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Advice issued by ACOBA on applications under the BARs

Updated 26 May 2026

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The advice below was considered and provided by ACOBA before it closed on 12 October 2025, but taken up by the applicant on or after 13 October and therefore published after the ACOBA’s closure. The Independent Adviser has not had a role in this advice.

Former minister Date of advice Appointment and advice letter
The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat, former Minister of State, Home Office October 2025 Member of the Leadership Council, Fortify Rights
The Rt Hon Andrew Stephenson, former Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care, Department of Health and Social Care October 2025 Director, Northern Community Bank
The Rt Hon Tom Tugendhat, former Minister of State, Home Office September 2025 Advisor, Brox.ai
Lord Cameron, former Secretary of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office October 2025 Visiting Professor and Honorary Member of the President’s Global Council, New York University
Paul Maynard, former Parliamentary Under Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions October 2025 Consultant, Aon Plc
Michael Matheson, former Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Scottish Government October 2025 Ambassador, Highland Renewables
Baroness Dr Swinburne, former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities April 2025 Commission, Nationwide Building Society
Robert Courts KC, former Solicitor General, Attorney General’s Office October 2025 Partner, Future Fuels Partnership
Lord Andrew Sharpe, former Parliamentary Under Secretary, Home Office October 2025 Advisor, Vindo Technology Limited
The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak, former Prime Minister October 2025 Member of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum Advisory Board, Bloomberg
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