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HMRC's business appointment rules advice, October to December 2025
Published 24 March 2026
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| Full name of applicant | Adrian Richards |
|---|---|
| Title of former civil service role | Director of Analysis, Customer Strategy and Tax Design |
| Date left the civil service | 31 December 2024 |
| New employer | Swansea University, Youth Futures Foundation |
| New appointment/employment (including when taken up) | Independent Consultant, 20 October 2025 |
| 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 or make representations to UK Government Ministers or Crown Servants, including Special Advisors. |