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Advisory Committee on Business Appointments – Report 2020-24 - ‘The time to restore trust is now’
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The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), that provides independent advice to former Ministers and the most senior servants on appointments they wish to take up on leaving government, has today published a report covering its work from 2020 – 2024.
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ACOBA writes to departing ministers on leaving office to remind them of their responsibility to seek advice on new outside roles; and to provide a brief guide to the process.
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Former ministers who have left the government in the last 2 years must apply to ACOBA before taking up a new appointment or role outside government.
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Rules and guidance concerning accepting appointments after leaving Crown service, including civil servants, special advisers, armed forces and diplomats.
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