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

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 regarding breach of the Rules (Speaking Agency) — Cabinet Office
19 Mar 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Esther McVey
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State without Portfolio The Daily Express — Columnist
19 Mar 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jacob Young
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Levelling Up), Department for Levelling… Agilia Infrastructure Partners Ltd — Director for Corporate Affairs
19 Mar 2025 Housing and Communities Advice letter
James Cleverly
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Home Department JLA Speaker Bureau — Speaker
19 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Richard Corbridge
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief Digital and Information Officer — Correspondence from ACOBA to Segro regarding Mr Corbridge's…
17 Mar 2025 Department for Work and … Advice letter
Richard Corbridge
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief Digital and Information Officer — Correspondence from ACOBA to the Department for Work and Pe…
17 Mar 2025 Department for Work and … Advice letter
Richard Corbridge
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief Digital and Information Officer — breach of the Rules (Segro)
17 Mar 2025 Department for Work and … Advice letter
Richard Corbridge
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief Digital and Information Officer — breach of the Rules (Segro)
17 Mar 2025 Department for Work and … Advice letter
Michael Matheson
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
former Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Asthma and Allergy Foundation — Ambassador
12 Mar 2025 Scottish Government Advice letter
Joanna Whittington
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General, Energy and Security, Department for Business Scottish Gas Network — Non-Executive Director
05 Mar 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Joanna Whittington
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General, Energy and Security, Department for Business POWERful Women — Non-Executive Director
05 Mar 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Joanna Whittington
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General, Energy and Security, Department for Business British Institute of Energy Economics — Vice President
05 Mar 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Rebecca Lawrence
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive Officer National Preparedness Commission — Commissioner
05 Mar 2025 Crown Prosecution Service Advice letter
Malcolm Offord
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Export The Silver Liqueur Company Ltd — Non-Executive Director and Chairman
05 Mar 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Eleanor Shawcross
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Head of Policy at No.10 The Richmond Project — Trustee
05 Mar 2025 Advice letter
Anthony Browne
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Independent Consultancy - Grand Strategy
26 Feb 2025 Department for Transport Advice letter
Joanna Penn
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Levelling Up Crisis UK — Trustee
26 Feb 2025 Housing and Communities Advice letter
Richard Thompson
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Air Manufacturing Technology Centre Limited — Director
19 Feb 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Mark Fletcher
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip — breach of the Rules (Feedback Medical)
19 Feb 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Richard Wardlaw
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief of Defence Logistics and Support at UK Strategic Command Saïd Business School — Impact Group Facilitator
19 Feb 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Richard Wardlaw
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief of Defence Logistics and Support at UK Strategic Command Wilson James Ltd — Interim Director Logistics Hinkley Point C at EDF Energy UK
19 Feb 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
James Bevan
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive, Environment Agency, Department for Environment Clinton Devon Estates — Trustee
19 Feb 2025 Food & Rural Affairs Advice letter
James Bevan
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive, Environment Agency, Department for Environment Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water) — Non Executive Director
19 Feb 2025 Food & Rural Affairs Advice letter
Dehenna Davison
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Department of Levellin… — My Decision)
19 Feb 2025 Housing and Communities Advice letter
Dehenna Davison
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Department of Levellin… My Decision) — breach of the Rules (My Death
19 Feb 2025 Housing and Communities Advice letter
Luke Hall
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State at the Department for Education National Grid Plc — Head of External Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement
19 Feb 2025 Advice letter
Mark Fletcher
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip — Letter from ACOBA to the Cabinet Office regarding breach of…
19 Feb 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Alex Chalk
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Jones Day — Partner - Global Disputes
03 Feb 2025 Advice letter
Will Quince
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State for Health and Secondary Care Thompson — Solicitor
21 Jan 2025 the Department for Healt… Advice letter
Chesterfield
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Nerissa- Director of Communications Chelsea FC Holdings Limited — Director of Corporate Communications and Affairs
10 Dec 2024 No.10 Downing Street- AC… Advice letter
Simon Gass
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee King's College London — Visiting Professor
10 Dec 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Simon Gass
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee SC Strategy Ltd — Senior Adviser
10 Dec 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio Unlimited Green Energy — Legal Equity Partner
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio Squire Patton Boggs — Legal Consultant
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio — Independent Consultancy
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio Midia Investors Ltd — Commission
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio Clipper Logistics — Commission
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio Net Zero Infrastructure PLC — Commission
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio Ford Bridge Farm Limited — Director
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio Palatine Power Limited — Director
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio TalkTV — Presenter
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Jake Berry
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister without Portfolio Fullbrook Strategies — General Counsel
28 Oct 2024 Cabinet Office Advice letter
David Quarrey
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Ambassador to NATO, Foreign Group Head of Public Affairs — Managing Director
28 Oct 2024 Commonwealth & Developme… Advice letter
Michael Gove
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities London Speaker Bureau — Speaker
28 Oct 2024 No.10 Advice letter
Michael Gove
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Times — Columnist
28 Oct 2024 No.10 Advice letter
Michael Gove
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities London Speaker Bureau and Chartwell Speakers — Public speaker
28 Oct 2024 No.10 Advice letter
Michael Gove
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Red Tape Initiative — Advisory Board Member
28 Oct 2024 No.10 Advice letter
Michael Gove
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Spectator — Editor
28 Oct 2024 No.10 Advice letter
Michael Gove
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities JLA Speaker Bureau — Keynote Speaker
28 Oct 2024 No.10 Advice letter