Dame Lin Homer (who served as chief executive of HM Revenue and Customs between 2012 and 2016) has been given advice from The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) about becoming a member of the University of Birmingham Council. This follows her request for the advice on leaving Crown service.
The advice she was given is:
She should not take up this appointment until 29 June 2016; She should not draw on any privileged information available to her from her time in Crown service; For two years from her last day in service, she should not become personally involved in lobbying the UK Government on behalf of the University of Birmingham.