DHSC: business appointment rules advice, July to September 2022
Published 26 April 2023
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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 SCS1 and SCS2 level and equivalents (including special advisers of equivalent standing).
Eric Finton James
Full name of applicant: Eric Finton James
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Director of PPE Operational Strategy
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 4 September 2022
New employer: Clipper Logistics
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Life Science Business Unit Director (12 September 2022)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved with the following restrictions:
- no lobbying of DHSC or its executive agencies for 12 months
- no involvement in bids relating to DHSC or its executive agencies for 12 months
- no professional contact with DHSC or its executive agencies for 12 months
- a reminder that he may not use privileged information gained during his employment in government for the benefit of his new employer
Aisling Thompson
Full name of applicant: Aisling Thompson
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Director of Regional Assurance in Adult Social Care
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 26 August 2022
New employer: PA Consulting
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Principal Consultant, Operations and Improvement (5 September 2022)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved with the following restrictions:
- no lobbying of DHSC or its executive agencies (UKSHA/MHRA) for 12 months
- no involvement in bids relating to DHSC or its executive agencies for 12 months
- no professional contact with DHSC or its executive agencies for 12 months
- a reminder that she may not use privileged information gained during her employment in government for the benefit of her new employer
James Hedgeland
Full name of applicant: James Hedgeland
Title of former Civil Service role: Special Advisor
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 26 June 2022
New employer: Flint Global Limited
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Director (1 August 2022)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved with the following restrictions in place:
- no lobbying of UK government for 12 months
- no involvement in bids relating to UK government for 12 months
- no professional contact with UK government for 12 months
- a reminder that he may not use privileged information gained during his employment in government for the benefit of his new employer
Matthew Gould
Full name of applicant: Matthew Gould
Title of former Civil Service role: CEO of NHSX
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 11 September 2022
New employer: Zoological Society of London
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Director General (12 September 2022)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved by ACOBA subject to the following conditions for the first 2 years of employment:
- not, at any time, draw on any privileged information gained in office
- any contact with the government, directly or indirectly, must only be where it could not reasonably be perceived as lobbying
- must not work or advise on any bids to secure governmental funding or contracts
- he may only work on or advise on the subject matter of contracts the Zoological Society of London may have with the government (or related matters), provided he does not draw on any privileged information or contacts from his time in office
Sir Jonathan Van Tam
Full name of applicant: Sir Jonathan Van Tam
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 31 March 2022
New employer: Sanofi Pasteur
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): lecture (90mins) (14 September 2022)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved the request with a reminder that Sir Jonathan must not use any privileged information gained during his time in government as part of the lecture and/or Q&A.
Full name of applicant: Sir Jonathan Van Tam
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 31 March 2022
New employer: Sequirus
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): lecture (100 mins) (26 September 2022)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved the request with a reminder that Sir Jonathan must not use any privileged information gained during his time in government as part of the lecture and/or Q&A.
Full name of applicant: Sir Jonathan Van Tam
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 31 March 2022
New employer: Roche
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Scientific Advisory Board Member (25 September 2022)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved with the following restrictions:
- no lobbying of UK government
- no involvement in bids relating to UK government
- he may not use privileged information gained during his employment in government for the benefit of his new employer
- BEIS will additionally ask Sir Jonathan to update his declarations of interest to ensure they are appropriately mitigated
Full name of applicant: Sir Jonathan Van Tam
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 31 March 2022
New employer: Aligos Therapeutics
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): 3 hours consulting on new COVID-19 drug, not yet licensed (24 June 2022)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved the request with the following restrictions applicable for the duration of the assignment:
- no lobbying of UK government
- no involvement in bids relating to UK government
- he may not use privileged information gained during his employment in government for the benefit of his new employer
- BEIS will additionally ask Sir Jonathan to update his declarations of interest to ensure they are appropriately mitigated
Full name of applicant: Sir Jonathan Van Tam
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 31 March 2022
New employer: Speaker Agency JLA
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): no date specified due to nature of employment.
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved the request with a reminder that Sir Jonathan must not use any privileged information gained during his time in government.
Full name of applicant: Sir Jonathan Van Tam
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 31 March 2022
New employer: Mark Allen Group
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): host/compere the British Journal of Healthcare Management, Healthcare Honours celebratory event at the House of Commons (15 December 2022)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved the request with a reminder that Sir Jonathan must not use any privileged information gained during his time in government as part of this event.