Annex
WAY OF WORKING: GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR ALL
REVIEW TEAMS AND INDEPENDENT ADVISERS
There will be common set of agreed terms of
conditions which will apply across all FSU review programme work:
— all those working on the review will
need to be briefed on general security surrounding government
and No 10 as relevant, and will be subject to the normal security
measures, including personal security "vetting" and
signing the Official Secrets Act;
— the advice offered to the Prime Minister
and the relevant Secretaries of State will be confidential until/unless
they are decided otherwise;
— in addition, advisers and others
working on the review programme should not speak about the content
of their work publicly without agreement;
— advisers may not take related employment
in the review area, for at least 12 months after completion of
their work, without prior consultation with the Director of the
FSU.
Terms for advisers to the PM/FSU
— Individual advisers will normally
be appointed for 12 months in the first instance;
— The PM strategy adviser will be appointed
for three years with the option for review after 12 months;
— The positions will be unpaid; but
reasonable expenses related to the work of the PM/FSU will be
reimbursed.
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