Peter Wall - Revision history

Melissa Jones: updated

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Melissa Jones: /* Revolving door appointments */ more detail on acoba ruling including that it pondered whether it was unsuitable...

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Revolving door appointments: more detail on acoba ruling including that it pondered whether it was unsuitable...

Melissa Jones: /* Arms Industry */

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Arms Industry

Melissa Jones: /* Academic roles */

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Academic roles

Melissa Jones at 02:15, 22 March 2018

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Melissa Jones at 00:31, 20 September 2017

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Melissa Jones: /* Related roles */

2017-09-15T02:19:57Z

Related roles

Melissa Jones at 08:00, 14 September 2017

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Clementine Boucher at 08:20, 27 September 2016

2016-09-27T08:20:18Z

Melissa Jones at 16:03, 8 September 2016

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-General Sir [[Peter Wall]] was the [[Chief of the General Staff]], the professional head of the [[British Army]] <ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/ChiefsOfStaff/ChiefOfTheGeneralStaff.htm Chief of the General Staff], Ministry of Defence, accessed 17 December 2010.</ref>until January 2015.
+[[Image:Peter Wall.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Sir Peter Wall in 2013. ''Photo credit: Sgt. Adrian Harlen, British Army photographer'']]General Sir [[Peter Wall]] was the [[Chief of the General Staff]], the professional head of the [[British Army]] <ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/ChiefsOfStaff/ChiefOfTheGeneralStaff.htm Chief of the General Staff], Ministry of Defence, accessed 17 December 2010.</ref>until January 2015.
-In August 2016 he was appointed a non-executive director of [[General Dynamics Corporation]],<ref> [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] Decision: Summary of business appointments applications - Sir Peter Wall, 5 September 2016, accessed 6 September 2016.  ACOBA's letter containing the final advice was sent in September 2015 and the appointment was taken up in August 2016. </ref> joining a board that includes another former senior civil servant [[Andrew Cahn]], who headed UKTI until 2012.
+In August 2016 Sir Peter was appointed a non-executive director of [[General Dynamics Corporation]],<ref> [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] Decision: Summary of business appointments applications - Sir Peter Wall, 5 September 2016, accessed 6 September 2016.  ACOBA's letter containing the final advice was sent in September 2015 and the appointment was taken up in August 2016. </ref> joining a board that included another former senior civil servant [[Andrew Cahn]], who headed UKTI until 2012.
 ==Career==
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 == Revolving door appointments ==
 ===Arms Industry===
 In August 2016 Wall became a non-executive director of [[General Dynamics Corporation]], a US company which at the time had a large number of live and closed contracts with the UK MOD, including a significant contract for Scout specialist vehicles.<ref> [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] Decision: Summary of business appointments applications - Sir Peter Wall, 5 September 2016, accessed 6 September 2016.  ACOBA's letter containing the final advice was sent in September 2015 and the appointment was taken up in August 2016. </ref>
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 ====Meetings with future employer while in government====
-According to Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Wall met twice with General Dynamics while working for the MOD. <Ref> [https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/org/15/meetings General Dynamics meetings], Political Influence Browser, accessed 27 March 2018 </ref>
+According to Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Wall met twice with General Dynamics while working for the MOD. <Ref> Campaign Against the Arms Trade,[https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/org/15/meetings General Dynamics meetings], Political Influence Browser, accessed 27 March 2018 </ref>
 ===Related roles===
-Wall is also a director of [[Amicus]], 'a strategic leadership consultancy, specialising in imparting military command experience to the corporate world'.
+Wall is a director of [[Amicus]], 'a strategic leadership consultancy, specialising in imparting military command experience to the corporate world'.
-He is president of [[Combat Stress]], UK military mental health charity and chairman of the [[Gurkha Welfare Trust]]. <ref> [http://amicus.international],''Amicus International'', accessed 27 September 2016 </ref>
+He is also president of [[Combat Stress]], UK military mental health charity and chairman of the [[Gurkha Welfare Trust]]. <ref> [http://amicus.international Amicus International], accessed 27 September 2016 </ref>
 ===Academic roles===
-He is an honorary fellow of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]], and [[Selwyn College Cambridge]], and a visiting professor at the [[University of Exeter]]. <ref> [http://www.militaryspeakers.co.uk/speakers/general-sir-peter-wall/ General Sir Peter Wall | Military Speakers], ''Military Speakers'', accessed 27 September 2016. </ref>
+Wall is an honorary fellow of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]], and [[Selwyn College Cambridge]], and a visiting professor at the [[University of Exeter]]. <ref> [http://www.militaryspeakers.co.uk/speakers/general-sir-peter-wall/ General Sir Peter Wall | Military Speakers], ''Military Speakers'', accessed 27 September 2016. </ref>
 ==External resources==
 *Iraq Inquiry, [http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/transcripts/oralevidence-bydate/091214.aspx#pm3 Oral Evidence], 14 December 2009.
 *Iraq Inquiry, [http://www.iraqinquiry.org.uk/transcripts/oralevidence-bydate/100106.aspx Oral Evidence], 6 January 2010.

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 ===Arms Industry===
-In August 2016 Wall became a non-executive director of [[General Dynamics Corporation]]. <ref> [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] Decision: Summary of business appointments applications - Sir Peter Wall, 5 September 2016, accessed 6 September 2016.  ACOBA's letter containing the final advice was sent in September 2015 and the appointment was taken up in August 2016. </ref>
+In August 2016 Wall became a non-executive director of [[General Dynamics Corporation]], a US company which at the time had a large number of live and closed contracts with the UK MOD, including a significant contract for Scout specialist vehicles.<ref> [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] Decision: Summary of business appointments applications - Sir Peter Wall, 5 September 2016, accessed 6 September 2016.  ACOBA's letter containing the final advice was sent in September 2015 and the appointment was taken up in August 2016. </ref>
-The prime minister's [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]](ACOBA) saw 'that there was no reason why Sir Peter should not take up this appointment' if he were to respect a waiting period of 18 months before 'personally lobbying the UK Government, including the MOD and the Armed Forces, either formally or informally on behalf of General Dynamics Corporation, its subsidiaries or clients' and 'not have any involvement with matters relating to the [[Scout contract]]'. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wall-peter-chief-of-the-general-staff-mod-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointments-applications-sir-peter-wall Summary of Business appointments applications - Sir Peter Wall, UK Government, (date), accessed 8 September 2016. </ref>
+Noting both the contracts and the fact that Sir Peter 'had had official dealings with GD and its competitors during its last two years of service', the prime minister's [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]](ACOBA) said that it had discussed whether it should recommend the position as 'unsuitable'.
 ====Meetings with future employer while in government====
-According to Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Wall met with his future employer General Dynamics twice while working for the MOD. <Ref> [https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/org/15/meetings General Dynamics meetings], Political Influence Browser, accessed 27 March 2018 </ref>
+According to Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Wall met twice with General Dynamics while working for the MOD. <Ref> [https://www.caat.org.uk/resources/influence/org/15/meetings General Dynamics meetings], Political Influence Browser, accessed 27 March 2018 </ref>
 ===Related roles===

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 In August 2016 Wall became a non-executive director of [[General Dynamics Corporation]]. <ref> [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]] Decision: Summary of business appointments applications - Sir Peter Wall, 5 September 2016, accessed 6 September 2016.  ACOBA's letter containing the final advice was sent in September 2015 and the appointment was taken up in August 2016. </ref>
-The prime minister's [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]](ACOBA) saw 'that there was no reason why Sir Peter should not take up this appointment' if he were to respect a waiting period of 18 months before 'personally lobbying the UK Government, including the MOD and the Armed Forces, either formally or informally on behalf of General Dynamics Corporation, its subsidiaries or clients' and 'not have any involvement with matters relating to the [[Scout contract]]'. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wall-peter-chief-of-the-general-staff-mod-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointments-applications-sir-peter-wall Summary of Business appointments applications - Sir Peter Wall, UK Government, xxx(needs date), accessed 8 September 2016. </ref>
+The prime minister's [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]](ACOBA) saw 'that there was no reason why Sir Peter should not take up this appointment' if he were to respect a waiting period of 18 months before 'personally lobbying the UK Government, including the MOD and the Armed Forces, either formally or informally on behalf of General Dynamics Corporation, its subsidiaries or clients' and 'not have any involvement with matters relating to the [[Scout contract]]'. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wall-peter-chief-of-the-general-staff-mod-acoba-recommendation/summary-of-business-appointments-applications-sir-peter-wall Summary of Business appointments applications - Sir Peter Wall, UK Government, (date), accessed 8 September 2016. </ref>
 ===Related roles===

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 ===Academic roles===
-He is an honorary fellow of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]], and [[Selwyn College Cambridge]], and a visiting professor at [[Exeter University]]. <ref> [http://www.militaryspeakers.co.uk/speakers/general-sir-peter-wall/ General Sir Peter Wall | Military Speakers], ''Military Speakers'', accessed 27 September 2016. </ref>
+He is an honorary fellow of the [[Royal Academy of Engineering]], and [[Selwyn College Cambridge]], and a visiting professor at the [[University of Exeter]]. <ref> [http://www.militaryspeakers.co.uk/speakers/general-sir-peter-wall/ General Sir Peter Wall | Military Speakers], ''Military Speakers'', accessed 27 September 2016. </ref>
 ==External resources==

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 Wall served as UK National Contingent Chief of Staff during [[Operation Telic]], the invasion of Iraq.<ref>[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.operations.mod.uk/telic/biogs_old.htm Brief biographical details of the senior UK commanders involved in Operation Telic], Ministry of Defence, Archived by the National Archives, 8 April 2010.</ref>
-== Revolving door appointmentss ==
+== Revolving door appointments ==
 ===Arms Industry===
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 [[Category:British Army|Wall, Peter]]
-[[Category:Iraq Inquiry witnesses|Wall, Peter]][[Category:Revolving Door|Wall, Peter]]
+[[Category:Iraq Inquiry witnesses|Wall, Peter]][[Category:Arms Trade Revolving Door|Wall, Peter]]

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−	General Sir [[Peter Wall]] was the [[Chief of the General Staff]], the professional head of the [[British Army]]. <ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/ChiefsOfStaff/ChiefOfTheGeneralStaff.htm Chief of the General Staff], Ministry of Defence, accessed 17 December 2010.</ref>until January 2015.	+	General Sir [[Peter Wall]] was the [[Chief of the General Staff]], the professional head of the [[British Army]] <ref>[http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/ChiefsOfStaff/ChiefOfTheGeneralStaff.htm Chief of the General Staff], Ministry of Defence, accessed 17 December 2010.</ref>until January 2015.
	[[Image:Peter Wall.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|Sir Peter Wall in 2013. ''Photo credit: Sgt. Adrian Harlen, British Army photographer'']]		[[Image:Peter Wall.jpg\|250px\|right\|thumb\|Sir Peter Wall in 2013. ''Photo credit: Sgt. Adrian Harlen, British Army photographer'']]