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Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments provides independent advice to former ministers and senior civil servants on appointments they wish to take up after leaving government, ensuring compliance with rules to prevent conflicts of interest.

Communication Overview

Total releases

Number of press releases published by this department during the last 12 months, based on publicly available announcements.
4

Avg per month

Average number of press releases published per calendar month over the last 12 months. This smooths short-term fluctuations in publishing activity.
0.1

Avg word count

Average length of published press releases, measured in words. Calculated only for months where content was published.
217

Avg readability

Average Flesch Reading Ease score across all published press releases. Higher values indicate plainer English. Scores are indicative only and vary by subject matter.
22.1

Friday PM releases

Percentage of press releases published after 3pm on Fridays, relative to the department’s total output during the period.
8.3%

Single-release items

Estimated proportion of announcements published once, without a closely related follow-up release during the same period. This is based on similarity of titles and timing.
100%
Metrics are descriptive only and indicate publication patterns rather than intent or impact.

Releases per month

Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)

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ACOBA’s closure: the new process and contact details for applications under the Business Appointments Rules as of Monday 13 October 2025

ACOBA’s closure: the new process and contact details for applications under the Business Appointments Rules as of Monday 13 October 2025

Friday, 10 October 2025

ACOBA is no longer in operation. Applications for ministers should be sent to the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards. Applications for Crown...

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Baroness Thornton appointed to independent Advisory Committee

Baroness Thornton appointed to independent Advisory Committee

Thursday, 22 August 2024

Baroness (Glenys) Thornton has been appointed as the Labour member of the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments....

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Advisory Committee on Business Appointments – Report 2020 24 ‘The time to restore trust is now’

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments – Report 2020 24 ‘The time to restore trust is now’

Thursday, 18 July 2024

The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA), that provides independent advice to former Ministers and the most senior servants on appointm...

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ACOBA – 2024 General Election period

ACOBA – 2024 General Election period

Wednesday, 05 June 2024

Information about ACOBA's work during the pre-election period. ...

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New Independent Members appointed to the ACOBA

New Independent Members appointed to the ACOBA

Friday, 04 August 2023

New Independent Members appointed to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments...

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Political member Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Political member Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

Wednesday, 05 July 2023

Labour Party Political Member appointed to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments ...

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Contacting ACOBA

Contacting ACOBA

Monday, 04 April 2022

ACOBA now operates a hybrid working model. We are contactable on our usual phone and email channels...

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Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publishes Annual Report 2018 2019 & 2019 2020

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publishes Annual Report 2018 2019 & 2019 2020

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

The independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has today published its annual report for 2018-2019 & 2019-2020...

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New members of Advisory Committee on Business Appointments appointed

New members of Advisory Committee on Business Appointments appointed

Thursday, 07 January 2021

The Cabinet Office has announced today the appointment of new members of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, with effect from 1 January 2...

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Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publishes Annual Report 2017 2018

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publishes Annual Report 2017 2018

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

The independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has published its annual report for 2017-2018....

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New members of Advisory Committee on Business Appointments announced

New members of Advisory Committee on Business Appointments announced

Thursday, 18 January 2018

The Cabinet Office has announced today the appointment of new members of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, with effect from 1 February ...

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Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publishes annual report

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publishes annual report

Tuesday, 19 July 2016

The independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has published its annual report for 2015-16...

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Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publishes Annual Report

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments publishes Annual Report

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

The independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has published its annual report for 2014-15...

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