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DWP business appointment rules advice, April to June 2025

Published 26 September 2025

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1. Helene Dearn

Full Name of Applicant: Helene Dearn

Title of Former Civil Service Role: Group Director West Midlands

Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service: 30 June 2025

New Employer: West Midlands Combined Authority

New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Interim Executive Director of Employment, Skills, Health and Communities 1 July 2025

Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied).

The Department is content to approve this application on the conditions that for 2 years from your last day of paid service: 

  • you must not draw on any privileged information that was available to you as a Crown Servant 

  • lobby the Department for Work and Pensions 

  • be personally involved in or advise on any bids, funding or contracts with the UK Government 

  • if the role as you have described it in your application changes significantly in a way that might affect the conditions we have applied you should inform the Department 

  • if you wish to accept any other appointment within the next two years, the rules require you submit a fresh application for approval.

2. Alex Zatman

Full Name of Applicant: Alex Zatman

Title of Former Civil Service Role: Special Adviser

Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service: 30 April 2025

New Employer: Teneo Strategy Limited

New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Director – Strategy and Comms 17 June 2025

Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied).

The department is content to approve this application on the conditions that for 2 years from your last day of paid service: 

  • you must not draw on any privileged information that was available to you as a Crown Servant 

  • lobby the Department for Work and Pensions 

  • be personally involved in or advise on any bids, funding or contracts with the UK Government 

  • you must use official channels for any contact with the UK Government 

  • if the role as you have described it in your application changes significantly in a way that might affect the conditions we have applied you should inform the Department 

  • If you wish to accept any other appointment within the next 2 years, the rules require you submit a fresh application for approval

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