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Edwards, John - Director General, Regions Group, Department for Education - ACOBA advice

Advice to John Edwards, former Director General, Regions Group, Department for Education, on business appointments after leaving Crown service

• From: Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
• Published: 16 September 2025

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Advice letter: John Edwards, Chief Executive, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Capital

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Advice letter: John Edwards, Chief Executive, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Capital

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Mr Edwards left his role at the Department for Education in June 2025.

Chief Executive, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Capital

Mr Edwards sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in April 2025; and the appointment was taken up in June 2025. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Published 16 September 2025