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The home of Advisory Committee on Business Appointments on GOV.UK. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) is independent from government.
Advice to The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP, former Minister Without Portfolio and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on business appointments after leaving Crown service
1. BUSINESS APPOINTMENT APPLICATION: The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP, former…
ACOBA writes to departing ministers on leaving office to remind them of their responsibility to seek advice on new outside roles; and to provide a brief guide to the process.
1. Chair of ACOBA to Departing Ministers I am writing to you in my…
Advice to the Rt Hon Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Advice to Vice Admiral Sir Clive Johnstone, former Commander NATO Allied Maritime Command, Ministry of Defence, on business appointments after leaving Crown service
New Independent Members appointed to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Advice to Ms Elizabeth Honer, former Chief Executive & Head of the Government Internal Audit Function, Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA), His Majesty's Treasury, on business appointments after leaving Crown se…
Advice to General Sir Nick Carter, former Chief of the Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence, on business appointments after leaving Crown service
Advice to Rt Hon Sir Edward Davey, former Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Advice to Richard Fuller MP, former Economic Secretary to the Treasury for His Majesty's Treasury, on business appointments after leaving Crown service
Advice to Julian Braithwaite CMG,Director General, Organised Immigration Crime, Home Office, and previously Director General for Europe at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, on business appointments after leavi…
Advice to Rupert McNeil, former Government Chief People Officer, Cabinet Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) is independent from government.
Advice to former Director of Government Communications Headquarters, Sir Jeremy Fleming KCMG CB, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Advice to David Hughes, former Director General Rail Infrastructure at the Department for Transport, on business appointments after leaving Crown Service.
Approval for Adam Smith, former Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Advice to Mark Sweeney, former Director General, Domestic and Economic Affairs, Cabinet Secretariat, Cabinet Office on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Freedom of Information (FOI) response relating to the former Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair
Advice to Abigail Tierney, former Registrar General for England and Wales and Director General for His Majesty’s Passport Office, UK Visas and Immigration, Home Office, on business appointments on leaving Crown Service.
Advice to Simone Finn, former Deputy Chief of Staff at No.10, Cabinet Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
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