Transparency data

BEIS: business appointment rules advice, October to December 2022

Published 11 April 2023

Transparency information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

This covers former staff at Senior Civil Service payband 1 (SCS1) and payband 2 (SCS2) levels. It also covers special advisers of equivalent level.

Matthew Billson

Full name of applicant	Matthew Billson
Title of former civil service role	Deputy Director Energy Innovation Strategy SCS PB1
Date left / retired from the civil service	15 January 2022
New employer	Open Utility (Trading as Piclo Energy)
New appointment / employment (including when taken up)	Policy & Market Strategy Director, 16 January 2022
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Matthew should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in the Crown Service. For 12 months from Matthew’s last day of service, Matthew should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of the Open Utility (nb. Trading as Piclo Energy) (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients); nor make use, directly or indirectly, of contacts in the government and/or Crown service to influence policy, secure business/funding or otherwise unfairly advantage Open Utility (nb. Trading as Piclo Energy) (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients). Matthew should continue to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance before accepting any new appointment or employment for two years after leaving the Civil Service to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.

Kim Humberstone

Full name of applicant	Kim Humberstone
Title of former civil service role	Operating Model Finance Lead, UKRI Finance SCS PB1
Date left / retired from the civil service	28 February 2023
New employer	Local Space
New appointment / employment (including when taken up)	Finance Director, 1 March 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Kim should not draw on privileged information available to them from their time in the Crown Service. Kim should continue to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance in the future to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.

Lynne Miles

Full name of applicant	Lynne Miles
Title of former civil service role	Deputy Director Policy, Strategy & Private Office SCS PB1
Date left / retired from the civil service	28 October 2022
New employer	Greater Cambridge Partnership
New appointment / employment (including when taken up)	City Access Programme Director, 1 November 2022
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Lynne should not draw on privileged information available to her from her time in the Crown Service. For 12 months from Lynne’s last day in Crown service, Lynne should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of Greater Cambridge Partnership (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients). Lynne should continue to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance for the next two years to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.

Sarah Montgomery

Full name of applicant	Sarah Montgomery
Title of former civil service role	Deputy Director, Policy and Delivery, Better Regulation Executive SCS PB1
Date left / retired from the civil service	17 February 2023
New employer	Financial Conduct Authority
New appointment / employment (including when taken up)	Head of Policy, 20 February 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Sarah should not draw on privileged information available to them from their time in the Crown Service. For 12 months from their last day in Crown service, Sarah should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of the Financial Conduct Authority (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients). Sarah should continue to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance for the next 2 years to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.

Chris Pook

Full name of applicant	Chris Pook
Title of former civil service role	Deputy Director, Science Capability and Systems SCS PB1
Date left / retired from the civil service	25 November 2022
New employer	Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
New appointment / employment (including when taken up)	Government Policy Director, 3 January 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Chris should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in the Crown Service. For six months from his last day of service, Chris should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients); nor make use, directly or indirectly, of contacts in the government and/or Crown service to influence policy, secure business/funding or otherwise unfairly advantage Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients). It is advised that Chris continues to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance before accepting any new appointment or employment for two years after leaving the Civil Service to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.

Jon Saltmarsh

Full name of applicant	John Saltmarsh
Title of former civil service role	Deputy Director, Energy Engineering and Research SCS PB1
Date left / retired from the civil service	19 January 2023
New employer	Energy Systems Catapult
New appointment / employment (including when taken up)	Chief Technology Officer, 31 January 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Jon should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in the Crown Service. For twelve months from Jon’s last day of service, Jon should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of the Energy Systems Catapult (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients); nor make use, directly or indirectly, of contacts in the government and/or Crown service to influence policy, secure business/funding or otherwise unfairly advantage Energy Systems Catapult (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients). Jon should continue to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance before accepting any new appointment or employment for two years after leaving the Civil Service to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.

John Saunders

Full name of applicant	John Saunders
Title of former civil service role	Heat Networks Project Director, SCS PB1
Date left / retired from the civil service	27 January 2023
New employer	1Energy Group Ltd
New appointment / employment (including when taken up)	Strategic Development Director, 6 February 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	John should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in the Crown Service.  For 12 months from John’s last day in Crown service, John should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of 1Energy Group LTD (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients).   John should continue to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance for the next two years to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.

Mark Taylor

Full name of applicant	Mark Taylor
Title of former civil service role	Deputy Director, Energy Innovation SCS PB1
Date left / retired from the civil service	16 February 2023
New employer	Arup Deutschland GmbH
New appointment / employment (including when taken up)	Associate Director – Europe Hydrogen Market Leader, 1 March 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Mark should not draw on privileged information available to him from his time in the Crown Service. For 12 months from Mark’s last day of service, Mark should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of the Arup Deutschland GmbH (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients); nor make use, directly or indirectly, of contacts in the government and/or Crown service to influence policy, secure business/funding or otherwise unfairly advantage Arup Deutschland GmbH (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients). Mark should continue to review the Business Appointment Rules guidance before accepting any new appointment or employment for two years after leaving the Civil Service to ensure that there is no cause for justified public concern, criticism or misinterpretation.