Transparency data

Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice, January to March 2026

Published 25 June 2026

Full Name of Applicant	Tom Webb
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	8th April 2025
New Employer	Nesta
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Policy Fellow (1st January 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of Nesta, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Nesta; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Nesta.  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; - Use official channels for any contact with Government.

Full Name of Applicant	Tom Webb
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	8th April 2025
New Employer	DEMOS
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Senior Adviser (18th December 2025)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of DEMOS or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of DEMOS or its clients; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for DEMOS 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; - Use official channels for any contact with Government.

Full Name of Applicant	Rav Athwal
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	26th June 2025
New Employer	Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Associate Fellow (5th January 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of IPPR or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of IPPR or its clients; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for IPPR 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; - Use official channels for any contact with Government.

Full Name of Applicant	Nick Park
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	28th May 2024
New Employer	Strand Partners
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Senior Policy and Economic Adviser (2nd March 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of Strand Partners [or its clients], or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Strand Partners [or its clients]; - Work on or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Strand Partners [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; - Use official channels for any contact with Government.

Full Name of Applicant	Luke Gardiner
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	24th May 2024
New Employer	Palantir
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Capture Strategist (2nd February 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of Palantir or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Palantir or its clients; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Palantir 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; - Use official channels for any contact with Government.

Full Name of Applicant	Jean-Andre Prager
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	24th May 2024
New Employer	Landmark Theatres
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Member of the Board of Trustees (4th March 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of Landmark Theatres, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Landmark Theatres. 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; - Use official channels for any contact with Government.

Full Name of Applicant	Hana Al-Izzi
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	5th September 2025
New Employer	Arden Strategies
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Director (30th March 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of Arden Strategies or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Arden Strategies or its clients; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Arden Strategies 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; - Use official channels for any contact with Government.

Full Name of Applicant	Carys Roberts
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	10th October 2025
New Employer	Independent Consultancy
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Consultancy (9th January 2026)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of the independent consultancy or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of the independent consultancy or its clients; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for the independent consultancy or its clients; - Advise on or have any involvement in any work that relates to Thames Water; and - Have any engagement with HM Government on behalf of the Global Fund for a New Economy (GFNE) and The Sunrise Project.  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; - Use official channels for any contact with Government. - Return for advice on commissions.

Full Name of Applicant	Vicky Elliott
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Head of Leadership, Local Government Association (on secondment from Government People Group, Cabinet Office)
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	8th March 2026
New Employer	Institute for Government Academy
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Director (9th March 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 the Institute for Government (IfG), 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 the IfG. For two years from their last paid day of service, they should: - Only use official channels to contact Government, thus mitigating the risk of improper use of government contacts.

Full Name of Applicant	Melissa Dudley
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director – 20,000 Place Programme
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	December 2026
New Employer	Kier Group
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Sector Director (Justice & Borders) (5th January 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 Kier Group, any privileged information that is available to them. This specifically includes, but is not limited to: a. commercially sensitive information about Kier Group’s competitors, including their rates, tendered overheads, profit percentages and contract values; and b. the Ministry of Justice’s internal strategic planning, future investment decisions, and unannounced policy relating to the prison estate and its procurement pipeline. For 24 months from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Kier Group, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown Service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of Kier Group. - Work on or advise on bids to secure any new government funding or contracts. The applicant may work on or advise on the subject matter of existing contracts that Kier Group may have with the Government (or related matters), provided they do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from their time in office (as per the condition above). These conditions were agreed on the understanding that: Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Commercial were to conduct a risk assessment of the appointment and create a clear plan to ensure that Kier Group did not gain competitive advantage from the appointment before the applicant started their new role at Kier Group. This was to be reassessed by the department once the CWAS3 framework was released. MOJ Commercial were to consult with Kier Group’s competitors to ensure that they were aware of the appointment and mitigations put in place before the applicant started in their new role at Kier Group.

Full Name of Applicant	James Morgan
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director – Financial Transactions
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	31st December 2025
New Employer	Turner and Townsend
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Director (5th January 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 Turner and Townsend, 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 on behalf of Turner and Townsend, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of Turner and Townsend. In addition, any contact that they do have while employed by Turner and Townsend with UK Government officials should be through official channels only. - Work on or advise on bids to secure any new DESNZ or Cabinet Office funding or contracts. The applicant may work on or advise on the subject matter of existing contracts that Turner and Townsend 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 not have any involvement or engagement with Turner and Townsend with immediate effect, and throughout their notice period, until such time that they leave the Civil Service.

Full Name of Applicant	James Hairsnape
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director, Public Inquiry Response Unit (Cabinet Office)
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	31st December 2025
New Employer	Flint Global
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Director (12th January 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, Flint Global or its clients, 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 Government on behalf of Flint Global or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Flint Global or its clients. Any contact they do have should be through official channels only. - Work on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Flint Global or its clients. The applicant may provide advice on bids or contracts that Flint Global or its clients may have with the Government, provided they do not draw on any privileged information or contacts from their time in office (as per the conditions above).