MHCLG: business appointment rules advice, October to December 2025
Published 24 March 2026
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Nick Parrott
Full Name of Applicant: Nick Parrott
Title of Former Civil Service Role: Special Adviser (Chief of Staff) to the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service: 5 September 2025
New Employer: Nav Mishra MP
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Appointed to the role of Senior Parliamentary Adviser, 29 October 2025
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): Approved with two conditions:
- That Mr Parrott must not draw on any privileged information he had access to during his employment in government.
- Mr Parrott must ensure any engagement with government is conducted through official and recognised channels.
Alex Jones
Full Name of Applicant: Alex Jones
Title of Former Civil Service Role: Special Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State
Date Left/Retired from the Civil Service: 5 September 2025
New Employer: N/A – Freelance Consultancy
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Freelance – Consultant at Byfield Consultancy Ltd, started – 13 October 2025
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): Approved with four conditions:
- That Mr Jones must not draw on any privileged information he had access to during his employment in government.
- Mr Jones must not lobby MHCLG for one year after his last day of service, ending on 4 September 2026.
- Mr Jones must ensure any engagement with government is conducted through official and recognised channels.
- Mr Jones is reminded of his ongoing duty of confidentiality owed to HMG.