Transparency data

Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2025

Published 16 December 2025

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	Flint Global
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Specialist Partner (1st September 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 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; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Flint Global or its clients. The applicant is also required to observe a two month waiting period between their last day of Government service and commencement of their employment with Flint Global. This period will be unpaid. 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; and - Use official channels for any contact with Government.

Full Name of Applicant	John Welch
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Commercial Director Estates - Crown Commercial Service
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	28th September 2025
New Employer	United Utilities Water Ltd
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Commercial Director (29th September 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: - Draw on, disclose or use for the benefit of themselves or United Utilities Water Ltd, any privileged information available to them. - Become directly involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of United Utilities Water Ltd, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of United Utilities Water Ltd. - Work on or advise on bids to secure new Government funding or contracts. They may work on or advise on the subject matter of existing contracts that United Utilities Water 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	Mark McClelland
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	24th May 2025
New Employer	Offshore Energies UK
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Head of Public Affairs (27th August 2025)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For one year from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of Offshore Energy or its members, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Offshore Energy or its members; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Offshore Energy or its members. 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	RSA Advisory Limited (independent consultancy)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Founder/CEO (8th September 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 is required to submit applications for each client the consultancy accepts. 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	BB Partners
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Senior Director (9th September 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 BB 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 BB Partners or its clients; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for BB 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	John Bew
Title of Former Civil Service Role	Defence and Security Advisor to the Prime Minister (civil servant) between June and Sept 2024 (NB previously a Special Advisor)
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service	23rd September 2024
New Employer	Helsing Limited.
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up)	Consultant (1st October 2025)
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 Helsing Limited., any privileged information available to them. In addition, 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 Helsing Limited., or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business or funding on behalf of Helsing Limited. - Work on or advise on bids to secure new Government funding or contracts. They may work on or advise on the subject matter of existing contracts that Helsing 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 has also been reminded that any contact they do have with Government, should be through official channels only.