Publication - Transparency data
Appointments or employment of former staff: July 2019 to August 2021
Outside appointments or employment taken up by former staff at SCS1 and SCS2 and equivalents (including special advisers of equivalent standing).
- Published:
- 1 Feb 2021
July 2019 to September 2019
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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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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 to March 2020
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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 & Corporate Services, Transport Scotland |
5 January 2020 |
Director of Finance & Corporate Services, Scottish Qualifications Authority 6 January 2020 |
No restrictions |
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Aileen McKechnie |
Director of Advanced Learning & Science |
28 February 2020 |
Principal and CEO of South Lanarkshire College 2 March 2020 |
No restrictions |
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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 to November 2020
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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
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Special Adviser
|
31 July 2020 |
Policy and Public Affairs Manager, David MacBrayne Ltd 3 August 2020 |
Approved with a 12 month lobbying ban. |
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David Ritchie
|
Head of Scottish Investments, Scottish National Investment Bank Programme |
30 October 2020 |
Executive Director, Partnerships & Engagement, Scottish National Investment Bank |
Approved. |
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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
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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
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May to August 2021
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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 |