Transparency data

DWP business appointment rules advice, January to July 2016

Updated 27 June 2019

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).

Martin Brown

Full name of applicant	Martin Brown
Title of former civil service role	Wales, Employers and Partnership Director for DWP Operations
Date left the civil service	19 June 2016
New employer	Powys Teaching Health Board and Powys County Council
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Director of Transformation Commenced: 20 June 2016
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	That for 12 months from the last day of service, the individual should not become personally involved in lobbying UK government ministers or crown servants, including special advisers, on behalf of the new employer, its parent company or its clients

Robin Cordell

Full name of applicant	Robin Cordell
Title of former civil service role	Lead Occupational Health Adviser
Date left the civil service	28 March 2016
New employer	Cordell Health Ltd (self employed)
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Clinical occupational health casework and clinical assurance work Commenced: 29 March 2016
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For 12 months from the last day of service, to not become personally involved in lobbying the UK government on behalf of the new company or its clients and for 6 months from the last day of service, PwC should consult with DWP before appointing the individual to undertake any work relating directly to the work of the DWP

Sarah High

Full name of applicant	Sarah High
Title of former civil service role	Deputy Director for DWP Operations Finance
Date left the civil service	31 May 2016
New employer	Office for Nuclear Regulation
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Finance Director Commenced: 1 June 2016
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	A ban on drawing on privileged information available from the individual’s time in the civil service for 1 year

Elizabeth Loudon

Full name of applicant	Elizabeth Loudon
Title of former civil service role	Special Adviser – Press Officer
Date left the civil service	18 April 2016
New employer	Blue Rubicon
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Senior Consultant for Open Road – part of Blue Rubicon Commenced: 11 July 2016
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Unconditional approval

Steve Nathan

Full name of applicant	Steve Nathan
Title of former civil service role	HR Director of Technology
Date left the civil service	12 June 2016
New employer	KPMG
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Principal Adviser People and Change Consultancy Commenced: 13 June 2016
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Immediately stand aside from any work relating to DWP and for 12 months from the last day of service, to not become personally involved in lobbying UK government ministers or crown servants, including special advisers, on behalf of the new employer, its parent company or its clients

Andrew Ralphs

Full name of applicant	Andrew Ralphs
Title of former civil service role	Head of Digital Service Centre Transformation for Universal Credit
Date left the civil service	8 July 2016
New employer	Capita Local Government
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Head of Customer Services Commenced: 13 July 2016
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	That for 12 months from the last day of service, to not become personally involved in lobbying UK government ministers or crown servants, including special advisers, on behalf of the new employer, its parent company or its clients

Patricia Russell

Full name of applicant	Patricia Russell
Title of former civil service role	Head of the Office for Disability Issues and Deputy Director
Date left the civil service	24 June 2016
New employer	APM-UK
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Deputy Director Commenced: 27 June 2016
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant immediately stands aside from any work relating to the Work and Health Programme and 12 months restriction on lobbying the DWP, UK ministers or crown servants, including special advisers, on behalf of the future employer to ensure that the public is reassured there is no scope for a breach of commercial confidentiality or use of civil service background to gain an unfair advantage

Matthew Thurstan

Full name of applicant	Matthew Thurstan
Title of former civil service role	Director, Contracted Employment Provision – Finance Group
Date left the civil service	31 July 2016
New employer	My CSP
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Chief Executive Officer Commenced: 1 August 2016
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Unconditional approval