Transparency data

Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2023

Published 14 December 2023

Full Name of Applicant	Henry Collis
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director National Security Communications
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	9th August 2023
New Employer	Centre for Information Resilience (CIR)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Director (14th August 2023)
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 CIR, any privileged information available to them. For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - use their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to secure business or funding on behalf of CIR. - 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 CIR; 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 Phillips
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	6th September 2022
New Employer	Tony Blair Institute
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Technical Fellow (11th September 2023)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	The applicant has 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	Joe Owen
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director, Strategy and Analysis
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	30th June 2023
New Employer	Institute for Government (IfG)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Director of Impact (3rd July 2023)
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 IfG, any privileged information available to them. For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - use their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to secure business or funding on behalf of IfG. - 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 charitable mission of IfG; 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. For 6 months from their last paid day of service, the applicant should: - refrain from public commentary on the structure of the centre in relation to the Institute’s ongoing Commission on the Centre of Government.

Full Name of Applicant	Jamie Thompson
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Deputy Director, Cloud and Data Transformation
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	14th July 2023
New Employer	IBM
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Digital Transformation Leader (17th July 2023)
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 IBM, 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 IBM, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of IBM. For two years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should: - only use official channels to contact central Government, thus mitigating the risk of improper use of government contacts.

Full Name of Applicant	James Harries
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	25th October 2022
New Employer	National Gas
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Public Affairs Manager (10th July 2023)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For 2 years from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: 1. Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of National Gas, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of National Gas; 2. Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for National Gas. 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	Andrew Pike
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Director, Northern Ireland Office
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	2nd October 2023 (retirement)
New Employer	Andrew Pike Advisory
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Consultancy (3rd October 2023)
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 Andrew Pike Advisory (including parent companies and subsidiaries), 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 Andrew Pike Advisory (including parent companies, subsidiaries, partners and clients) or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf Andrew Pike Advisory. These conditions have been agreed on the understanding that the applicant continues to be subject to the BARs for two years from their last paid day of service and that at the point that they wish to take on any assignments, clients and/or roles (including in Government), they will need to re-engage with the Department in order to establish the extent to which any additional conditions are required/considered appropriate. The applicant is also reminded that any contact with Government at that point, should be through official channels only.