Transparency data

HMRC's business appointment rules advice, April to June 2023

Published 19 October 2023

Full name of applicant	Ellen Milner
Title of former civil service role	Deputy Director Large Business London
Date left the civil service	23 April 2023
New employer	The Chartered Institute of Taxation
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Director of Public Policy, 24 April 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	HMRC approved this application with the following conditions. For a period of 2 years from your last day in service, you must: not represent to government on any operational or policy concerns or issues of which you are aware, ongoing or in development, at the point of your departure from HMRC, in relation to the banks (Credit Suisse and NatWest), and asset managers that you have directly worked with; maintain the confidentiality you signed and agreed to on your appointment to the Senior Civil Service, particularly the Official Secrets Act 1989 and the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005; not draw on any privileged information obtained as a Crown Servant; not approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment/interview process taking place.

Full name of applicant	Lindsay McKenzie
Title of former civil service role	Assistant Director
Date left the civil service	20 April 2023
New employer	Ernst and Young
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Director Tax Controversy and Risk Management, 24 April 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Application has been approved with conditions. For a period of 2 years from last day in service, you must: not actively work within the Insurance sector or advise others in the insurance sector in a way that relies on information gained whilst working for HMRC; you should not provide advice in your new role that draws on the policy development knowledge and understanding gained in HMRC that is still under development and/or not yet in the public domain; maintain the confidentiality you signed and agreed to on your appointment to the Senior Civil Service, particularly the Official Secrets Act 1989 and the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005; not draw on any privileged information obtained as a Crown Servant; not approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment/interview process taking place.

Full name of applicant	Simon York
Title of former civil service role	Director, Fraud Investigation Service
Date left the civil service	30 April 2023
New employer	Deloitte UK
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Senior Advisor, 19 June 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Your application has been approved with conditions. For a period of 2 years from your last day in service, you must: not draw on any privileged information obtained as a Crown Servant that is not in the public domain; not become involved in, nor use your internal HMRC network for, lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on policy matters; maintain the confidentiality you agreed to on your appointment to the Senior Civil Service, particularly the Official Secrets Act 1989 and the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005; not approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment/interview process taking place.

Full name of applicant	Cheryl Hartley
Title of former civil service role	Deputy Director of Service Management & Operations, Chief Digital and Information Office
Date left the civil service	16 June 2022
New employer	Secure Government Services – Mastek Ltd
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Vice President – ITSM Director, 14 February 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Your application has been approved with conditions. For a period of 2 years from your last day in service, you must: not draw on any privileged information obtained as a Crown Servant; maintain the confidentiality you signed and agreed to on your appointment to the Senior Civil Service, particularly the Official Secrets Act 1989 and the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005; not be involved in any new commercial bids, negotiation, or management of contracts with HMRC should your role change; not become personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown Servants, including special advisors, on behalf of your new employer or any of its clients; not approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment/interview process taking place.

Full name of applicant	Nigel Green
Title of former civil service role	Director, Customs Declaration Service Programme, Chief Digital and Information Office
Date left the civil service	04 November 2021
New employer	Fortinus Global Limited
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Associate Consultant, November 2021
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	For a period of 2 years from your last day in service, you must: not provide advice in your new role that draws on any privileged information obtained as a Crown Servant; maintain the confidentiality you signed and agreed to on your appointment to the Senior Civil Service, particularly the Official Secrets Act 1989 and the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005; not be involved in any commercial bids, negotiation, or management of contracts with HMRC and not be appointed as an advisor on HMRC projects; not become personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown Servants, including special advisors, on behalf of your new employer or any of its clients; not approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment/interview process taking place.

Full name of applicant	Andres Honeywell
Title of former civil service role	Chief Information Officer
Date left the civil service	11 August 2023
New employer	NEOM Saudi Arabia
New appointment/employment (including when taken up)	Technology Expert, August 2023
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)	Your application has been approved with conditions. For a period of 2 years from your last day in service, you must: maintain the confidentiality you signed and agreed to on your appointment to the Senior Civil Service, particularly the Official Secrets Act 1989 and the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005; not approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment/interview process taking place; not use personal networks to enable access to tax or other professionals that would not be available to others.