Summary of business appointments applications - Gareth Hall
Published 30 March 2016
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Gareth Hall left his role with the Welsh Government in September 2015.
1. Independent Consultancy and commission with Isle of Anglesey Council
Gareth Hall sought advice on establishing an independent consultancy advising and supporting major developers and local authorities on approaches to planning matters relating to complex major energy infrastructure projects.
The Committee noted that as an independent consultant Mr Hall would like to accept a commission with the Isle of Anglesey County Council, where he had been on secondment since January 2011.
The Committee took into account the views of the Welsh Government and their recommendation that, in all the circumstances, a three month time restriction with regard to this commission would be appropriate.
The First Minister accepted the Committee’s advice that there was no reason why Mr Hall should not establish his consultancy and undertake a commission with the Isle of Anglesey County Council, subject to the following conditions:
- A waiting period of three months from his last day of service before he takes up the commission with the Isle of Anglesey County Council;
- For two years from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the Welsh Government on behalf of any of his clients or those he advises;
- He should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of himself or the organisation to which this advice refers) privileged information available to him from his time in Crown service;
- For 12 months from his last day of service he should not undertake any work as a consultant which involves providing advice to any company or organisation on the terms of a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the Welsh Government; and
- For two years from his last day of service, before accepting any new commission he should make a case directly to the Committee to confirm that each individual commission he wishes to undertake would be permissible under the approved terms of the consultancy. (If, after enquiry, the Committee takes the view that a commission is, or may be, outside the terms of the consultancy he will be expected to submit a fresh application).
The Committee provided its advice in December 2015 and Mr Hall took up his commission in January 2016.