Archived government news
November 2024
Decision: Halfon, Robert- Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and… Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Decision: Baker, Steve-former Minister of State for Northern Ireland and Mi… Wednesday, 27 November 2024
October 2024
Decision: Harrison, Trudy- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Departme… Monday, 28 October 2024
Decision: Berry, Jake - Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office- ACOBA a… Monday, 28 October 2024
Decision: Gove, Michael - Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and … Monday, 28 October 2024
Decision: Quarrey, David - Ambassador to NATO, Foreign, Commonwealth & Deve… Monday, 28 October 2024
Decision: Tanner, William- Director of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit and… Monday, 28 October 2024
Decision: Read, Tom- Director General for the Government Digital Service, t… Friday, 11 October 2024
Decision: Wallace, Ben - Secretary of State for Defence, the Ministry of De… Thursday, 03 October 2024
Decision: Halfon, Robert- Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and… Thursday, 03 October 2024
Decision: Jones, Samantha - Expert Adviser and Interim Permanent Secretary… Thursday, 03 October 2024
September 2024
Decision: Gove, Michael - Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and … Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Decision: Chisthi, Rehman - Minister for North America, Sanctions and Consu… Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Decision: Rowley, Lee - Minister of State at the Department for Levelling U… Monday, 16 September 2024
Decision: Chisholm, Alex- Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and… Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Scully, Paul - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister f… Tuesday, 03 September 2024
August 2024
Baroness Thornton appointed to independent Advisory Committee Thursday, 22 August 2024
Transparency data: ACOBA register of interests for committee members Thursday, 22 August 2024
Decision: Freer, Mike - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Mini… Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Decision: Wigston, Michael- Chief of the Air Staff, Ministry of Defence- AC… Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Decision: Rowley, Lee - Minister of State at the Department for Levelling U… Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Decision: Borton, Nick - Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, Mini… Wednesday, 21 August 2024
July 2024
Press release: Advisory Committee on Business Appointments – Report 2020-24… Thursday, 18 July 2024
Corporate report: Advisory Committee on Business Appointments – Report 2020… Thursday, 18 July 2024
Guidance: ACOBA's correspondence to all departing ministers - a brief guide… Thursday, 18 July 2024
Decision: Rees-Mogg, Jacob - Secretary of State at the Department for Busin… Thursday, 18 July 2024
Transparency data: ACOBA minutes Thursday, 18 July 2024
Transparency data: ACOBA register of interests for committee members Thursday, 18 July 2024
Decision: Lewis, Brandon- Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justic… Thursday, 11 July 2024
Decision: Wigston, Michael- Chief of the Air Staff, Ministry of Defence- AC… Thursday, 11 July 2024
Decision: Jones, Samantha - Expert Adviser and Interim Permanent Secretary… Thursday, 11 July 2024
Decision: Gibb, Nick - Minister for School Standards at the Department for … Thursday, 11 July 2024
Decision: Finn, Simone - Deputy Chief of Staff at No.10, Cabinet Office - A… Thursday, 11 July 2024
Decision: Evans, Natalie - Leader of the House of Lords - ACOBA Advice Thursday, 11 July 2024
Decision: Thomson, Ken- Director General Strategy and External Affairs, Sco… Thursday, 11 July 2024
Decision: Sampson, Martin- Defence Senior Adviser to the Middle East and No… Thursday, 11 July 2024
Decision: Swift, James - Chief of Defence People, Ministry of Defence - ACO… Thursday, 11 July 2024
Decision: Fleming, Jeremy - Director of Government Communications Headquart… Wednesday, 03 July 2024
Decision: Grenfell, Michael- Executive Director, Enforcement, the Competiti… Wednesday, 03 July 2024
June 2024
Decision: Lewis, Brandon- Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justic… Friday, 14 June 2024
Decision: de Botton, Amber, Director of Communications at No.10, Cabinet Of… Thursday, 13 June 2024
Decision: Raab, Dominic - Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Justic… Thursday, 13 June 2024
