MOD business appointment rules: applications completed from October to December 2023
Published 21 March 2024
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Mark Geoghegan
Full Name of Applicant: Mark Geoghegan
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Head of Function
Date Left/Retired from Crown Service: 29 September 2023
New Employer: SQEP LTD
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Head of Programme Management (2 October 2023)
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
Jeremy Holmes
Full Name of Applicant: Jeremy Holmes
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Head Rapid Capabilities Office
Date Left/Retired from Crown Service: 6 July 2023
New Employer: Companies Plextek, Ultra EWST and KX
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Independent Consultant (26 October 2023)
Department’s Decision on Application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
Applicant should not engage with MOD on one specific project (known as SAP 2) for a period of 6 months. This limitation has been discussed with Mr Holmes.
Charles Story
Full Name of Applicant: Charles Story
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Chief Engineer ECMI (Engineering and Civil-Military Interaction)
Date Left/Retired from Crown Service: 6 October 2023
New Employer: Arcadis
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Consulting Director, Capital Programmes (2 October 2023)
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.