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HMRC's business appointment rules advice, January to March 2026
Published 25 June 2026
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| Full name of applicant | Alomgir Ali |
|---|---|
| Title of former civil service role | Deputy Director in Customer Servicer Group Strategy |
| Date left the civil service | 25 January 2026 |
| New employer | Information Commissioner’s Office |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | 26 January 2026 |
| 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 approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment or interview process taking place; not draw on any privileged information obtained as a Crown servant that is not available in the public domain; not become involved in, nor use your internal HMRC network to proactively lobby UK Government Ministers or Crown Servants, including Special Advisors. |
| Full name of applicant | Rhys Deas |
|---|---|
| Title of former civil service role | Chief Digital and Information Service Owner |
| Date left the civil service | 10 November 2025 |
| New employer | Cognizant |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | 16 February 2026 |
| 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 approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment or interview process taking place; not draw on any privileged information obtained as a Crown servant that is not available in the public domain; not become involved in, nor use your internal HMRC network to proactively lobby UK Government Ministers or Crown Servants, including Special Advisors; not support work in relation to HMRC. |
| Full name of applicant | Kate Tilley |
|---|---|
| Title of former civil service role | Director, Workforce Transformation and Partnering |
| Date left the civil service | 13 February 2026 |
| New employer | Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | 16 February 2026 |
| 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 approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment or interview process taking place; not draw on any privileged information obtained as a Crown servant that is not available in the public domain. |
| Full name of applicant | Sue Young |
|---|---|
| Title of former civil service role | Director, Debt Management |
| Date left the civil service | 15 March 2026 |
| New employer | Gambling Commission |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | 16 March 2026 |
| 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 approach HMRC staff with an offer of employment without a robust recruitment or interview process taking place; not draw on any privileged information obtained as a Crown servant that is not available in the public domain. |