Business Appointment Rules

This page summarises information about former CPS staff at Senior Civil Service Level 1 and Senior Civil Service Level 2 and its equivalents who have left the Civil Service and are subject to conditions under which their new employment (paid or unpaid) was approved.

2024/2025:

Matthew Cain

Full name of applicant: Matthew Cain

Former CPS role: Interim Chief Digital & Information Officer

Date left the civil service: 31 January 2025

Name of new employer: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Department’s decision on application: Prohibited from any dealings or active engagement with the CPS, on behalf of AWS or any of their clients, for a period of 2 years from last day of service (i.e. until 31 January 2027).