Decision: Mott, Darren - Government Whip in the House of Lords - ACOBA Advi… Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Decision: Wigston, Michael- Chief of the Air Staff, Ministry of Defence- AC… Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Decision: Chisholm, Alex- Chief Operating Officer for the Civil Service and… Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Decision: Smith, Gaven- Director General Technology, Government Communicati… Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Decision: Vallance, Patrick - former Government Chief Scientific Adviser - … Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Decision: Stewart, David - Executive Director, Markets and Mergers at the C… Thursday, 06 June 2024
ACOBA – 2024 General Election period Wednesday, 05 June 2024
May 2024
Decision: Zahawi, Nadhim - Minister Without Portfolio - ACOBA Advice Monday, 13 May 2024
Decision: Johnson, Boris – Prime Minister - ACOBA advice Thursday, 02 May 2024
April 2024
Decision: Johnson, Boris – Prime Minister - ACOBA advice Friday, 19 April 2024
Decision: Osofsky, Lisa- Director of the Serious Fraud Office, The Serious … Friday, 19 April 2024
Decision: Honer, Elizabeth- Chief Executive & Head of the Government Intern… Friday, 19 April 2024
Decision: Ellis, Michael - Attorney General, The Attorney General’s Office… Friday, 19 April 2024
Decision: Freeman, George - Minister of State for Science, Research and Inn… Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Decision: Buckland, Robert - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Jus… Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Decision: Braithwaite, Julian - Director General, Organised Immigration Cri… Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Decision: Smith, Chloe - Secretary of State for the Department of Science, … Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Decision: Radford, Tim - Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO and M… Wednesday, 10 April 2024
March 2024
Decision: Sweeney, Mark - Director General, Domestic and Economic Affairs, … Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Decision: Braverman, Suella - Secretary of State for the Home Department - … Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Decision: Fleming, Jeremy - Director of Government Communications Headquart… Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Decision: Radford, Tim - Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO and M… Thursday, 21 March 2024
Decision: Sharma, Alok - President for COP26 - ACOBA Advice Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Decision: Mott, Darren - Government Whip in the House of Lords - ACOBA Advi… Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Decision: Hill, Max- Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales-… Monday, 04 March 2024
Decision: Swinney, John- Deputy First Minister of Scotland - ACOBA advice Monday, 04 March 2024
Decision: Mott, Darren - Government Whip in the House of Lords - ACOBA Advi… Monday, 04 March 2024
February 2024
Decision: Eustice, George - Secretary of State at the Department for Enviro… Thursday, 29 February 2024
Decision: Bevan, Sir James - Chief Executive, Environment Agency, Departmen… Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Decision: Carter, Nick - Chief of the Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defe… Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Decision: McNeil, Rupert - Government Chief People Officer, Cabinet Office … Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Decision: Adams, Nigel - Minister Without Portfolio at the Cabinet Office -… Wednesday, 28 February 2024
January 2024
Decision: McCully, Andrew - Director General Schools Group at the Departmen… Monday, 29 January 2024
Decision: Buckland, Robert - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Jus… Monday, 29 January 2024
Decision: Raab, Dominic - Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Justic… Monday, 29 January 2024
December 2023
Transparency data: ACOBA register of interests for committee members Friday, 22 December 2023
Decision: Berry, Jake - Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office- ACOBA a… Friday, 22 December 2023
Decision: Sizeland, Elizabeth - Deputy National Security Adviser and Prime … Friday, 22 December 2023
Decision: Whittington, Joanna - Director General, Energy and Security at th… Friday, 22 December 2023
Decision: Evans, Natalie - Leader of the House of Lords - ACOBA Advice Friday, 22 December 2023
Decision: Bristow, Laurie - Strategic Advisor of the Defence Digital Unit, … Friday, 22 December 2023
Decision: Smith, Chloe - Secretary of State for the Department of Science, … Friday, 22 December 2023
