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Case, Simon - Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service - ACOBA advice

Advice to Lord (Dr) Simon Case CVO, former Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, on business appointments after leaving Crown service

• From: Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
• Published: 18 June 2025
• Last updated: 10 October 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Advice Letter: Simon Case, Adviser, Invisible Technologies

PDF, 137 KB, 5 pages

Advice Letter: Simon Case, Adviser, Invisible Technologies

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Advice Letter: Simon Case, commission with Workday, Inc.

PDF, 164 KB, 7 pages

Advice Letter: Simon Case, commission with Workday, Inc.

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Advice Letter: Simon Case, commission with Bridgepoint under his independent consultancy

PDF, 144 KB, 6 pages

Advice Letter: Simon Case, commission with Bridgepoint under his independent consultancy

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Advice Letter: Simon Case, establishing an independent consultancy

PDF, 121 KB, 5 pages

Advice Letter: Simon Case, establishing an independent consultancy

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Advice letter: Simon Case, Patron, Patchwork Foundation

PDF, 109 KB, 4 pages

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Advice letter: Simon Case, Patron, Patchwork Foundation

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Advice letter: Simon Case, Ambassador, RAF Charitable Trust

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Details

Lord Case left his role as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service in December 2024.

Adviser, Invisible Technologies

Lord Case sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a paid role with Adviser with Invisible Technologies. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration imposed on the appointment was sent in October 2025; and the role was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Independent Consultancy and commissions

Lord Case sought the Committee’s advice about setting up an independent consultancy. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed was sent in June 2025; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter can be found here.

• Commission with Workday, Inc. An accessible version is available here.

• Commission with Bridgepoint Group plc. An accessible version is available here.

Patron, Patchwork Foundation

Lord Case sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an unpaid appointment with the Patchwork Foundation. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in May 2025; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Ambassador, RAF Charitable Trust

Lord Case sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an unpaid appointment with the RAF Charitable Trust. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in May 2025; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Published 18 June 2025

Last updated 10 October 2025 + show all updates

1. 10 October 2025

   Appointment with Invisible Technologies added.

2. 2 October 2025

   Advice on establishing an independent consultancy and commission with Bridgepoint and Workday, Inc added.

3. 18 June 2025

   First published.