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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

Documents

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.

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.

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.

Updates to this page

Published 18 June 2025
Last updated 2 October 2025 show all updates
  1. Advice on establishing an independent consultancy and commission with Bridgepoint and Workday, Inc added.

  2. First published.

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