Summary of business appointments applications - Ameetpal Gill
Updated 12 July 2018
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Ameetpal Gill left his role as Director of Strategy at No.10 in July 2016.
1. Independent consultancy
Ameetpal Gill asked for the Committee’s advice about forming an independent consultancy. His consultancy will offer companies, interest groups and charities strategic, campaigns and policy advice.
The Committee wrote to the Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office registering its concern that Mr Gill’s consultancy and the fact that it had already secured clients was announced before the Committee had had the opportunity to offer its advice.
The Committee emphasised that it expects Mr Gill to seek advice from the Committee in relation to each individual commission before taking it up, as is standard practice for former Crown servants who have set up consultancies following the correct process under the Business Appointment Rules. The Committee will consider each individual commission afresh, on its merits, under the Rules.
The letter containing the Committee’s views was sent in September 2016.
2. Commissions
Following the establishment of Mr Gill’s independent consultancy, Hanbury Strategy and Communications Ltd, Mr Gill sought advice about commissions with the following companies:
- GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK)
- Deliveroo (Roofoods Ltd)
- Linklaters LLP
- Herbert Smith Freehills
John Wood recused himself from these cases.
The Committee’s advice letter was sent in March 2017 and the commissions were announced in April 2017.
Mr Gill subsequently sought advice about commissions with:
- The Red Tape Initiative - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in May 2017, and the commission was taken up the following month.
- Barclays PLC - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in June 2017, and the commission was taken up later that month.
- Second Home Ltd - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in June 2017, and the commission was taken up later that month.
- Bulb Energy Ltd - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in June 2017, and the commission was taken up later that month.
- AggregateIQ Data Services Ltd - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in June 2017, and the commission was taken up later that month.
- KPMG LLP - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in August 2017, and the commission was taken up later that month.
- UK Policy Group - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in August 2017, and the commission was taken up later that month.
- Elton John AIDs Foundation - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in November 2017, and the commission was taken up later that month.
- Coalition for Global Prosperity - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in November 2017, and the commission was taken up later that month.
- The Faraday Institution - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in February 2018, and the commission was taken up soon after.
- Comcast Corporation - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in April 2018, and the commission was taken up soon after.
- Arriva UK Trains Limited - the Committee’s advice letter was sent in May 2018, and the commission was taken up in July 2018.