TRANSPARENCY INFORMATION ABOUT OUTSIDE APPOINTMENTS AND EMPLOYMENT TAKEN UP BY FORMER MEMBERS OF THE CABINET OFFICE AT SCS1 AND SCS2 LEVEL AND EQUIVALENTS (INCLUDING SPECIAL ADVISERS OF EQUIVALENT STANDING)

Name of applicant / Title of former Civil
Service role / Date left/retired from the Civil
Service / New
Appointment/Employment
(including when taken up) / Department’s Decision on Application
(including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied)
Adam Atashzai / Special Adviser / July 2016 / Partner at Finsbury PR
December 2016 / Approved, subject to the following conditions:
  1. Adam should not draw on privileged information available to him as a Crown servant.
  1. For two years from Adam’s last paid day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Finsbury PR or make use, directly or indirectly, of his contact in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Finsbury PR

Gabby Bertin / Special adviser / July 2016 / Strategic Adviser for BT Communications
January 2017 / Approved, subject to the following conditions:
  1. Gabby Bertin should not draw on (disclose or use for her benefit or British Telecommunications to which this advice refers) any privileged information available to Gabby Bertin from her time as a Crown servant.
  1. For two years from Gabby Bertin’s last paid day of service, she should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of British Telecommunications.

Christian Guy / Special Adviser / July 2016 / Consultancy work – Tearfund and Policy Practice
October 2016 / Approved, Subject to the following conditions;
1.Christian should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of himself or British Telecommunications to which this advice refers) any privileged information available to him from his time as a Crown servant.
2.For two years from Christian’s last paid day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Tearfund or Policy in Practice.
Christian Guy / Special Adviser / July 2016 / Head of Global Development at Justice and Care
November 2016 / Approved, Subject to the following conditions;
  1. Christian should not draw on (disclose or use for the benefit of himself or Justice and Care to which this advice refers) any privileged information available to him from his time as a Crown servant.
  1. For two years from Christian’s last paid day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Justice and Care.

Laura Wyld / Head of the Prime Minister’s Appointment Unit / August 2016 / Senior Counsel at The Strategic Communications Alliance
October 2016 / Approved subject to the following conditions:
  1. Laura Wyld should not draw on privileged information available to her as a Crown servant.
  2. For two years from Laura’s last paid day of service, Laura should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of The Strategic Communications Alliance.

Laura Wyld / Head of the Prime Minister’s Appointment Unit / August 2016 / Trustee at the Urology Foundation
November 2016 / Approved subject to the following conditions:
1.Laura Wyld should not draw on privileged information available to her as a Crown servant.
2.For twelve months from Laura’s last paid day of service, Laura should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Urology Foundation.
Laurence Mann / Special Adviser / July 2016 / Chief of Staff in The Office of David Cameron
December 2016 / Approved subject to the following conditions:
  1. Laurence Mann should not draw on privileged information available to him as a Crown servant.
  2. For 12 months from Laurence’s last day in service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of The Office of David Cameron. This does not preclude routine contact on matters aligned with Government policy.

Mats Persson / Special Adviser / July 2016 / Executive Director at Ernst & Young / Approved subject to following conditions:
  1. Mats Persson should not draw on privileged information available to him as a Crown servant.
  2. For two years from Mats last paid day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Ernst & Young.

Rachel Wolf / Special Adviser / August 2016 / Consultant at Public First / Approved Subject to following conditions:
  1. Rachel Wolf should not draw on privileged information available to her as a Crown servant.
  2. For two years from the last paid day of service, Rachel Wolf should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of Public First or make use, directly or indirectly, of contact in Government and/or Crown service to influence policy or secure business on behalf of Public First.