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Department for Business and Trade: business appointment rules advice

All outside appointments or employment taken up by former Department for Business and Trade (DBT) staff at senior Civil Service levels SCS1 and SCS2.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Business and Trade
Published:
19 March 2024
Last updated:
2 October 2026
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  1. 'DBT: Business appointment rules advice, April to June 2026' added to the page.

  2. 'DBT: Business appointment rules advice, July to September 2025' added to collection.

  3. 'DBT: Business appointment rules advice, April to June 2025' added to collection.

  4. 'DBT: Business appointment rules advice, January to March 2025' added to collection.

  5. DBT's business appointment rules advice July to September 2024 and October to December 2024 added to collection.

  6. First published.

In July 2026, DBT was replaced by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST).

BIST will continue to publish DBT business appointments rules advice until later in 2026.

This also covers special advisers of equivalent level.

2026

During the period January to March 2026, DBT did not issue any decision on any application submitted under the business appointment rules.

2025

2024

During the period April to June 2024, DBT did not issue any decision on any application submitted under the business appointment rules.

2023

During the period October to December 2023, DBT did not issue any decision on any application submitted under the business appointment rules.

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