Summary of business appointments applications - Peter Handcock
Published 20 June 2016
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Peter Handcock left his role as Chief Executive of HM Courts & Tribunals Service in December 2014.
1. Trustee and Board Member, Personal Support Unit
Peter Handcock sought advice on accepting a part-time, unpaid appointment as a Trustee and Board Member of the Personal Support Unit (PSU), a charity that provides support to those using civil and family courts without legal representation.
When considering this application the Committee noted that this was an unpaid appointment and that the MOJ raised no concerns about Mr Handcock taking up the role.
The Prime Minister accepted the Committee’s advice that there was no reason why Mr Handcock should not take up this appointment, subject to the following conditions:
- he should not draw on privileged information available to him as a Crown servant; and
- for two years from his last day of service, Mr Handcock should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of PSU or its clients.
The letter containing the final advice was sent in June 2015 and the appointment was taken up later that month.