MOJ Business Appointment Rules, July 2024 to September 2024
Updated 27 March 2025
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PRO FORMA FOR 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)
| Full Name of Applicant | Lisa Harvey-Messina |
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| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Lead for Performance Portfolio and Secure School Project Directorship, Acting SCS 1, Youth Custody Service |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 30/09/2024 |
| New Employer | Oasis Restore Secure School |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Consultant - Strategic Support |
| Start date 07/10/2024 | |
| Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
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Privileged information conditions - You can draw on skills and experience gained from your time in office. However you are reminded of the confidentiality obligations placed upon you as a civil servant and must not, at any time, draw on any privileged information gained whilst in office.
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Lobbying condition - Any contact with the government, directly or indirectly must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying or seeking to influence government activities for the advantage of your new employer.
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Contracts and bids condition - You must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts. You may only work on or advise on the subject matter of contracts the organisation may have with the government (or related matters), provided you do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from your time in office (as per the condition above).
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Restrictions apply for 2 years from last day of service with the Civil Service.
PRO FORMA FOR 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)
| Full Name of Applicant | Sally Rushton |
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| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Advisor to the Lord Chancellor |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 05/07/2024 |
| New Employer | Sanctuary Council |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Director |
| Start date 04/09/2024 | |
| Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
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Privileged information conditions - You can draw on skills and experience gained from your time in office. However, you are reminded of the confidentiality obligations placed upon you as a civil servant and must not, at any time, draw on any privileged information gained whilst in office. This includes not using privileged personal mobile numbers or informal ways of contacting officials.
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Lobbying condition - Any contact with the government, directly or indirectly must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying or seeking to influence government activities for the advantage of your new employer. This includes not lobbying government directly or attending meetings with clients if you take up a consultant lobbyist role. Given your role in the Ministry of Justice, you should recuse yourself from all justice related work including advisory work.
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Contracts and bids condition - You must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts. You may only work on or advise on the subject matter of contracts the organisation may have with the government (or related matters), provided you do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from your time in office (as per the condition above).
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Restrictions apply for 2 years after Civil Service leave date.