Decision: Lovegrove, Stephen - Defence Industry Adviser to the Prime Minist… Monday, 18 December 2023
Decision: Lovegrove, Stephen - Defence Industry Adviser to the Prime Minist… Monday, 18 December 2023
Decision: Carleton-Smith, Mark - Chief of the General Staff, Ministry of De… Tuesday, 05 December 2023
Guidance: ACOBA's correspondence to all departing ministers - a brief guide… Friday, 01 December 2023
Decision: Scholar, Tom - Permanent Secretary, His Majesty's Treasury - ACOB… Friday, 01 December 2023
Decision: Eustice, George - Secretary of State at the Department for Enviro… Friday, 01 December 2023
Decision: Hayes, Patricia - Second Permanent Secretary at the Home Office -… Friday, 01 December 2023
Decision: Frost, David- Minister Of State in the Cabinet Office - ACOBA adv… Friday, 01 December 2023
Decision: Roxburgh, Charles - Second Permanent Secretary for His Majesty's … Friday, 01 December 2023
November 2023
Decision: Williamson, Gavin - Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office - … Thursday, 09 November 2023
Decision: Ellis, Michael - Attorney General, The Attorney General’s Office… Thursday, 09 November 2023
Decision: Ellis, Michael - Attorney General, The Attorney General’s Office… Thursday, 09 November 2023
October 2023
Decision: Johnson, Boris – Prime Minister - ACOBA advice Friday, 27 October 2023
Decision: Johnson, Boris – Prime Minister - ACOBA advice Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Decision: Lewis, Brandon- Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justic… Wednesday, 25 October 2023
Decision: Roxburgh, Charles - Second Permanent Secretary for His Majesty's … Thursday, 12 October 2023
Decision: Bristow, Laurie - Strategic Advisor of the Defence Digital Unit, … Thursday, 12 October 2023
Decision: Fleming, Jeremy - Director of Government Communications Headquart… Thursday, 12 October 2023
Decision: Sinclair, Matthew - former Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Mi… Thursday, 12 October 2023
September 2023
Decision: Grimstone, Gerry - Minister for Investment with the Department fo… Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Decision: McNeil, Rupert - Government Chief People Officer, Cabinet Office … Thursday, 21 September 2023
Decision: Johnson, Boris – Prime Minister - ACOBA advice Thursday, 21 September 2023
Decision: Grimstone, Gerry - Minister for Investment with the Department fo… Thursday, 21 September 2023
Decision: Gould, Matthew - Director General for Digital Transformation, at … Thursday, 21 September 2023
Decision: Webb, Michael - Special Adviser to the Prime Minister and Chancel… Monday, 11 September 2023
Decision: Lovegrove, Stephen - Defence Industry Adviser to the Prime Minist… Monday, 11 September 2023
Decision: Raab, Dominic - Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Justic… Monday, 04 September 2023
Decision: Alty, John - Director General and Interim Permanent Secretary, De… Monday, 04 September 2023
Decision: Hope, Jamie - Director of Prime Minister's Policy Unit - ACOBA Ad… Monday, 04 September 2023
Decision: Sharma, Alok - President for COP26 - ACOBA Advice Monday, 04 September 2023
Decision: Hughes, David - Director General Rail Infrastructure, Department … Monday, 04 September 2023
August 2023
Decision: Eustice, George - Secretary of State at the Department for Enviro… Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Decision: Javid, Sajid - Secretary of State, Department of Health and Soci… Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Decision: Kwarteng, Kwasi - Chancellor of the Exchequer at His Majesty's Tr… Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Decision: McNeil, Rupert - Government Chief People Officer, Cabinet Office … Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Decision: Tierney, Abigail - Registrar General for England and Wales and D… Monday, 21 August 2023
Decision: Baker, Mike - Chief Operating Officer, Ministry of Defence - ACOB… Monday, 21 August 2023
Decision: Kamall, Syed - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Depa… Monday, 21 August 2023
Decision: Grimstone, Gerry - Minister for Investment with the Department fo… Monday, 21 August 2023
Decision: Vallance, Patrick - former Government Chief Scientific Adviser - … Monday, 21 August 2023
Press release: New Independent Members appointed to the ACOBA Friday, 04 August 2023
July 2023
Correspondence: Correspondence submitted to the Deputy Prime Minister regar… Thursday, 20 July 2023
Correspondence: Correspondence between the Rt Hon Lord Pickles and Cathryn … Thursday, 20 July 2023
