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

Simon Case
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service RAF Charitable Trust — Ambassador
10 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Stuart Skeates
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General, Illegal Migration Operations Command — commission with MASS Consultants Ltd
10 Oct 2025 Home Office Advice letter
Rishi Sunak
Approved with conditions Minister
Prime Minister Hoover Institution — Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Member of the President’s…
09 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Rishi Sunak
Approved with conditions Minister
Prime Minister — Washington Speakers Bureau
09 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Rishi Sunak
Approved with conditions Minister
Prime Minister Blavatnik School of Government — Member of the World Leaders’ Circle
09 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Rishi Sunak
Approved with conditions Minister
Prime Minister Anthropic PBC — Senior Advisor
09 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Rishi Sunak
Approved with conditions Minister
Prime Minister The Richmond Project — Trustee
09 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Rishi Sunak
Approved with conditions Minister
Prime Minister Microsoft Corporation — Senior Advisor
09 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Rishi Sunak
Approved with conditions Minister
Prime Minister The Goldman Sachs Group — Member of the Group of Senior Advisers
09 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Trudy Harrison
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Environment Shepley Group — Business Development Group Head
07 Oct 2025 Food and Rural Affairs Advice letter
Trudy Harrison
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Environment Bikeability Trust — Chair
07 Oct 2025 Food and Rural Affairs Advice letter
Trudy Harrison
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Environment Westlakes Recruit — Market Development
07 Oct 2025 Food and Rural Affairs Advice letter
David Johnston
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Great Friendship Project — Chair of Trustees
07 Oct 2025 Department for Education Advice letter
Trudy Harrison
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Environment Fusion Media — Senior Advisor
07 Oct 2025 Food and Rural Affairs Advice letter
David Johnston
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ark Acton Academy — Chair of Governors
07 Oct 2025 Department for Education Advice letter
Trudy Harrison
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Environment Wellbank Park — Sales and Business Development Advisor
07 Oct 2025 Food and Rural Affairs Advice letter
Stephen Parkinson
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Digital, Culture Heritage Railway Association — Chairman
07 Oct 2025 Department for Culture, … Advice letter
Chris Heaton-Harris
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Rivada Space Networks Gmbh — Senior Advisor to the Chairman and CEO
06 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Chris Heaton-Harris
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland XRail Group — Non-Executive Director
06 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Chris Heaton-Harris
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland M2 Recovery — Business Consultant
06 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Greg Hands
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State for Trade Policy EP Group a.s. — Strategy Adviser
06 Oct 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Greg Hands
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State for Trade Policy BNP Paribas UK — Political consultant
06 Oct 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Chris Heaton-Harris
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland — Independent Consultancy
06 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Patrick Sanders
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief of the General Staff Herminius Holdings Limited — Non-executive Chairman
06 Oct 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Patrick Sanders
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief of the General Staff The General and The Journalist — Co-Host and Presenter
06 Oct 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Patrick Sanders
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief of the General Staff Samsons Group — Member of the Malam Jabba International Advisory Board
06 Oct 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Greg Hands
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State for Trade Policy GRID Limited — Chair of the Advisory Board
06 Oct 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Patrick Sanders
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief of the General Staff Banco Santander — Senior Strategic Adviser
06 Oct 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Patrick Sanders
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Chief of the General Staff Maritime Humanitarian Aid Foundation — Member of the Board of Directors
06 Oct 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Greg Hands
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State for Trade Policy uTalk — Consultant
06 Oct 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Chris Heaton-Harris
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland The Reach for Health Centre — Chair of the Board of Trustees
06 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Thakenham Homes — Adviser to the CEO and Board
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice — Chair of the Advisory Board LetterOne
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Suella Braverman
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Home Department CWG Speakers — Speaker
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Woodlands Schools Limited — Director
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice VEON Limited — Main Board Director
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Suella Braverman
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Home Department The Telegraph — Columnist
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Millbank — Chair of the Board and Non-Executive Director
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Suella Braverman
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for the Home Department Global Media and Entertainment/LBC — Columnist
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Henry Jackson Society — Chairman of the Board
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Trafalgar Strategy — Non-executive Chairman
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Martin Callanan
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance at the Department for Energy S… — Correspondence to Lord Callanan regarding a breach of the R…
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice FM Conway — Adviser on Business Strategy
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Martin Callanan
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance at the Department for Energy S… Aquind Limited — Consultant
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Martin Callanan
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance at the Department for Energy S… NorthPoint Strategy — Senior Counsel
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice The Adam Smith Institute — Co-President/Director
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Martin Callanan
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance at the Department for Energy S… EUTOP Group — Structural Advisor
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Brandon Lewis
Approved with conditions Minister
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Civitas Investment Management — Adviser on Governance Board
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter
Amanda Reynolds
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General Strategy and Transformation Accenture (UK) Limited — Managing Director
02 Oct 2025 Department for Work and … Advice letter
Martin Callanan
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance at the Department for Energy S… — breach of the Rules (Installio)
02 Oct 2025 Advice letter