April 2018 to March 2019 business appointment rules
Updated 21 March 2024
Applies to England
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Transparency information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the Department for Education at senior civil servant (SCS) band 1 and SCS band 2 level and equivalents (including special advisers of equivalent standing), and which fall within the scope of the business appointment rules.
January to March 2019
During the period January to March 2019, the Department for Education did not issue any decisions on applications submitted under the business appointment rules.
October to December 2018
During the period October to December 2018, the Department for Education did not issue any decisions on applications submitted under the business appointment rules.
July to September 2018
Full name of applicant: Mark O’Neill
Title of former Civil Service role: Chief Digital Officer
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 30 September 2018
Date of new appointment or employment: 1 October 2018
New employer and job title: Mind of My Own, Non-executive Director
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): He should not draw on privileged information available to you from his time in Crown Service; and for 6 months, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of the new employer and its clients.
Full name of applicant: Claudine Menashe-Jones
Title of former Civil Service role: Operations Director for the Academies Programme
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 16 June 2016
Date of new appointment or employment: 15 September 2018
New employer and job title: Education Development Trust, Education Charity and Service Provider
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): DG has no reservations that this new contract offers a conflict of interest or could be perceived as improper. Claudine has already sought approval for other consultancy work she has undergone. Approval of this application on the basis that Claudine does not have contact with the deptartment on this work.
April to June 2018
Full name of applicant: Iain Mansfield
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Director
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 15 April 2018
New employer and job title: Wonkhe, Contributing Editor
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): Iain Mansfield cannot be personally involved in lobbying the DfE on behalf of his new employer for a period of 6 months from the last day of his service.
Full name of applicant: Victoria Crawford
Title of former Civil Service role: Special Advisor
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 8 January 2018
Date of new appointment or employment: 14 May 2018
New employer and job title: Lexington Communications, Associate
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): Ms Crawford should not engage in communication with government (including Ministers, Special Advisors and Officials) with a view to influencing a government decision or policy in relation to her own interests, or the interests of the organisation by which she is employed or to which she is contracted. The department does not intend to impose a waiting period.