. For 12 months from the last day of service, the individual should refrain from lobbying any part of government, especially the DWP. |
Richard Savage
| Full name of applicant | Richard Savage |
| Title of former civil service role | Chief Nuclear Inspector (Office of the Nuclear Regulator) |
| Date left the civil service | 17 November 2017 |
| New employer | EDF Energy |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Safety and Assurance Director |
| 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. The individual should stand aside from his position at CNI for 7 months, before assuming his full duties of his role with EDF. The individual should be reminded that if he wishes to accept any other appointment within the next two years, the rules require he submits a fresh application for approval. |