MOD business appointment rules: applications completed from April to June 2025
Published 25 September 2025
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Mr Sean Brady
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Gateway Director
Date Left/Retired from Crown Service: 31.05.2025
New Employer: Turner and Townsend
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Director of Programme Advisory, 16.06.2025
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
He should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of himself or his prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients) any information available to him from his time in Crown Service which could reasonably be perceived to give them an unfair advantage over any competitors they may have.
He should not make use, directly or indirectly, of his Government and/or Crown Service contacts, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other Governments or organisations, to influence policy or secure funding or business from the UK government or other governments or governmental organisations on behalf of himself or his prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from his last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.
He should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regards to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the MOD or its trading funds for twelve months from his last day in Crown Service.
Dr Jill Hatcher
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Director Strategy and Corporate Affairs
Date Left/Retired from Crown Service: 31.03.2025
New Employer: Independent Consultant
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Commissions – Newton Impact, Newton Consultancy LTD, Hulst Ashridge, Executive Education, 01.04.2025
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
She should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of herself or her prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients) any information available to her from her time in Crown Service which could reasonably be perceived to give them an unfair advantage over any competitors they may have.
She should not make use, directly or indirectly, of her Government and/or Crown Service contacts, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other Governments or organisations, to influence policy or secure funding or business from the UK government or other governments or governmental organisations on behalf of herself or her prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from her last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.
She should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regards to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the MOD or its trading funds for twelve months from her last day in Crown Service.
If you are applying for clearance to set up an independent consultancy, you must seek prior clearance from the MOD (for 2-star and below) / from ACOBA (for 3-star and 4-star) for each commission under the terms of your consultancy that you wish to take up for two years from your last day in Crown Service.
If you are applying for clearance to set up an independent consultancy, you must not make use of your contacts in any companies into whose provision of services into the UK MOD you exercised influence as part of your most recent role whilst serving, to seek to win work for your consultancy for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service.
Commodore Timothy Henry
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Deputy Commander
Date Left/Retired from Crown Service: 22.05.2025
New Employer: Independent Consultant
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Independent consultancy – no commissions, 23.05.2025
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
He should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of herself or her prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients) any information available to him from his time in Crown Service which could reasonably be perceived to give them an unfair advantage over any competitors they may have.
He should not make use, directly or indirectly, of her Government and/or Crown Service contacts, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other Governments or organisations, to influence policy or secure funding or business from the UK government or other governments or governmental organisations on behalf of himself or his prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from his last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.
He should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regards to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the MOD or its trading funds for twelve months from his last day in Crown Service.
If you are applying for clearance to set up an independent consultancy, you must seek prior clearance from the MOD (for 2-star and below) / from ACOBA (for 3-star and 4-star) for each commission under the terms of your consultancy that you wish to take up for two years from your last day in Crown Service.
If you are applying for clearance to set up an independent consultancy, you must not make use of your contacts in any companies into whose provision of services into the UK MOD you exercised influence as part of your most recent role whilst serving, to seek to win work for your consultancy for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service.
Commodore David Moody
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Head of Space Centre for Air Power Studies (RAF CAPS)
Date Left/Retired from Crown Service: 04.06.2025
New Employer: BAE Systems
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Space Portfolio Manager, 09.06.2025
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
He should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of himself or his prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients) any information available to him from his time in Crown Service which could reasonably be perceived to give them an unfair advantage over any competitors they may have.
He should not make use, directly or indirectly, of his Government and/or Crown Service contacts, or contacts developed during Crown Service in other Governments or organisations, to influence policy or secure funding or business from the UK government or other governments or governmental organisations on behalf of himself or his prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from his last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.
He should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regards to the subject matter of, a bid or contract relating directly to the work of the MOD or its trading funds for twelve months from his last day in Crown Service.