Press release: Political member - Advisory Committee on Business Appointmen… Wednesday, 05 July 2023
Decision: Agnew, Theodore - Minister of State at the Cabinet Office and His… Tuesday, 04 July 2023
Decision: Collins, Damian - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Tech… Tuesday, 04 July 2023
Decision: Grimstone, Gerry - Minister for Investment with the Department fo… Tuesday, 04 July 2023
Decision: McNeil, Rupert - Government Chief People Officer, Cabinet Office … Tuesday, 04 July 2023
Decision: Driver, Michael- SRO Borders Programme, Department for Health and… Tuesday, 04 July 2023
June 2023
Decision: Gray, Sue - Second Permanent Secretary at the Department for Leve… Friday, 30 June 2023
Decision: Johnson, Boris – Prime Minister - ACOBA advice Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Decision: Sharma, Alok - President for COP26 - ACOBA Advice Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Decision: Scholar, Tom - Permanent Secretary, His Majesty's Treasury - ACOB… Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Decision: Jayawardena, Ranil - Secretary of State at the Department for Env… Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Decision: Carter, Nick - Chief of the Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defe… Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Decision: Zahawi, Nadhim - Minister Without Portfolio - ACOBA Advice Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Decision: Fuller, Richard - Economic Secretary to the Treasury, His Majest… Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Decision: Lewis, Brandon- Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justic… Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Decision: Kamall, Syed - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Depa… Thursday, 08 June 2023
Decision: Evans, Natalie - Leader of the House of Lords - ACOBA Advice Thursday, 08 June 2023
Decision: Bristow, Laurie - Strategic Advisor of the Defence Digital Unit, … Thursday, 08 June 2023
Decision: Williams, Glyn - Director General for Migration and Borders at th… Thursday, 08 June 2023
Decision: Ditchburn, Liz - Director General of Economy, Scottish Government… Thursday, 08 June 2023
Decision: Cohen, Sam - Director of Office at No.10, Cabinet Office - ACOBA … Thursday, 08 June 2023
Decision: Finn, Simone - Deputy Chief of Staff at No.10, Cabinet Office - A… Thursday, 08 June 2023
Decision: Malik, Moazzam - Director General for Africa at the Foreign, Comm… Thursday, 08 June 2023
Decision: Younger, Alexander - Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service - A… Thursday, 08 June 2023
March 2023
Decision: Brine, Steve - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public … Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Decision: Evans, Natalie - Leader of the House of Lords - ACOBA Advice Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Decision: Dorries, Nadine - Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media … Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Decision: Truss, Elizabeth - former Prime Minister - ACOBA Advice Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Decision: Williamson, Gavin - Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office - … Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Decision: Javid, Sajid - Secretary of State, Department of Health and Soci… Tuesday, 07 March 2023
Decision: Berry, Jake - Minister without Portfolio, Cabinet Office- ACOBA a… Tuesday, 07 March 2023
January 2023
Decision: Baker, Mike - Chief Operating Officer, Ministry of Defence - ACOB… Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Decision: Fullbrook, Mark - Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister, No.10 - A… Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Decision: Bennett, Paul - Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Command Tran… Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Decision: Carter, Nick - Chief of the Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defe… Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Decision: Dorries, Nadine - Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media … Friday, 27 January 2023
Decision: Malik, Moazzam - Director General for Africa at the Foreign, Comm… Friday, 27 January 2023
Decision: Rees-Mogg, Jacob - Secretary of State at the Department for Busin… Friday, 27 January 2023
Decision: Wolffe, James - Lord Advocate, Scottish Government - ACOBA advic… Friday, 27 January 2023
December 2022
