Transparency data

Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice, January to March 2024

Published 29 August 2024

Full Name of Applicant	Max Blain
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Prime Minister’s Official Spokesperson
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	2nd February 2024
New Employer	Portland Communications
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Partner (19th February 2024)
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 Portland Communications, any privileged information available to them. For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Portland Communications, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of Portland Communications.  For three months from their last paid day of service, the applicant should recuse themselves from working with clients that operate in areas in which they have knowledge of unpublished or unannounced government policy.

Full Name of Applicant	Alex Aiken
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Executive Director, Government Communication
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	7th April 2024
New Employer	Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Communication Advisor (9th April 2024)
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 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government, any privileged information available to them. For two years from their last day of paid service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government or make use of your contacts in Government and/or Crown service for personal gain or that of your employer. Any contact they do have with UK Government officials should be through official channels only.  In addition, the Official Secrets Act applies irrespective of their employer and they should maintain their duty of confidentiality owed to the Crown.

Full Name of Applicant	Andrew Pike
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Director - GREAT Campaign, Cabinet Office
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	2nd October 2023 (retirement)
New Employer	Andrew Pike Advisory New client: Data Edge Analytics
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Consultant (1st March 2024)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For two years from their last day of paid service, the applicant should not: - Work on or advise on bids to secure any new HMG funding or contracts for Data Edge Analytics. They may work on or advise on the subject matter of existing contracts that Data Edge Analytics may have with the UK Government (or related matters), provided they do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from their time in office.  The applicant is also reminded that any contact with Government should be through official channels only.

Full Name of Applicant	Colette Whigham
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Commercial Specialist for DHSC (Test & Trace /UK Health Security Agency
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	31st January 2024
New Employer	Efficio Limited
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Principal Consultant (1st February 2024)
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 Efficio Limited, any privileged information available to them. For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Efficio Limited, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of Efficio Limited. - Work on or advise on bids to secure any new DHSC or UKHSA funding or contracts. The applicant may work on or advise on the subject matter of existing contracts that Efficio 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.  Between now and until such time that the applicant leaves the Civil Service, they should not work with Efficio Limited or any competitors in any capacity.

Full Name of Applicant	Dan Keegan
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	25th September 2023
New Employer	CT International Campaigns Team
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Associate Manager (7th February 2024)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For one year from their last day of paid service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of CT International Campaigns Team or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown Service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of CT International Campaigns Team or its clients. - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for CT International Campaigns Team or its clients. The applicant has also been reminded of their ongoing responsibilities to: - Ensure that they do not draw on privileged information available to them as a Crown Servant - Submit a new application should the role substantially change to operating within the UK

Full Name of Applicant	Stephen Webb
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Director, Border Readiness
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	29th December 2023
New Employer	Milden Advisory
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Consultant (2nd January 2024)
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 Milden Advisory, any privileged information available to them. For two years from their last day of paid service, the applicant should not: - Use their contacts in Government and/or Crown service inappropriately to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of themselves or Milden Advisory. - 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 by which they are employed or to which they are contracted. For one year from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Provide any consultancy for any firm with which the Cabinet Office has had a significant (>£1M pa) contractual relationship within the last 2 years, for which the Borders team in Cabinet Office had responsibility.

Full Name of Applicant	Stephen Webb
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Director, Border Readiness
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	29th December 2023
New Employer	Policy Exchange
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Senior Fellow (2nd January 2024)
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 Policy Exchange, any privileged information available to them. For two years from their last day of paid service, the applicant should not: - Use their contacts in Government and/or Crown service inappropriately to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of Policy Exchange.  - 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 by which they are employed or to which they are contracted.