MOD business appointment rules: applications completed from October to December 2024
Published 27 March 2025
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Colin Jackson
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Digital Data and Technology Delivery Director
Date Left/Retired from the Crown Service: 31.10.2024
New Employer: BAE Systems Services Limited
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Programme Manager, 1.11.2024
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.
John Ridge
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Director Defence Innovation
Date Left/Retired from the Crown Service: 28.10.2024
New Employer: NATO Innovation Fund
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Chief of Adoption, NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), 1.11.2024.
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.
James Neely
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Deputy Director Corporate Strategy
Date Left/Retired from the Crown Service: 16.11.2024
New Employer: National Composite Centre (NCC)
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Strategic Partnerships Director, 18.11.2024
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.
Brigadier Peter Drew
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Senior Responsible Owner, Land Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR)
Date Left/Retired from the Crown Service: 19.04.2024
New Employer: Universal Defence and Security Solutions
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Associate Consultant, 24.10.2024
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.
James Aspden
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Special Adviser
Date Left/Retired from the Crown Service: 24.05.2024
New Employer: CT Group
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Senior Manager, 16.09.2024
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.
Lobbying in this context means that Mr Aspden should not personally communicate with Government (including Ministers; special advisors and officials) as a representative of their new employer with a view to influencing a Government decision or policy in relation to his interests or the interests of his organisation.
In addition to this, Mr Aspden should pay particular attention to doing due diligence on, and flagging, any potential conflicts of interest, especially in connection with his previous work on AUKUS communications for a minimum of twelve months from his last day in crown service.
Lincoln Taylor
Title of Former Crown Service Role: Director Capability and Programmes
Date Left/Retired from the Crown Service: 09.10.2024
New Employer: LT-X Group
New Appointment/Employment (including when taken up): Managing Director, October 2024
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.
If he is applying for clearance to set up an independent consultancy, he must seek prior clearance from the MOD for each commission under the terms of his consultancy that he wishes to take up for two years from his last day in Crown Service.
If he is applying for clearance to set up an independent consultancy, he must not make use of his contacts in any companies into whose provision of services into the UK MOD he exercised influence as part of his most recent role whilst serving, to seek to win work for his consultancy for twelve months from his last day in Crown Service.