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DCMS Business Appointment Rules between July and September 2025
Updated 31 October 2025
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| Full Name of Applicant | Richard David Greenwood Howarth | |
| Title of Former Civil Service Role | Special Advisor | |
| Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service | 31/08/2025 | |
| New Employer | Fleetwood Strategy Ltd | |
| New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up) | Senior Director 01/09/2025 | |
| Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Approved with conditions: To require that the individual does not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of themself or the organisation they will be working for) any privileged information available to them during their time at DCMS and from working with DCMS sectors and stakeholders for a period of 12 months. Should a situation arise they should withdraw themselves with advising a client and/or recuse themselves from the specifics. |