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

Andrew Sharpe
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary Africa House London — Non Executive Director
23 Sep 2025 Home Office Advice letter
Alan Mak
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Economic Security Spex Capital Limited — Partner
23 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Robert Halfon
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education Make UK — Co-Chair of Industrial Skills Commission
23 Sep 2025 Department for Education Advice letter
Kay Swinburne
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up — commission with Euroclear Group SA/NV under Swinburne Ltd
17 Sep 2025 Housing and Communities Advice letter
Kay Swinburne
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up — commission with 7RIDGE Ltd under Swinburne Ltd
17 Sep 2025 Housing and Communities Advice letter
Kay Swinburne
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up — establishing an independent consultancy
17 Sep 2025 Housing and Communities Advice letter
Kay Swinburne
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up Association of British Insurers — Independent Chair
17 Sep 2025 Housing and Communities Advice letter
Jenny Harries
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency CPE — Non-Executive Independent Chair
17 Sep 2025 Department of Health and… Advice letter
Jenny Harries
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency Biotech Growth Trust — Non Executive Director
17 Sep 2025 Department of Health and… Advice letter
Dominic Johnson
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council — Member of the Advisory Board
17 Sep 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Dominic Johnson
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State Block Scholes Ltd — Non-Executive Director
17 Sep 2025 Department for Business … Advice letter
Jenny Harries
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency University of Nottingham — Honorary Professor in the School of Pharmacy
17 Sep 2025 Department of Health and… Advice letter
Graham Evans
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Low Associates — Chair
17 Sep 2025 Advice letter
John Edwards
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General, Regions Group Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Capital — Chief Executive
16 Sep 2025 Department for Education Advice letter
Guy Opperman
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Roads and Local Transport Smart Pension Limited — Senior Advisor (International)
16 Sep 2025 Department for Transport Advice letter
Guy Opperman
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Roads and Local Transport Adnate Capital Management — Independent Advisory Committee Member
16 Sep 2025 Department for Transport Advice letter
Guy Opperman
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Roads and Local Transport Sustainable Times — Advisor
16 Sep 2025 Department for Transport Advice letter
Guy Opperman
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Roads and Local Transport The General Organisation for Social Insurance — Advisor
16 Sep 2025 Department for Transport Advice letter
Mark Jenkinson
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip Workington Heritage Group Ltd — Charity Trustee
16 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Mark Jenkinson
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip — Letter from ACOBA to the Cabinet Office regarding breach of…
16 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Ben Wallace
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Defence the British Hound Sport Association — Committee member
16 Sep 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Mark Jenkinson
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip — breach of the Rules (Redghyll Ltd and Nuvia Group)
16 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Mark Jenkinson
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip Seaton Academy — Trustee
16 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Mark Jenkinson
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip Branthwaite Academy — Local Advisory Board Member
16 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Mark Jenkinson
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Assistant Government Whip Mater Christi Multi-Academy Trust — Trustee
16 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Oliver Dowden
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Law Family Education Trust — Trustee
16 Sep 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Ben Wallace
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Defence Advanced Innergy Holdings — Non-Executive Director
16 Sep 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Oliver Dowden
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister IPSE — Political Advisor
16 Sep 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Oliver Dowden
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Caxton Associates LLP — Adviser
16 Sep 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Oliver Dowden
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Policy Exchange — Consultant
16 Sep 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Ben Wallace
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Defence Boka Capital — Partner
16 Sep 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Oliver Dowden
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Heni Limited — Strategy Advisor
16 Sep 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Oliver Dowden
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Caxton Associates LP — Strategy Adviser
16 Sep 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Oliver Dowden
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Francisco Partners — Consultant
16 Sep 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Oliver Dowden
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Pierce Protocols Limited/Heni Limited — Strategic Adviser
16 Sep 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Ben Wallace
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State for Defence CTRD Ltd — Senior Advisor to the Managing Director
16 Sep 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Richard Price
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General for the Performance, Strategy and Analysis Group Fingleton Limited — Director
11 Sep 2025 Ministry of Justice Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Finito Education Limited — Mentor
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Johnson Lubbock Partners Limited — Advisor
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Marylebone Design Collectif Ltd — Advisor
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Amanda Solloway
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Government Whip HeadHigh CIC — Director
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies — Non Executive Director
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords — ACOBA Advice Letter - Lord Darren Mott - Goscombe Group
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords — ACOBA Advice Letter - Lord Darren Mott - Conservative Party
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Zapgo — Board Advisor
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Centaur Robotics Limited — Advisory Board Member
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Jukes — Consultant
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Damian Parmenter
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Director General, AUKUS Palantir Technologies UK — Senior Counsellor
03 Sep 2025 Ministry of Defence Advice letter
Honer
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Elizabeth- Chief Executive & Head of the Government Internal Audit Function, Go… Audit and Risk Committee Member — Finance
03 Sep 2025 His Majesty's Treasury- … Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords — ACOBA Advice Letter - Lord Darren Mott - Aqualiner
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter