Home Office: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2020
Updated 21 March 2024
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The Home Office received 3 business appointment rules applications for the period April to June 2020.
Simon Peachey
Full name of applicant: Simon Peachey
Title of former Civil Service role: Chief Operating Officer, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services
Date left/retired from the Civil Service: 26 June 2020
New appointments: TLSContact
New appointment/employment (including when taken up): Employment with TLSContact commenced on 2 July 2020
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied):
- That you do not use your Whitehall contacts to influence policy or secure business for TLSContact or their parent company;
- Nor should you draw on privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service.
- In addition, you should not become personally involved in lobbying government for a period of 2 years from the date of your departure.
- Nor should you have any involvement in any commercial tenders related to the Home Office or any other government department for a period of 12 months from your last day of paid service.
Salma Shah
Full name of applicant: Salma Shah
Title of former Civil Service role: Special Adviser to the Home Secretary
Date left/retired from the Civil Service: 25 July 2019
New appointments: Indaver
New appointment/employment (including when taken up): Consultancy with this company commenced at the end of April 2020
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied):
For 2 years after leaving Crown Service you are not directly involved in any work connected to the Home Office nor use your Whitehall contacts to influence policy or secure business for these companies or their clients. In addition for 2 years after leaving the Civil Service you should not become personally involved in lobbying government on behalf of these companies or their clients nor should you draw on privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service.
James Starkie
Full name of applicant: James Starkie
Title of former Civil Service role: Special Adviser to the Home Secretary
Date left/retired from the Civil Service: 31 January 2020
New appointments: 5654 and Company
New appointment/employment (including when taken up): Employment with this company commenced on 1 April 2020
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied):
That for 2 years after leaving Crown Service, you are not directly involved in any work connected to the Home Office, nor use your Whitehall contacts to influence policy or secure business for 5654 and Company or their clients. In addition, for 2 years after leaving the Civil Service you should not become personally involved in lobbying government on behalf of 5654 and Company or their clients, nor should you draw on privileged information available to you from your time in Crown Service.