ACOBA Advice Letters

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments advice on post-government roles — tracking the revolving door between government and the private sector. gov.uk.

1995
Advice Letters
941
Ministers
1991
With Conditions

Key Findings

1995 advice letters tracked — covering ministers, special advisers, and senior civil servants taking private sector roles after leaving government.
941 minister applications — former ministers must seek ACOBA advice before taking any role in their first two years after leaving office.
1991 cases had conditions — including lobbying bans, waiting periods, and restrictions on using privileged information from their government role.
ACOBA advice is non-binding — the committee can recommend but not prohibit. Compliance is voluntary, which limits the mechanism's enforcement power.

Showing 1995 cases

Chloe Smith
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of Science Royal National Institute for Deaf People — Trustee
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Paul Scully
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Technology and the Digital… Chowdhury Global Consulting — Consultant
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Paul Scully
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Technology and the Digital… All Eat — Chairman
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
David Rutley
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories, Foreign Macclesfield College — Governor
23 Apr 2025 Commonwealth and Develop… Advice letter
David Rutley
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories, Foreign Mountain Training Trust — Advisor
23 Apr 2025 Commonwealth and Develop… Advice letter
David Rutley
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories, Foreign The Rossendale Trust — Trustee
23 Apr 2025 Commonwealth and Develop… Advice letter
Chloe Smith
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of Science University of East Anglia — Honorary Fellow
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Paul Scully
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Technology and the Digital… Adiona Gibraltar Ltd — Chairman
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Paul Scully
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Technology and the Digital… Castillo 1704 Consultancy Limited — Director
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Chloe Smith
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of Science Institute for Government — Steering Group member of IfG Academy
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Chloe Smith
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of Science Ulin Group — Advisory Board Member
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Chloe Smith
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of Science Zellis UK Limited — Strategic Advisor
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Chloe Smith
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of Science Silence Speaks — Chair
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Chloe Smith
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of Science CIPD — President
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Chloe Smith
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of Science PA Consulting — Strategic Advisor
23 Apr 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Gaven Smith
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Technology Beyond Blue Ltd — Non-executive Director and Advisory Board Chair
09 Apr 2025 Government Communication… Advice letter
Gaven Smith
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Technology Sayari Analytics — Technology and Security Advisor
09 Apr 2025 Government Communication… Advice letter
Gaven Smith
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Technology National Signals and Intelligence Trust — Chair of Trustees
09 Apr 2025 Government Communication… Advice letter
Gaven Smith
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Technology Faculty AI — Strategic Advisor
09 Apr 2025 Government Communication… Advice letter
Gaven Smith
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Technology Interrupt Labs — Board Advisor
09 Apr 2025 Government Communication… Advice letter
Gaven Smith
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Technology Gallos Technologies Ltd — Advisory Board Member
09 Apr 2025 Government Communication… Advice letter
Gaven Smith
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Technology Department of Computer Science — Chair in Cyber Security
09 Apr 2025 Government Communication… Advice letter
Gaven Smith
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Technology Cyber Monitoring Centre — Technical Committee Member
09 Apr 2025 Government Communication… Advice letter
Marcus Jones
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Treasurer of His Majesty’s Household (Deputy Chief Whip) — Letter from ACOBA to the Cabinet Office regarding breach of…
02 Apr 2025 Advice letter
Marcus Jones
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Treasurer of His Majesty’s Household (Deputy Chief Whip) — Correspondence from ACOBA to Sir Marcus Jones regarding bre…
02 Apr 2025 Advice letter
Chris Philp
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Police, Crime and Fire Pluto Partners LLP — Advisor
01 Apr 2025 Home Office Advice letter
Ruth Edwards
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip — Letter from ACOBA to the Cabinet Office regarding breach of…
01 Apr 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Ed de Minckwitz
Approved with conditions Minister
Chief of Staff to the Deputy Prime Minister ServiceNow — Director of Public Policy
01 Apr 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Steve Barclay
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State, Department for Environment BPP Holdings Limited — Consultant
01 Apr 2025 Food and Rural Affairs Advice letter
Ruth Edwards
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip — breach of the Rules (10 Years Ahead)
01 Apr 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Leo Docherty
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State for the Armed Forces at the Ministry of Defence Palantir Technologies UK Ltd — Advisor
31 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Leo Docherty
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State for the Armed Forces at the Ministry of Defence International Hospitals Group Limited — Advisor
31 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Patrick Courtown
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
former Deputy Chief Whip The Feathers Association — Chairman of The Feathers 90 Club
26 Mar 2025 House of Lords (Captain … Advice letter
Bim Afolami
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Acrisure — Chief of Staff and Strategy
26 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Tanner
Approved with conditions Minister
William- Director of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit and Deputy Chief of Staff Hakluyt & Company — Executive
26 Mar 2025 No.10- ACOBA advice Advice letter
Bim Afolami
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Quoted Companies Alliance — Board Member
26 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Olivia Bloomfield
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Government Whip Terrestrial Energy Inc — Consultant/Contractor
26 Mar 2025 Office of the Leader of … Advice letter
Olivia Bloomfield
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Government Whip Gresham House Asset Management Limited — Advisory Board Member
26 Mar 2025 Office of the Leader of … Advice letter
Olivia Bloomfield
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Government Whip Titanvolt Limited — Consultant
26 Mar 2025 Office of the Leader of … Advice letter
Tanner
Approved with conditions Minister
William- Director of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit and Deputy Chief of Staff via Substack — author of a blog
26 Mar 2025 No.10- ACOBA advice Advice letter
Bim Afolami
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Peel Hunt — Special Adviser to the CEO
26 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Laura Farris
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Victims and Safeguarding jointly in … FGS Global — UK Head of Litigation Communicaitons
26 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Bim Afolami
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Economic Secretary to the Treasury HSBC UK — Non Executive Director
26 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Tim Pitt
Approved with conditions Minister
Director of Economic Policy, Prime Minister's Office Bank of America — Head of UK Government Affairs
19 Mar 2025 10 Downing Street Advice letter
James Cleverly
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Home Department JLA Speaker Bureau — Speaker
19 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Esther McVey
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State without Portfolio Floreat Group — Hume Brophy
19 Mar 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Esther McVey
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State without Portfolio British Transport Police Authority — Chair
19 Mar 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Esther McVey
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State without Portfolio — Correspondence between ACOBA and Esther McVey re GB News
19 Mar 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Esther McVey
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State without Portfolio — Letter from ACOBA to the Cabinet Office regarding breach of…
19 Mar 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Esther McVey
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State without Portfolio — Cabinet Office
19 Mar 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter