Appointments or employment of former staff: July 2019 to June 2022
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- People Directorate
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- Public sector
Outside appointments or employment taken up by former staff at SCS1 and SCS2 and equivalents (including special advisers of equivalent standing).
Records
- July 2019 to September 2019
- October 2019 to December 2019
- January 2020 to March 2020
- April 2020 to November 2020
- December 2020 to April 2021
- May 2021 to August 2021
- September 2021 to December 2021
- April 2022 to June 2022
July 2019 to September 2019
Full name of applicant |
Title of former Scottish Government role |
Date left/retired from the civil service |
New appointment/employment (including date taken up) |
Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
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Michael Cross |
Seconded to Scottish Funding Council |
2 July 2019 |
Director of Corporate Support, City of Glasgow College 2 July 2019 |
No restrictions |
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Fiona Robertson |
Director Learning |
19 July 2019 |
CE and Chief Examining Officer Scotland, Scottish Qualifications Authority 22 July 2019 |
No restrictions |
|
Elspeth Macdonald |
Head of Strategy and Policy, Deputy CE Food Standards Scotland |
2 August 2019 |
CE Scottish Fishermen’s Federation 5 August 2019 |
No restrictions |
|
Eleanor Ryan |
Director of Budget and Sustainability |
11 September 2019 |
Director of Glen Shuraig Consulting Ltd providing consultancy on governance, leadership and project assurance. 16 September 2019 |
Restriction on soliciting work on an individual basis from SG contacts for 2 years after leaving the Scottish Government |
October 2019 to December 2019
Full name of applicant |
Title of former Scottish Government role |
Date left/retired from the civil service |
New appointment/employment (including date taken up) |
Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
|
Paul Smart |
Head of College Policy |
31 December 2018 |
Independent consultancy. Initial commission advising College Development Network on Strategic Framework |
12 month lobbying restriction |
January 2020 to March 2020
Full name of applicant |
Title of former Scottish Government role |
Date left/retired from the civil service |
New appointment/employment (including date taken up) |
Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
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Mike Baxter |
Director of Finance and Corporate Services, Transport Scotland |
5 January 2020 |
Director of Finance and Corporate Services, Scottish Qualifications Authority 6 January 2020 |
No restrictions |
|
Aileen McKechnie |
Director of Advanced Learning and Science |
28 February 2020 |
Principal and CEO of South Lanarkshire College 2 March 2020 |
No restrictions |
|
Anne Moises |
Chief Information Officer |
5 April 2019 |
External board member for National Records of Scotland (NRS) on its Census 2021 Board. 30 August 2019 |
No restrictions NB: Retrospective application, approved exceptionally and former SCS reminded of the ACOBA rules |
April 2020 to November 2020
Full name of applicant |
Title of former Scottish Government role |
Date left/retired from the civil service |
New appointment/employment (including date taken up) |
Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
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Gordon Wales
|
Chief Financial Officer |
11 July 2020 |
Finance Director for Network Rail Scotland 13 July 2020 |
Approved. |
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Stewart Maxwell
|
Special Adviser
|
31 July 2020 |
Policy and Public Affairs Manager, David MacBrayne Ltd 3 August 2020 |
Approved with a 12 month lobbying ban. |
|
David Ritchie
|
Head of Scottish Investments, Scottish National Investment Bank Programme |
30 October 2020 |
Executive Director, Partnerships and Engagement, Scottish National Investment Bank |
Approved. |
|
Uzma Khan |
Deputy Director for Economic Policy
|
11 November 2020 |
Director of Planning, Insights and Analysis and Deputy Secretary, Glasgow University 12 November 2020 |
Approved |
December 2020 to April 2021
Full name of applicant |
Title of former Scottish Government role |
Date left/retired from the civil service |
New appointment/employment (including date taken up) |
Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
| Paul Cackette | Director of Outbreak Management |
8 January 2021 |
Planning Reporter, Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA) 11 January 2021 |
Approved |
| Fiona McQueen | Chief Nursing Officer | 30 April 2021 |
Board member, Scottish Police Authority 1 April 2021 |
Approved NB: During April Prof McQueen took part in SPA Board member induction activities whilst on annual leave from her CNO role. |
| Aileen Easton |
Interim Deputy Director Communication/Head of News |
4 April 2021 |
Communications, public affairs and business development for Balkans, Africa and Middle East, Bechtel 5 April 2021 |
Approved |
| Robert Irvine |
Deputy Director, Water |
16 April 2021 |
Gateway Review consultancy work through Ridgeway Associates 19 April 2021 |
Approved
|
May 2021 to August 2021
Full name of applicant |
Title of former Scottish Government role |
Date left/retired from the civil service |
New appointment/employment (including date taken up) |
Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
| Alan Armstrong |
Strategic Director, Education Scotland (SCS1) |
30 April 2021 |
Validator for Digital Schools Awards Scotland, Sord Data Systems 1 September 2021 |
Approved |
| Ainslie McLaughlin | Director of Procurement and Property (SCS2) | 31 August 2020 |
Member of Governance Board - Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) 24 August 2021 |
Approved |
| Ann McVie | DD Social Security Policy | 14 July 2021 |
Member of Scotland Advisory Committee, Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland (CPAG) 23 September 2021 |
Approved |
September 2021 to December 2021
Full name of applicant |
Title of former Scottish Government role |
Date left/retired from the civil service |
New appointment/employment (including date taken up) |
Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
| Jonathan Pickstone |
Deputy Director, Regional Economic Development |
30 August 2021 |
Strategic Director, Economy with London Borough Hammersmith and Fulham 31 August 2021 |
Approved |
| Katy Bowman | Special Adviser | 21 April 2021 |
External Affairs Adviser, Edinburgh International Festival 30 November 2021 |
Approved subject to a two-year lobbying ban until 20 April 2023. Lobbying in this context means there should be no engagement with the Scottish Government which intends to influence a Scottish Government decision or policy in relation to the interests of the organisation. This covers any direct involvement in bids for funding or contracts to the Scottish Government on behalf of the new employer. |
April 2022 to June 2022
Full name of applicant |
Title of former Scottish Government role |
Date left/retired from the civil service |
New appointment/employment (including date taken up) |
Scottish Government decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied) |
| Ann McVie |
Deputy Director, Social Security Policy |
14 July 2021 |
Trustee, Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 31 August 2021 |
Approved |
- First published
- 1 February 2021
- Last updated
- 18 July 2022 - show all updates
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