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

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
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 Finito Education Limited — Mentor
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Dominic Raab
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister — Independent Consultancy
03 Sep 2025 Lord Chancellor and Just… Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords SW1 Media / Millbank Global — Non-Executive Director
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Atlantic Tech LLC — Non-Executive Director
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Securitaq Limited — Non-Executive Director
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
Dominic Raab
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister — Appian Capital
03 Sep 2025 Lord Chancellor and Just… Advice letter
Dominic Raab
Approved with conditions Minister
Deputy Prime Minister Chartwell Speakers — Speaker
03 Sep 2025 Lord Chancellor and Just… Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Trafalgar Strategy — Chairman of the Advisory Board
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Majoritas — Masterclass Presenter
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Nick Markham
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Penneys XI — Non-Executive Director
03 Sep 2025 Department for Health an… Advice letter
Nick Markham
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Express Test Investment Ltd — Non-Executive Director
03 Sep 2025 Department for Health an… Advice letter
Nick Markham
Approved with conditions Minister
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State British Fluoridation Society — President
03 Sep 2025 Department for Health an… Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords ZavFit Ltd — Adviser
03 Sep 2025 Advice letter
Lucy Frazer
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State, Department for Culture McKinsey & Company — Senior Adviser
03 Sep 2025 Department for Culture, … Advice letter
Darren Mott
Approved with conditions Minister
Government Whip in the House of Lords Assiturus Ventures Limited — Consultant
03 Sep 2025 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
Honer
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Elizabeth- Chief Executive & Head of the Government Internal Audit Function, Go… London Strategy Centre — Strategy and Performance
03 Sep 2025 His Majesty's Treasury- … Advice letter
Lucy Frazer
Approved with conditions Minister
Secretary of State, Department for Culture Cambridge Judge Business School — Honorary Fellow
03 Sep 2025 Department for Culture, … Advice letter
Steven Boyd
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive Cambridge Management Consulting — Non Executive Advisor
27 Aug 2025 Government Property Agen… Advice letter
Cassian Horowitz
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Head of Strategic Communications and Digital at No.10 — commission with Vedandata Resources
27 Aug 2025 Advice letter
Steven Boyd
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive Glider Technology Limited — Strategic Advisor
27 Aug 2025 Government Property Agen… Advice letter
Steven Boyd
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive ADS Alliance — Independent Steering Group Member
27 Aug 2025 Government Property Agen… Advice letter
Steven Boyd
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive AtkinsRéalis — Major Programme Adviser
27 Aug 2025 Government Property Agen… Advice letter
Steven Boyd
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive Total Flow — Consultant
27 Aug 2025 Government Property Agen… Advice letter
Steven Boyd
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Chief Executive Public Finances Directorate General — Consultant
27 Aug 2025 Government Property Agen… Advice letter
Cassian Horowitz
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Head of Strategic Communications and Digital at No.10 — commission with The Office of Akshata Murty & Rishi Sunak
27 Aug 2025 Advice letter
Cassian Horowitz
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Head of Strategic Communications and Digital at No.10 — Independent Consultancy
27 Aug 2025 Advice letter
Cassian Horowitz
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Head of Strategic Communications and Digital at No.10 Google LLC (USA) — Head of Executive Digital Communications
27 Aug 2025 Advice letter
Robert Largan
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Government Whip in the House of Commons Deloitte — Senior Manager
27 Aug 2025 Advice letter
Sarah Munby
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
Permanent Secretary, Department for Science University of Manchester — Lay Member of the Board of Governors
20 Aug 2025 Department for Science, … Advice letter
Gareth Rhys Williams
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Government Chief Commercial Officer, Cabinet Office PurpleSector Limited — Non-Executive Director
20 Aug 2025 ACOBA advice Advice letter
Richard Benyon
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Depa… Englefield Estates Trust — Chairman and Director
20 Aug 2025 Food and Rural Affairs Advice letter
Michael Tomlinson
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Countering Illegal Migration Poole Harbour Commissioners — Non-Executive Member of the Board
20 Aug 2025 Home Office Advice letter
Richard Benyon
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Depa… Englefield Estates Trust — Chairman and Director
20 Aug 2025 Food and Rural Affairs Advice letter
Lucy Noakes
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Press Secretary Helsing Limited — Head of Communications
20 Aug 2025 No.10 Advice letter
Elena Whitham
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy Simon Community Scotland — Board Member
20 Aug 2025 Scottish Government Advice letter
Elena Whitham
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy Shelter — Co-Optee
20 Aug 2025 Scottish Government Advice letter
Chisholm
Waiting period Senior Civil Servant
Alex- Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary EDF Energy UK — Non-Executive Chair
20 Aug 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Chisholm
Waiting period Senior Civil Servant
Alex- Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary BT Group Plc — Independent Non-Executive Director
20 Aug 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Chisholm
Waiting period Senior Civil Servant
Alex- Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary Boston Consulting Group — Senior Advisor
20 Aug 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Chisholm
Waiting period Senior Civil Servant
Alex- Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary European Policy Forum — Committee Member
20 Aug 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Chisholm
Waiting period Senior Civil Servant
Alex- Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary International Business and Diplomatic Exchange — Member of Leadership Council
20 Aug 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Chisholm
Waiting period Senior Civil Servant
Alex- Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and Permanent Secretary Canadian Pension Plan Investmeant Board — Senior Advisor
20 Aug 2025 Cabinet Office Advice letter
Richard Benyon
Approved with conditions Minister
Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Depa… ELT Recovery Ltd — Board Member
20 Aug 2025 Food and Rural Affairs Advice letter
Kuenssberg
Approved with conditions Senior Civil Servant
David -Director General, Corporate and Delivery London Borough of Redbridge — Chief Finance Officer
12 Aug 2025 Home Office Advice letter
Menna Rawlings
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Ambassador to France and Monaco, the Foreign Queens' College — President
12 Aug 2025 Commonwealth and Develop… Advice letter
Victoria Prentis
Approved with conditions Crown Servant
Attorney General Royal Holloway — Visiting Professor in Law and Politics
12 Aug 2025 Attorney General's Office Advice letter