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Northern Ireland Office: business appointment rules advice

This page summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.

• From: Northern Ireland Office
• Published: 27 October 2025

This page provides information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of staff at the Cabinet Office. It covers former staff at senior civil service levels SCS1 and SCS2 and equivalents and which fall within the scope of the business appointment rules. It also covers special advisers of equivalent level.

2025

• NIO: Senior Officials Business Appointment Rules, April to June 2025
  • 25 September 2025
  • Transparency data
• NIO: Senior Officials Business Appointment Rules, January to March 2025
  • 1 July 2025
  • Transparency data

2024

• NIO: Senior Officials Business Appointment Rules, October to December 2024
  • 27 March 2025
  • Transparency data
• NIO: Senior Officials Business Appointment Rules, July to September 2024
  • 30 January 2025
  • Transparency data
• NIO: Senior Officials Business Appointment Rules, April to June 2024
  • 28 November 2024
  • Transparency data
• NIO: Senior Officials Business Appointment Rules, January to March 2024
  • 29 August 2024
  • Transparency data

2023

• NIO: Business appointment rules advice, October - December 2023
  • 21 March 2024
  • Transparency data
• NIO: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2023
  • 14 December 2023
  • Transparency data
• NIO: Senior Officials Business Appointment Rules, April to June 2023
  • 25 October 2023
  • Transparency data
• NIO: business appointment rules advice, January to March 2023
  • 20 July 2023
  • Transparency data

2022

• NIO: business appointment rules advice, October to December 2022
  • 30 March 2023
  • Transparency data
• NIO: business appointment rules advice, July- September 2022
  • 15 December 2022
  • Transparency data
• NIO: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2022
  • 29 September 2022
  • Transparency data
• Northern Ireland Office (NIO): business appointment rules advice, January to March 2022
  • 14 July 2022
  • Transparency data

2021

• NIO: business appointment rules advice, Oct to Dec 2021
  • 31 March 2022
  • Transparency data
• Northern Ireland Office (NIO): Business Appointment Rules Advice- July to September 2021
  • 22 December 2021
  • Transparency data
• NIO: Business Appointment rules advice, April to June 2021
  • 21 October 2021
  • Transparency data
• NIO: Business Appointment rules advice, January to March 2021
  • 15 July 2021
  • Transparency data

2020

• NIO: Business Appointment rules advice, October to December 2020
  • 7 May 2021
  • Transparency data
• NIO: Business Appointment rules advice, July to September 2020
  • 5 February 2021
  • Transparency data
• NIO: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2020
  • 29 October 2020
  • Transparency data
• Northern Ireland Office: business appointment rules advice, January to March 2020
  • 30 July 2020
  • Transparency data

Published 27 October 2025