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His last position before retiring in February 2016 was as head of defence logistics and the Joint Forces Command – which brings together air, sea and land forces. | His last position before retiring in February 2016 was as head of defence logistics and the Joint Forces Command – which brings together air, sea and land forces. | ||
| − | According to ''Private Eye'' magazine, Brittain took up his new Terrington job on 19 December 2015, before he had officially left the civil service. His role was not required to be vetted by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]].<ref>Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes [http://www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/special_reports/revolving-doors.pdf Revolving Doors Special: PUBLIC SERVANTS, PRIVATE PAYDAYS How ministers and mandarins make life after government pay], ''Private Eye'', October 2016 </ref> | + | According to ''Private Eye'' magazine, Brittain took up his new Terrington job on 19 December 2015, before he had officially left the civil service. His role was not required to be vetted by the [[Advisory Committee on Business Appointments]], but by MOD bosses instead.<ref>Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes [http://www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/special_reports/revolving-doors.pdf Revolving Doors Special: PUBLIC SERVANTS, PRIVATE PAYDAYS How ministers and mandarins make life after government pay], ''Private Eye'', October 2016 </ref> |
Terrington, however, state on their website that Brittain joined in January 2016. His biography highlights that he has 'broad experience in the UK MOD in the fields of acquisition, support and technology, and was the sponsor for equipment ranging from helicopters, amphibious shipping, strategic and tactical airlift, logistic vehicles, deployable infrastructure and support shipping. <ref> [http://terringtonmanagement.com/about/ About], Terrington, last accessed 14 September 2017 </ref> | Terrington, however, state on their website that Brittain joined in January 2016. His biography highlights that he has 'broad experience in the UK MOD in the fields of acquisition, support and technology, and was the sponsor for equipment ranging from helicopters, amphibious shipping, strategic and tactical airlift, logistic vehicles, deployable infrastructure and support shipping. <ref> [http://terringtonmanagement.com/about/ About], Terrington, last accessed 14 September 2017 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:35, 14 September 2017
Brigadier (Retd) Jon Brittain is a partner at defence and security lobbyists Terrington Management, who joined the firm after 32 years of service in various army and defence positions.
His last position before retiring in February 2016 was as head of defence logistics and the Joint Forces Command – which brings together air, sea and land forces.
According to Private Eye magazine, Brittain took up his new Terrington job on 19 December 2015, before he had officially left the civil service. His role was not required to be vetted by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, but by MOD bosses instead.[1]
Terrington, however, state on their website that Brittain joined in January 2016. His biography highlights that he has 'broad experience in the UK MOD in the fields of acquisition, support and technology, and was the sponsor for equipment ranging from helicopters, amphibious shipping, strategic and tactical airlift, logistic vehicles, deployable infrastructure and support shipping. [2]
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Notes
- ↑ Richard Brooks and Solomon Hughes Revolving Doors Special: PUBLIC SERVANTS, PRIVATE PAYDAYS How ministers and mandarins make life after government pay, Private Eye, October 2016
- ↑ About, Terrington, last accessed 14 September 2017
