Transparency data

HMRC's business appointment rules advice, October to December 2020

Published 7 May 2021

Transparency information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the department at SCS1 and SCS2 level and equivalents (including special advisers of equivalent standing).

Full name of applicant Kevin Franklin
Title of former civil service role Director Customs Transformation
Date left the civil service 12 October 2020
New employer Deloitte, UK
New appointment/employment (including when taken up) Associate Advisor, 4 January 2021 - end date 31 May 2021‎
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 of service, the following conditions apply: you should; not draw on any privileged information obtained as a Crown Servant; not be involved in any form of commercial bids, negotiation or management of contracts with HMRC; not become personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of your new employer or their clients (this restriction does not include participation in public and/or open consultation exercises).
Full name of applicant James Armitage
Title of former civil service role Deputy Director Customer Compliance Strategy Unit
Date left the civil service 18 December 2020
New employer Zero Deposit / Global Property Ventures Ltd
New appointment/employment (including when taken up) Chief Operating Officer / Operations Director, 21 December 2020‎
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) HMRC approved this application with no conditions.