Transparency data

DfT: business department rules advice - April to June 2022

Updated 19 October 2023

April to June 2022

David Bennett

Full name of applicant	David Bennett
Title of former Civil Service role	DD, Franchise Resilience and Mobilisation Division (DfT)
Date left the Civil Service	30 June 2021
New employer	Costain Ltd
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Consultant
Department’s decision on the application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	• you should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself, your prospective employer or their clients, partners or subsidiaries) any privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service • for two years from your last day in Crown Service, you should not become personally involved in lobbying the Department for Transport (or any of its Arms-Length Bodies) on behalf of Costain Ltd, their clients, partners or subsidiaries; nor should you make use, directly or indirectly, of your contacts in government and/or Crown Service, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other governments or organisations, to influence government policy, or secure business or funding on their behalf. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy.

Ilona Blue

Full name of applicant	Ilona Blue
Title of former Civil Service role	Group Finance Director
Date left the Civil Service	17 June 2022
New employer	General Dental Council
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Non-Executive Director
Department’s decision on the application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	• you should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself, your prospective employer or their clients, partners or subsidiaries) any privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service • for two years from your last day in Crown Service, you should not become personally involved in lobbying the Department for Transport (or any of its Arms-Length Bodies) on behalf of your employer, their clients, partners or subsidiaries; nor should you make use, directly or indirectly, of your contacts in government and/or Crown service to influence government policy, or secure business or funding on their behalf. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy • for 12 months from your last day in Crown Service, you should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the DfT or its Arms-Length Bodies • given this is a non-executive appointment and your last day of service will be 17th June 2022 the department is content for you to take up the appointment prior to your departure as there is no current conflict of interest and the likelihood of a conflict occurring is negligible. Should a conflict arise prior to your departure from the department you should discuss with you line manager in the first instance and seek advice from HR

Kam Patel

Full name of applicant	Kam Patel
Title of former Civil Service role	Director, Corporate Finance & Property Directorate
Date left the Civil Service	30 June 2022
New employer	Ernst & Young LLP
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Department’s decision on the application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	• you should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself, your prospective employer or their clients, partners or subsidiaries) any privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service • for two years from your last day in Crown Service, you should not become personally involved in lobbying the Department for Transport (or any of its Arms-Length Bodies) on behalf of EY, their clients, partners or subsidiaries; nor should you make use, directly or indirectly, of your contacts in government and/or Crown service to influence government policy, or secure business or funding on their behalf. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy • you should not make use, directly or indirectly, of your government and/or Crown Service contacts, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other governments or organisations, to influence policy or secure funding or business on behalf of yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with government policy • for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service, you should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the DfT. This also includes specific programmes which you have been directly involved in with DfT’s Arms Length Bodies, for example Project Reach in Network Rail • for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service you should not be directly involved in managing or overseeing contracts with, or having project control responsibility for work with companies relating to DfT led activity, unless specifically requested and agreed by the DfT for specific activities only. You should also not work on client projects for the Department for Transport for twelve months unless explicit approval has been sought and given by the department. This also includes specific programmes which you have been directly involved in with DfT’s Arms Length Bodies, for example Project Reach in Network Rail