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DfT: business appointment rules advice, 2019
Updated 26 March 2020
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Summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.
1. October to December 2019
1.1 Sir Alan Massey
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Sir Alan Massey |
| Title of former Civil Service role | CEO, Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
| Date left/retired from the Civil Service | 31 October 2018 |
| New employer | The Corporation of Trinity House |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | 26 November 2019 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Two year restriction on lobbying government from last day of Crown Service. |
1.2 Sir Alan Massey
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Sir Alan Massey |
| Title of former Civil Service role | CEO, Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
| Date left/retired from the Civil Service | 31 October 2018 |
| New employer | Proteez Ltd |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | 1 November 2019 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Two year restriction on lobbying government from last day of Crown Service. |
2. July to September 2019
2.1 Sir Alan Massey
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Sir Alan Massey |
| Title of former Civil Service role | CEO, Maritime and Coastguard Agency |
| Date left/retired from the Civil Service | 31 October 2018 |
| New employer | Developing Assets (UK) Ltd, Trading as ‘HeliOperations’ |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Non-Executive Chair (October 2019) |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Two year restriction on lobbying government from last day of Crown Service. |
2.2 Anthony Boucher
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Anthony Boucher |
| Title of former Civil Service role | Deputy Director, Local Infrastructure |
| Date left/retired from the Civil Service | 9 September 2019 |
| New employer | Hertfordshire County Council |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Head of Highways Operations (September 2019) |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | One year restriction on lobbying government from last day of Crown Service. |
3. April to June 2019
3.1 Martin Ritchie
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Martin Ritchie |
| Title of former Civil Service role | Deputy Director Business Intelligence and Shared Services |
| Date left/retired from the Civil Service | 14 June 2019 |
| New employer | Highways England |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | ERP Director, 19 June 2019 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | One year restriction on lobbying government from last day of Crown Service. |
3.2 James Munson
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | James Munson |
| Title of former Civil Service role | Director of Digital Services and Technology, DVSA |
| Date left/retired from the Civil Service | |
| New employer | PA Consulting |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Partner, May 2019 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | One year restriction on lobbying government from last day of Crown Service. One year restriction from last day of Crown Service in having any official dealings with the DfT family. Six month restriction from last day of Crown Service in having any official dealings with the government unrelated to lobbying. |
4. January to March 2019
4.1 Jon Tunney
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Jon Tunney |
| Title of former Civil Service role | Head of News |
| Date left/retired from the Civil Service | 24 March 2019 |
| New employer | Network Rail |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Head of Communications, MD LNE and MM Line of Route, 25 March 2019 |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Approved with a restriction on involvement in lobbying government for a period of one year and a reminder of continued obligations under the Official Secrets Act. |
4.2 Helen Clark
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Helen Clark |
| Title of former Civil Service role | Deputy Director, Marketing and Digital |
| Date left/retired from the Civil Service | 31 January 2019 |
| New employer | Seeking to set up independent marketing agency |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Seeking to set up independent marketing agency |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Approved with a restriction on involvement in lobbying government for a period of one year; A restriction from working with/tendering for work at the Department for Transport for 6 months from 1 January 2019; and a reminder of continued obligations under the Official Secrets Act. |
4.3 Jane Cornthwaite
| Applicant details | |
|---|---|
| Full name of applicant | Jane Cornthwaite |
| Title of former Civil Service role | Markets Director, Passenger Services |
| Date left/retired from the Civil Service | 31 October 2018 |
| New employer | Independent consultancy |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Independent Consultancy |
| Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) | Approved with a restriction on involvement in lobbying government for a period of one year; For 2 years following last day of paid Civil Service employment to notify the department of any future engagements in advance of taking up employment; and a reminder of continued obligations under the Official Secrets Act. |