Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments describes itself as "an independent body which provides advice to the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary, or other Ministers if requested, on applications from the most senior Crown servants who wish to take up outside appointments within 2 years of leaving Crown service." [1]
History
The committee was set up in 1975 to advise the prime minister on applications by the most senior Crown Servants to take up appointments outside government. [2]
Staff
Current members of the committee are:
- Ian Lang (Lord Lang of Monkton), Conservative former Scottish Secretary and former Member of Parliament. (Committee Chairman.)
- Gus Macdonald (Lord Macdonald of Tradeston). Labour former minister and former MP.
- Navnit Dholakia (Lord Dholakia), Liberal Democrat deputy leader in the House of Lords.
- Michael Walker (General The Lord Walker of Aldringham)
- Colin Budd
- Sir Hugh Stevenson
- Mark Addison appointed 31 May 2012
- Mary Jo Jacobi - appointed 31 May 2012
Former members
- Juliet Wheldon (Dame Juliet Wheldon) - served on the Committee from April 2009 to July 2011. She stepped down at the end of July 2011 for personal reasons. [3]
- Bryan Nicholson - dates tbc
Secretariat
The secretariat for the committee is provided by the Cabinet Office, who sponsor the Advisory Committee as an advisory non-departmental public body. [4]
Representatives as of December 2011: Geraldine Alexander (Secretary) | Kate Campbell | Richard Jarvis | Roger Sampson
Review into ACOBA
In March 2012 the House of Commons Public Administration Committee held an evidence session looking at the Business Appointment Rules. It heard evidence from Sir Christopher Kelly the chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, Chandrashekhar Krishnan from Transparency International UK and Professor David Miller from campaign group Spinwatch. Watch the session on BBC Democracy Live.
Resources
- Session 2010-12 Business Appointment Rules. Written evidence submitted by Spinwatch (BA 04), House of Commons, www.parliament.co.uk
Notes
- ↑ Advisory Committee on Business Appointments Home Page Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, accessed 12/02/2010
- ↑ Advisory Committee on Business Appointments: About Us [1], accessed 12/02/2010
- ↑ Committee, ACoBA website, page last updated 2 December 2011
- ↑ Advisory Committee on Business Appointments: About Us [2], accessed 12/02/2010
