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Cabinet Office: business appointment rules advice, October to December 2024
Published 27 March 2025
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| Full Name of Applicant | Bill Morgan |
|---|---|
| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Adviser |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 24th May 2024 |
| New Employer | Imperial |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Lecturer (19th December 2024) |
| 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. |
| Full Name of Applicant | Dan O’Neill |
|---|---|
| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Adviser |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 24th May 2024 |
| New Employer | Canvass Digital (Consultancy with Office of Akshata Murty and Rishi Sunak as a client) |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Digital Services Consultant (1st January 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 their 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 their consultancy 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; and - Use official channels for any contact with Government. |
| Full Name of Applicant | Dominique Heckels |
|---|---|
| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Adviser |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 24th May 2024 |
| New Employer | British Board of Film Classification |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Director of Communications and Public Affairs (6th January 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 the British Board of Film Classification or its funders, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of the British Board of Film Classification or its funders; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for the British Board of Film Classification. 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 | Donjeta Miftari |
|---|---|
| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Adviser |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 6th October 2024 |
| New Employer | Hanbury Strategy |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Director (2nd December 2024) |
| Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | For 6 months from their last paid day of service, the applicant should not: - Become directly involved in lobbying the Government on behalf of Hanbury Strategy or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Hanbury Strategy or its clients; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Hanbury Strategy or its clients; - Advise Hanbury Strategy or its clients on policy or operational matters that they were involved in during their time in Government. 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 | Innes Taylor |
|---|---|
| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Adviser |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 24th May 2024 |
| New Employer | Linco Consulting |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Senior Counsel (3rd February 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 Linco Consulting or its clients, or make use of their contacts in Government to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Linco Consulting or its clients; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Linco Consulting 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; and - 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 | Policy Exchange |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Senior Fellow (1st December 2024) |
| 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 Policy Exchange, or make use of their contacts in Government to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Policy Exchange; - Work or advise on any bids to secure Government funding or contracts for Policy Exchange. 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 | Laura Hickey |
|---|---|
| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Adviser |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 21st November 2024 |
| New Employer | Bloomberg LP |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Senior Adviser to Michael Bloomberg on COP and UN Affairs (13th January 2025) |
| 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; and - Use official channels for any contact with Government. |
| Full Name of Applicant | Lisa Lovering |
|---|---|
| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Adviser |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 24th May 2024 |
| New Employer | Rishi Sunak |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Head of Operations (4th December 2024) |
| 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 Office of the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, or make use of their contacts in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of the Office of the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP. 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 | Meera Vadher |
|---|---|
| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Adviser |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 24th May 2024 |
| New Employer | Flint Global |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Director (2nd January 2025) |
| Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | For 17 months 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 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. |