MOD business appointment rules: applications completed from January to March 2021
Published 21 October 2021
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1. Cdre Mike Robinson
Previous role in defence: Head of In-service submarines.
Last day in Crown Service: 13 November 2020.
New employer: Babcock
New appointment: Director Future Submarines Projects
Date taken up: 11 January 2021
1.1 Department’s decision on application
Cleared subject to the following condition(s):
(AG.1.A) You should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients) any information available to you from your time in Crown Service which could reasonably be perceived to give them an unfair advantage over any competitors they may have.
(AG.2.A) You should not make use, directly or indirectly, of your 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 yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service (for SCS 1/1-star and SCS 2/2-star).
This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.
(AG.3.A) You should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard 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 your last day in Crown Service
And that you shape/reshape your proposed role:
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so that it is consistent with the conditions above
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so that it does not involve working on the following specific area(s) of work relating to MOD business: any involvement for Babcock in the commercial process for letting in-service support contracts for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service
And that you:
Wait for a period of six months from your last day in post (i.e. until 19 December 2020) until you take up employment with your new employer.
2. R Adm John Weale
Previous role in defence: Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland and Head of Submarine Service
Last day in Crown Service: 5 May 2020
New employer: Raytheon UK
New appointment: Dreadnought Submarine Crew Training
Date taken up: not supplied
2.1 Department’s decision on application
Cleared subject to the following condition(s):
(AG.1.A) You should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients) any information available to you from your time in Crown Service which could reasonably be perceived to give them an unfair advantage over any competitors they may have.
(AG.2.A) You should not make use, directly or indirectly, of your 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 yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service.
This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.
(AG.3.A) You should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard 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 your last day in Crown Service.
3. Brig James Crawford
Previous role in defence: ACOS Infrastructure, UK Strategic Command
Last day in Crown Service: 26 March 2021
New employer: Ramboll UK
New appointment: Head of Defence and Public Sector procurement
Date taken up: 18 January 2021
3.1 Department’s decision on application
Cleared subject to the following condition(s):
(AG.1.A) You should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself or your prospective employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients) any information available to you from your time in Crown Service which could reasonably be perceived to give them an unfair advantage over any competitors they may have.
(AG.2.A) You should not make use, directly or indirectly, of your 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 yourself or your prospective employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.
(AG.3.A) You should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard 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 your last day in Crown Service.
(AA.1.A) That the role is shaped/re-shaped so that it is consistent with the conditions above, i.e. for the time periods specified, it does not include contacting MOD to exert influence, involvement in bids to MOD, or drawing on information only known to your through your role at MOD which would give competitive advantage
(AA.2.A) That the role is shaped/re-shaped so that it does not involve being in touch with MOD contacts regarding the following specific area(s) of work: specific bids for new pieces of MOD work for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service.
4. Air Cdre Owen Barnes
Previous role in defence: Hd Hels 3, DE&S
Last day in Crown Service: 8 April 2021
New employer: Independent Consultancy
New appointment: In Aviation Engineering, Airworthiness, Certification, and Support Solutions
Date taken up: 4 March 2021
4.1 Department’s decision on application
Cleared subject to the following condition(s):
(AG.1.A) You should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients) any information available to you from your time in Crown Service which could reasonably be perceived to give them an unfair advantage over any competitors they may have.
(AG.2.A) You should not make use, directly or indirectly, of your 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 yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.
(AG.3.A) You should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard 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 your last day in Crown Service.
(AG.4.A) If you are applying for clearance to set up an independent consultancy, you must seek prior clearance from the MOD 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
(AG.5.A) 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.
5. Brig Mike Dooley
Previous role in defence: Head of Information Exploitation, Army
Last day in Crown Service: 15 March 2021
New employer: Salesforce UK
New appointment: Strategy - National Security & MOD
Date taken up: 15 March 2021
5.1 Department’s decision on application
Cleared subject to the following condition(s):
(AG.1.A) You should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients) any information available to you from your time in Crown Service which could reasonably be perceived to give them an unfair advantage over any competitors they may have.
(AG.2.A) You should not make use, directly or indirectly, of your 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 yourself or your prospective client or employer or their subsidiaries partners or clients for twelve months from your last day in Crown Service. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.
(AG.3.A) You should not provide advice to any company or organisation on the terms of, or with regard 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 your last day in Crown Service.