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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.
Information about ACOBA's work during the pre-election period.
Advice to the Rt Hon Liz Truss MP, former Prime Minister, on business appointments after leaving government.
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Advice to The Rt Hon Sir Alok Sharma KCMG MP, former President for COP26, 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, on business appointments after leaving Crown Service
Advice to Sir Alex Chisholm KCB, former Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary, the Cabinet Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Advice to Shona Dunn CB, former Second Permanent Secretary, the Department of Health and Social Care on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Advice to David Stewart, former Executive Director, Markets and Mergers at the Competition and Markets Authority, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Advice to Gaven Smith CB FReng, former Director General Technology, Government Communications Headquarters, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) is independent from government.
Advice to General Sir Nick Carter, former Chief of the Defence Staff, Ministry of Defence, on business appointments after leaving Crown service
Advice to Nikki da Costa, former Special Adviser in the Prime Minister's Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.
Advice to Sir Patrick Vallance, former Government Chief Scientific Adviser at the Cabinet Office on business appointments after leaving Crown service
Advice to Joanna Whittington, former Director General, Energy and Security at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, on business appointments after leaving Crown service,
Advice to the Rt Hon Boris Johnson, former Prime Minister, 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.
Advice to former Special Adviser to the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Joint No. 10 /His Majesty's Treasury Economic Unit, on business appointments after leaving Crown service
Advice to Amber Rudd, former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Minister for Women and Equalities, 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.
New Independent Members appointed to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Advice to Patricia (Tricia) Hayes CB, former Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service
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