MHCLG: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2026
Published 29 September 2026
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Eleanor Riley
Full Name of Applicant: Eleanor Riley
Title of Former Civil Service Role: Deputy Director, Cambridge & Oxford Strategy Unit
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service: 19 April 2026
New Employer: Environment Agency
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Appointed to the role of Director of Strategy, start date - 20 April 2026
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): Approved with one condition:
- That Ms Riley must not draw on any privileged information she had access to during her employment in government.
Kate Atkinson
Full Name of Applicant: Kate Atkinson
Title of Former Civil Service Role: Deputy Director, Cambridge & Oxford Strategy Unit
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service: 6 April 2026
New Employer: Environment Agency
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Appointed to the role of Director of Strategy, start date - 7 April 2026
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): Approved with one condition:
- That Ms Atkinson must not draw on any privileged information she had access to during her employment in government.