Approval of Application under the Business Appointment Rules with conditions regarding departure of Executive Director Cath Jadhav
Published 5 April 2023
Applies to England
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Full Name of Applicant: Catherine Jadhav
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Executive Director, Standards, Research and Analysis, and Acting Executive Director, General Qualifications
Date Left or Retired from Crown Service: 30 June 2023, with garden leave commenced from the date of resignation on 31 March 2023
New Employer: Pearson
New Appointment or Employment (including when taken up): Responsible Officer (1 July 2023)
Cath Jadhav, Executive Director, Standards, Research and Analysis, and Acting Executive Director, General Qualifications, resigned from her role at Ofqual on 31 March 2023 after 14 years of service to the regulator. She leaves Ofqual to take up a role as Responsible Officer at Pearson beginning on 1 July 2023.
As Cath is moving to a role with a conflict of interest, she has commenced an immediate period of garden leave, and her appointment has been approved under the Business Appointment Rules with appropriate conditions put in place to protect both Crown information and any information that may be proprietary, sensitive or of commercial relevance to regulated entities.