Decision: Carter, Nick - Chief of the Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defe… Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Decision: Hancock, Matt - Secretary of State, Department of Health and Soci… Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Decision: Zambellas, George - First Sea Lord - ACOBA recommendation Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Decision: McPartland, Stephen - Minister of State (Minister for Security) a… Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Decision: Harrington, Richard - Minister for Refugees at the Department of … Wednesday, 07 December 2022
Decision: Udny-Lister, Edward - Special Adviser at No.10, Cabinet Office … Wednesday, 07 December 2022
Decision: Carter, Nick - Chief of the Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defe… Wednesday, 07 December 2022
Decision: Johnson, Boris – Prime Minister - ACOBA advice Wednesday, 07 December 2022
November 2022
Decision: Haddad, Emma - Director General, Asylum and Protection at the Hom… Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Decision: Coscelli, Andrea - Chief Executive, Competition and Markets Autho… Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Decision: Sweeney, Mark - Director General, Domestic and Economic Affairs, … Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Decision: Harri, Guto - Director of Communications, No. 10 - ACOBA Correspo… Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Decision: Frost, David- Minister Of State in the Cabinet Office - ACOBA adv… Wednesday, 30 November 2022
Decision: Hancock, Matt - Secretary of State, Department of Health and Soci… Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Decision: Ditchburn, Liz - Director General of Economy, Scottish Government… Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Decision: Mirza, Munira - Director of No.10 Policy Unit, Cabinet Office - A… Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Decision: Dowden, Oliver - Chairman of the Conservative Party - ACOBA Advic… Tuesday, 22 November 2022
Decision: Sugg, Liz - Minister for Overseas Territories and Sustainable Dev… Tuesday, 22 November 2022
October 2022
Decision: Carter, Nick - Chief of the Defence Staff at the Ministry of Defe… Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Decision: Gibb, Nick - Minister of State (Minister for School Standards) at… Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Decision: Rosenfield, Dan - Special Advsier at No.10 Cabinet Office - ACOBA… Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Decision: Doyle, Jack - Director of Communications at No.10 Cabinet Office … Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Decision: McNeil, Rupert - Government Chief People Officer, Cabinet Office … Wednesday, 19 October 2022
September 2022
Decision: Buckland, Robert - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Jus… Monday, 26 September 2022
Decision: Martin, Ciaran - Chief Executive at National Cyber Security Centr… Monday, 26 September 2022
Decision: Rosenfield, Dan - Special Advsier at No.10 Cabinet Office - ACOBA… Monday, 26 September 2022
Decision: Gould, Matthew - Director General for Digital Transformation, at … Monday, 26 September 2022
Decision: Owens, Lynne - Director General at the National Crime Agency - AC… Monday, 26 September 2022
Decision: Driver, Mike - SRO Borders Programme, Department for Health and S… Thursday, 22 September 2022
Decision: Williams, Glyn - Director General for Migration and Borders at th… Thursday, 22 September 2022
Decision: Sugg, Liz - Minister for Overseas Territories and Sustainable Dev… Thursday, 22 September 2022
Decision: Wolffe, James - Lord Advocate, Scottish Government - ACOBA advic… Wednesday, 07 September 2022
Decision: Zambellas, George - First Sea Lord - ACOBA recommendation Wednesday, 07 September 2022
Decision: Cummings, Dominic - Special Adviser at No.10, Cabinet Office - AC… Wednesday, 07 September 2022
Decision: Cain, Lee - Director of Communications at No. 10 - ACOBA advice Wednesday, 07 September 2022
Transparency data: Correspondence from ACOBA to departing ministers Tuesday, 06 September 2022
June 2022
Decision: Alty, John - Director General and Interim Permanent Secretary, De… Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Decision: Williamson, Gavin - Secretary of State for Education, Department … Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Decision: Mercer, Johnny - Minister for Defence People and Veterans at the … Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Decision: Stratton, Allegra - Prime Minister’s COP26 spokesperson, Cabinet … Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Correspondence: Correspondence between The Rt Hon Lord Pickles and Lord Tru… Friday, 17 June 2022