Summary of business appointment applications - Baroness Kate Fall
Updated 12 September 2018
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Baroness Fall left her role as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister in July 2016.
1. Trustee, Atlantic Partnership
Baroness Fall sought the Committee’s advice about becoming a trustee with Atlantic Partnership (AP).
When considering the application the Committee noted that Baroness Fall was a founding director of the charity 15 years ago and has now been asked to join AP as a trustee. She would attend board meetings two to three times a year and assist the organisation by giving general advice. This is an unpaid role.
The Committee noted that Baroness Fall did not have any dealings with AP while in office and that her former Department raised no concerns about her taking up the role. The Committee also noted the role may include some contact with Government as the Chairman of AP occasionally invites members of the UK and European Governments to speak at events.
The Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office accepted the Committee’s advice that the appointment be subject to the following conditions:
- that she should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of herself or the organisation to which this advice refers) any privileged information available to her from her time in Crown service; and
- for two years from her last day in service, she should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of the Atlantic Partnership.
The letter containing the Committee’s advice was sent in April 2017.
2. Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group LLP
Baroness Fall sought the Committee’s advice on accepting a part-time, paid role as a senior advisor at Brunswick Group LLP, a global corporate communications firm.
The Committee noted that Baroness Fall’s role would be to provide strategic advice to the Chairman and to assist him with recruitment to the company.
When considering this application, the Committee took into account Baroness Fall’s assurance that her role would not involve lobbying; and neither will she have contact or dealings with Government more generally. It also noted that she had no official contact with Brunswick while she was in office, no official dealings with its competitors or the sector in which they operate and no access to any commercially sensitive information about any of its competitors. The Committee also noted that Baroness Fall’s former department had no propriety concerns about this appointment.
The Permanent Secretary accepted the Committee’s advice that the appointment be subject to the following conditions:
- That she should not draw on any privileged information available to her from her time in Crown service;
- For two years from her last day in service, she should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Brunswick Group LLP or its clients.
The letter containing the final advice was sent in November 2016 and Baroness Fall took up the appointment that month.
3. Advisory Board Member, Onward
Baroness Kate Fall sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment as an Advisory Board Member at Onward.
The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in April 2018; and the appointment was taken up soon after.