Transparency data

Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2026

Published 24 September 2026

Full Name of Applicant	Lottie Cantle
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director, International Strategy Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (on loan from Cabinet Office)
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	31st March 2026
New Employer	Clean Air Fund
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Advisor – Methane and Non-Co2 (Superpollutants) and Co-Chair for Climate and Clean Air Coalition (1st April 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant should not: - Draw on, disclose or use for the benefit of themselves or Clean Air Fund, any privileged information available to them. For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not:  - Engage in communication with government (including Ministers, Special Advisers and officials) with a view to influencing a government decision or policy in relation to their own interests, or the interests of specific members of the organisation which do not align with the objectives and mission of Clean Air Fund;  For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should:  - Only use official channels to contact Government, thus mitigating the risk of improper use of government contacts.

Full Name of Applicant	James Green
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Commercial Specialist, Deputy Director PFI & Private Finance
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	17th April 2026
New Employer	Kajima Partnerships Limited
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Investment Director – Social Infrastructure (20th April 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant should not: - Draw on privileged information available to them as a Crown servant. For one year from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not:  - Become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Kajima Partnerships Limited, or make use of contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of Kajima Partnerships Limited. In addition, any contact that Kajima Partnerships Limited does have with UK Government officials should be through official channels only. - Work on or advise on bids to secure any new Department of Health and Social Care or Cabinet Office funding or contracts. The applicant may work on or advise on the subject matter of existing contracts that Kajima Partnerships Limited may have with the Government (or related matters), provided they do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from their time in office. The applicant should: - Excuse themselves from any meetings or activity as part of their role with Kajima Partnerships Limited should it become apparent that there may be an actual or perceived conflict of interest. In addition, the applicant should not have any involvement or engagement with Kajima Partnerships Limited or involvement in policy and/or business case development regarding PPP and NHC with immediate effect and until such time that they leave the Civil Service/throughout their notice period.

Full Name of Applicant	Matt Lewsey
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Director of Duty of Candour
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	31st October 2025
New Employer	DWF Legal
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Independent Consultant (1st April 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant should not: - Draw on, disclose or use for the benefit of themselves or DWF Legal, any privileged information available to them. For 24 months from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not:  - Become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government, either themselves or on behalf of DWF Legal, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding for themselves or on behalf of DWF Legal. In addition, any contact that they do have with UK Government officials while employed by DWF Legal should be through official channels only. - Advise on the bidding/contractual process. However, the applicant may provide advice on the subject matter of bids or contracts that DWF Legal may already have with the Government, e.g. working on the delivery of contracts already agreed. In doing so the applicant must not draw on any privileged information or contacts from their time in office (as per the conditions above). The applicant may make use of official channels to bid for government contracts in a personal capacity, though not on behalf of any clients.

Full Name of Applicant	James Hadleigh Standen
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director – Property Programmes, Office of Government Property, Cabinet Office
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	19th May 2026
New Employer	Pinnacle Group
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Divisional Director – Assets and Delivery (8th June 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant should not: - Draw on, disclose or use for the benefit of themselves, Pinnacle Group or its clients, any privileged information available to them. For two years from their last paid day of service: - Any contact that the applicant has with UK Government officials while employed by Pinnacle Group should be through official channels only. - The applicant may only provide technical advice on the subject matter of new bids that Pinnacle may have with the UK Government, provided they do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from their time in office.

Full Name of Applicant	Aikaterini Morgan
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Synergy Deputy Commercial Director
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	31st May 2026
New Employer	Mastek Ltd
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Senior Vice President and Chief Client Commercial Officer (June 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant should not: - Draw on, disclose or use for the benefit of Mastek Ltd, any privileged information available to them from their time as a Crown servant. For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Mastek Ltd directly or indirectly, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Mastek Ltd. - Work on or advise on bids to secure any new funding or contracts with the ERP and Shared Services sector in the Department for Work and Pensions. The applicant may work on or advise on the subject matter of existing contracts Mastek Ltd may have with the Government (or related matters), provided they do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from their time in office.

Full Name of Applicant	Gemma Ungoed-Thomas
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Director of State Threats, Cyber & Tech
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	10th April 2026
New Employer	5654
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Senior Adviser (June 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant should not: - Draw on, disclose or use for the benefit of themselves or 5654, any privileged information available to them. For 2 years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government themselves or on behalf of 5654, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy, secure business, or funding for themselves or on behalf of 5654. In addition, any contact that they do have with UK Government officials while employed by 5654 should be through official channels only.

Full Name of Applicant	Gemma Ungoed-Thomas
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Director of State Threats, Cyber & Tech
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	10th April 2026
New Employer	Northstar Resilience Ltd (personal company)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Consultancy (June 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant should not: - Draw on, disclose or use for the benefit of themselves or Northstar Resilience Ltd., any privileged information available to them. For 2 years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government themselves or on behalf of Northstar Resilience Ltd., or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy, secure business, or funding for themselves or on behalf of Northstar Resilience Ltd. In addition, any contact that they do have with UK Government officials should be through official channels only.