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Appointments taken up by former Crown Servants since 1 April 2008 (or, if earlier, where notification received after 1 April 2008)

Note

If an appointment of a former Crown servant is not listed here it does not necessarily mean that he or she has not complied with the rules. We release information only when we are informed that the appointment or employment has been taken up (or announced).

In the cases of the recommendations marked †, one member of the Committee dissented from the advice given. If marked ‡, two members of the Committee dissented from the advice given.

This list is updated on a monthly basis.

Appointments taken up by former Crown Servants since 1 April 2008 (or, if earlier, where notification received after 1 April 2008)

Name, former department and date of leaving service

Appointment

Advice and date tendered

Date taken up

Professor Sir Roy Anderson
Ministry of Defence
Chief Scientific Adviser

 

September 2007

Rector
Imperial College London

Noted that the appointment had been announced but saw no difficulty with it provided he did not become personally involved in lobbying Government Ministers or officials for 12 months from his last day of service

 

September 2007

July 2008

Paul Gray CB
HM Revenue and Customs
Executive Chairman

 

December 2007

Executive Coach
Praesta Partners LLP

Approved subject to the conditions that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in any contractual dealings with HMRC or in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer

 

May 2008

May 2008

Professor Sir David King ScD FRS
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Government Chief Scientific Adviser and Head of the Government Office for Science

 

December 2007

Advisor
UBS AG †

Approved subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not be personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or officials on behalf of his employer or its clients

 

April 2008

April 2008
Sir David Manning KCMG CVO
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
HM Ambassador Washington

 

January 2008

Non-executive Director
Lloyds TSB Group plc
Approved subject to the automatic 3-month waiting period from his last day of service and the condition that, for 12 months from the same date, he should not be personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or officials of behalf of Lloyds TSB Group plc

 

October 2007

May 2008
Non-executive Director
BG Group plc
Approved subject to the automatic 3-month waiting period from his last day of service and the condition that, for 12 months from the same date, he should not be personally involved in lobbying UK Government Ministers or officials of behalf of his new employer

 

June 2008

July 2008

Richard Manning
Department for International Development
Director General
(last post, secondment as Chair of Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) , Paris)

 

February 2008

Member of Board of Trustees
BBC World Service Trust

Approved subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or officials on behalf of his new employer

 

February 2008

April 2008
Consultant
OECD

Approved subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or officials on behalf of his new employer

 

February 2008

April 2008
Consultant
Various foreign Governments

Approved subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or officials on behalf of his new employer

 

February 2008

First commission accepted in May 2008
Consultant on GAVI assignment
Abt Associates Inc

Unconditional approval

 

May 2008

May 2008

The Rt Hon The Baroness Manningham-Buller DCB
The Security Service
Director General

 

April 2007

Governor
The Wellcome Trust

Unconditional approval

 

July 2008

Announced in July 2008 to be taken up in September 2008

Sir Richard Mottram KCB
Cabinet Office
Permanent Secretary for Intelligence, Security and Resillience

 

November 2007

Chairman
Amey UK plc

Approved subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of Amey or their parent company, Ferrovial

 

July 2008

August 2008

Professor Sir Keith O'Nions FRS
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Director General, Science & Innovation

 

March 2008

Director
Institute of Homeland Security, Imperial College

Approved subject to the condition that, for 12 months from his last day of service, he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK Ministers or Crown servants, including Special Advisers, on behalf of his new employer

 

May 2008

July 2008

Sir David Rowlands KCB
Department for Transport
Permanent Secretary

 

May 2007

Member of outside Advisory Council
Global Infrastructure Partners

Unconditional approval

 

July 2008

July 2008

Sir Peter Torry GCVO KCMG
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
HM Ambassador Berlin

 

November 2007
(last day in post September 2007)

Member of Advisory Board
Lloyds Pharmacy Ltd

Approved subject to the conditions that, for 6 months from his last day in post, he should not revisit Germany for business purposes, advise on it, or have dealings with companies there

 

November 2007

April 2008
Adviser
Centrica plc

Approved subject to the conditions that, for 6 months from his last day in post, he should not revisit Germany for business purposes, advise on it, or have dealings with companies there

 

November 2007

April 2008
Adviser
Anschutz Investment Ltd

Approved subject to the conditions that, for 6 months from his last day in post, he should not revisit Germany for business purposes, advise on it, or have dealings with companies there

 

November 2007

April 2008

Professor Sir Alan Wilson FBA FRS
Department for Education and Skills
Director General Higher Education

 

September 2006

Senior Associate
Oakleigh Consulting

Unconditional approval

 

April 2008

May 2008
Board Member
National Research Foundation, United Arab Emirates

Unconditional approval

 

April 2008

May 2008