Business appointment rules, January to March 2020
Updated 8 March 2024
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Transparency information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the department at SCS1 and SCS2 level and equivalents (including special advisers of equivalent standing) - January to March 2020.
Full name of applicant
Robert Rams
Title of former civil service role
Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Date left/retired from the civil service
13 February 2020
New employer
The Association of British Insurers
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)
Stakeholder Lead (23 March 2020)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
After the last day of service, Robert will not make use of privileged information, including for the purposes of lobbying, obtained from the role in Defra at any time.
Robert is subject to a 2-year ban on lobbying the Government on behalf of the new employer.
For 2 years after leaving Defra, Robert must apply for permission to take up any appointment which meets the criteria set out in the business appointment rules.
Full name of applicant
Sarah Church
Title of former civil service role
Director, Future Farming
Date left/retired from the civil service
14 March 2020
New employer
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)
Chief Executive (15 March 2020)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
After the last day of service, Sarah will not make use of privileged information, including for the purposes of lobbying, obtained from the role in Defra at any time.
Sarah is subject to a 2-year ban on lobbying the Government on behalf of the new employer.
For 2 years after leaving Defra, Sarah must apply for permission to take up any appointment which meets the criteria set out in the business appointment rules.