DfT: business appointment rules advice, 2015
Published 19 February 2016
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Summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.
May to December 2015
Alastair Peoples
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Alastair Peoples |
| Title of former civil service role | Chief Executive, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency |
| Date left/retired from the civil service | 12 October 2015 |
| New employer | Two appointments: Mi Drive |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | MiDrive - Non-Executive Director (approximately 6 days per year paid, took up post formally from 24 December 2015) |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | MiDrive - Non-Executive Director - restricted from taking up post for three months after last had management responsibility at DVSA (24 September 2015) and restricted from making public endorsement of MiDrive products for 18 months |
Lucy Robinson
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Lucy Robinson |
| Title of former civil service role | Deputy Director HS2 Growth and Regeneration Team, Department for Transport (secondment from Suffolk County Council) |
| Date left/retired from the civil service | 7 September 2015 (last date of secondment) |
| New employer | LCR (formerly London Continental Railway) |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Programme Director, Government Commenced: 25 January 2016 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Approved with no restrictions |
Jonathan Sharrock
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Jonathan Sharrock |
| Title of former civil service role | Director of Strategy, High Speed Rail Group, Department for Transport |
| Date left/retired from the civil service | 28 December 2015 |
| New employer | Coast to Capital (Local Enterprise Partnership) |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Chief Executive, Coast to Capital (Local Enterprise Partnership) Commenced: 4 January 2016 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Approved with no restrictions |
Vickie Sheriff
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Vickie Sheriff |
| Title of former civil service role | Group Communications Director |
| Date left/retired from the civil service | 31 August 2014 |
| New employer | Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Director of Communications Commenced: 1 September 2015 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Approved with no restrictions, reminded of continuing confidentiality obligations and obligations under the Official Secrets Act as former civil servant |