Transparency data: Advice issued under the Business Appointment Rules for Ministers

The Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards considers applications under the Government’s Business Appointment Rules (BARs) for former ministers

The Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards considers applications under the government’s Business Appointment Rules (BARs) for former ministers. Advice issued under the BARs by the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards is published when appointments are taken up or announced. 

The Independent Adviser has not had a role in advice issued under the BARs by ACOBA before it closed on 12 October 2025 but taken up or announced by the applicant and therefore published subsequently.

Advice published by ACOBA before its closure is available on its website.

Advice under the BARs issued by the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, to Andrew Gwynne (Consultant, Ibrahim Dogus), added.

Advice under the BARs issued by the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to Tom Pursglove (2 Excel Aviation Limited, FirstPort Property Services Ltd, Serco Group PLC, Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Limited, and NATS (En Route) PLC), Robert Courts (2 Excel Aviation Limited, Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Limited, NATS (En Route) PLC, Serco Group PLC, and FirstPort Property Services Ltd), and Guy Opperman (Raindrop Technologies Holdings Ltd), added.

Advice under the BARs issued by the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, to Alan Mak (Author, Icon Books Limited), added.

Advice under the BARs issued by the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, to Jess Phillips (Presenter, Sky UK Limited), added.

Advice under the BARs issued by the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards, to Tom Tugendhat (Advisory Board Member, Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation), added.

Correspondence under the BARs issued by the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards to Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Babcock International Group Plc) added.