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O'Shaughnessy, James - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Department of Health - ACOBA advice

Advice to Lord O'Shaughnessy former Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Department of Health, on business appointments after leaving Crown service.

Documents

Advice letter: Lord O'Shaugnessy, Senior Advisor, Psyma

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Advice letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, External Adviser, Bain & Co

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Advice letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, Member of Advisory Council, Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge

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Advice Letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, Non-Executive Director, Albion Development VTC Plc

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Advice Letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, Advisory Board Member and Report Editor, Onward Thinktank Ltd

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Advice letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, Advisory Council, Portland Communications

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Advice letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, Speaker, Chartwell Speakers

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Advice letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, Project Steering Committee, PwC

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Advice letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, Advisory Member & Patron, Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission

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Advice letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, Director, Mayforth Consulting

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Advice Letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, commission with Intuitive Surgical

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Advice Letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, commission with Healthy.io

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Advice letter: Lord O'Shaughnessy, Visiting Professor, Imperial College London

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Details

Lord O’Shaughnessy left his role as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Department of Health in December 2018.

External Advisor, Bain & Co

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Bain & Co

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in January 2020; and the appointment was taken up the following month.

Senior Advisor, Psyma

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Psyma Mental Health Technologies Limited.

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in December 2020; and the appointment later taken up.

Non-Executive Director of the Board, Health Data Research UK

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Health Data Research UK

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in December 2019; and the appointment was taken up later that month.

Member of Advisory Council, Centre for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with University of Cambridge.

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in November 2019; and the appointment was later taken up.

Non-Executive Director, Albion Development VCT Plc

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Albion Development.

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in July 2019; and the appointment was taken up later that month.

Advisory Board Member and Report Writer, Onward Thinktank Ltd

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Onward Thinktank.

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in July 2019; and the appointment was taken up later that month.

Advisory Council, Portland Communications

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Portland Communications.

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in June 2019; and the appointment was announced later that month.

Speaker, Chartwell Speakers

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Chartwell Speakers.

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in May 2019; and the appointment was taken up later that month.

Project Steering Committee, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC).

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with PwC on a project.

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in March 2019; and the appointment was taken up in May 2019.

Advisory Member & Patron, Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in March 2019; and the appointment was taken up in May 2019.

Lord O’Shaughnessy informed the Committee of a change to his role in August 2020 when he was asked to join the Tessa Jowell BRAIN MATRIX programme as a member of the Executive Oversight Committee. The Committee considered the expansion of this unpaid role did not change its assessment of the risks under the Government’s Business Appointment Rules. The conditions already imposed on the appointment remain appropriate.

Director, Mayforth Consulting

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about establishing his independent consultancy, Mayforth consulting.

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the independent consultancy was sent in April 2019; and the appointment was taken up later that month.

Commissions

  • Lord O’Shaughnessy has since sought advice on taking up commissions with:
  • Intuitive Surgical which he began in July 2019
  • Healthy.io which he began in July 2019

Visiting Professor, Imperial College London

Lord O’Shaughnessy sought the Committee’s advice about taking up an appointment with Imperial College London.

The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in March 2019; and the appointment was taken up in April 2019.

Lord O’Shaughnessy informed the Committee of a change to this role in September 2020. He said his work at Imperial’s Institute of Global Health Innovation, where his Visiting Professorship is based, would be the same as his current role, but it will increase from 3 days per year to 1 day per month. Due to the increase, he had been asked to contribute on a paid basis, where he had previously been unpaid. The Committee considered the expansion of this role did not change its assessment of the risks under the Government’s Business Appointment Rules and the conditions already imposed on the appointment remain appropriate.

Published 5 June 2019
Last updated 13 April 2021 + show all updates
  1. appt addded

  2. updated with CSP

  3. Update to role with Imperial added

  4. An update to role with the Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Mission added

  5. Appointment with Bain & Co added

  6. Appointment with Health Data Research UK added

  7. Appointments with Albion, Onward, Intuitive Surgical and Healthy.io added.

  8. Appointment with Portland added

  9. First published.