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| − | In 2012, Dannatt was one of | + | In 2012, Dannatt was one of several retired senior army officers targeted in a sting operation by ''Sunday Times'' journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.</ref> |
Dannatt reportedly discussed a fee of £100,000 for two days work a month: | Dannatt reportedly discussed a fee of £100,000 for two days work a month: | ||
::Dannatt wanted to know that the drone he would be pushing was a good bit of kit. With that proviso, he was happy to tap up [[Bernard Gray]], the civilian chief of defence procurement on their behalf.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, p.13.</ref> | ::Dannatt wanted to know that the drone he would be pushing was a good bit of kit. With that proviso, he was happy to tap up [[Bernard Gray]], the civilian chief of defence procurement on their behalf.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, p.13.</ref> | ||
| − | Dannatt told the ''Sunday Times'' that he represented [[Capita Symonds]], which was bidding for a £400 million contract to manage [[Ministry of Defence]] estates, and that he had managed to get himself a place next to Permanent Secretary [[Jon Thompson]] at a dinner for the [[Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association]], on the strength of the fact that they had both | + | Dannatt told the ''Sunday Times'' that he represented [[Capita Symonds]], which was bidding for a £400 million contract to manage [[Ministry of Defence]] estates, and that he had managed to get himself a place next to Permanent Secretary [[Jon Thompson]] at a dinner for the [[Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association]], on the strength of the fact that they had both attended St Lawrence College.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, p.13.</ref> |
| − | + | Confronted by the ''Sunday Times'', Dannatt said he had not been paid by Capita Symonds and did not have a contract with them. The company said he had not been instructed to lobby for the bid.<ref>Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, ''Insight'', ''Sunday Times'', 14 October 2012, p.13.</ref> | |
===Peers cleared of breaching the lobby code=== | ===Peers cleared of breaching the lobby code=== | ||
Revision as of 01:59, 14 June 2013
General Sir Richard Dannatt served as the Chief of the General Staff from 2006 to 2009, after which he was appointed Chairman of the Royal United Services Institute.[1]
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Sunday Times sting operation
In 2012, Dannatt was one of several retired senior army officers targeted in a sting operation by Sunday Times journalists posing as representatives of a Korean drone manufacturer.[2]
Dannatt reportedly discussed a fee of £100,000 for two days work a month:
- Dannatt wanted to know that the drone he would be pushing was a good bit of kit. With that proviso, he was happy to tap up Bernard Gray, the civilian chief of defence procurement on their behalf.[3]
Dannatt told the Sunday Times that he represented Capita Symonds, which was bidding for a £400 million contract to manage Ministry of Defence estates, and that he had managed to get himself a place next to Permanent Secretary Jon Thompson at a dinner for the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association, on the strength of the fact that they had both attended St Lawrence College.[4]
Confronted by the Sunday Times, Dannatt said he had not been paid by Capita Symonds and did not have a contract with them. The company said he had not been instructed to lobby for the bid.[5]
Peers cleared of breaching the lobby code
From ITV News:
- Two peers accused of boasting about the way they lobbied top officials to secure military contracts did not break any rules, according to a Whitehall investigation.
- The report cleared the former Head of the Army, Lord Dannatt and former Chief of the Defence staff Lord Stirrup. It dismissed a complaint that they used their influence to secure the contracts for private firms.[6]
External Resources
- Marie Woolf, Gordon Brown blocks peerage for army chief Sir Richard Dannatt, Sunday Times, 11 April 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Sir Richard Dannatt appointed RUSI Chairman, RUSI, 16 June 2009.
- ↑ Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, pp.13-15.
- ↑ Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, p.13.
- ↑ Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, p.13.
- ↑ Galloping Greed of the old warhorses, Insight, Sunday Times, 14 October 2012, p.13.
- ↑ 'Peers cleared of breaching the lobby code', ITV News, 13 June 2013.
