DHSC: business appointment rules advice, January to March 2026
Published 26 June 2026
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Transparency information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) at Senior Civil Service (SCS) levels SCS1 and SCS2 and equivalents. This includes special advisers of equivalent standing.
Claire Armstrong
Full name of applicant: Claire Armstrong
Title of former Civil Service role: Director, Adult Social Care Data, Assurance and Resilience
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 15 February 2026
New employer: Avalon Group
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Trustee, 27 March 2026
Department’s decision on application
Confirmed with the following conditions:
- no lobbying of DHSC and its agencies
- no involvement in bids related to DHSC and its agencies
Tom Surrey
Full name of applicant: Tom Surrey
Title of former Civil Service role: Director of Workforce and Policy
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 17 March 2026
New employer: Dartmoor National Park Authority
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Chief Executive, 18 March 2026
Department’s decision on application
Confirmed with the following conditions:
- no lobbying of DHSC for 2 years following departure date from the Civil Service
- no involvement in bids relating to DHSC for 2 years following departure date from the Civil Service
- a reminder that privileged information from time in government should not be used or disclosed