Author: Perry Sally - Private Offices Group -
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Company: Cabinet Office

DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

GIFTS RECEIVED BY SPECIAL ADVISERS  

Any gift from a firm or individual the retail value of which is £25 or more should be surrendered. (Gifts in the form of 	consumables which are over £25 should not normally be accepted). However, if the recipient wishes to keep it the 	Department will assess the value of the gift less £25. If the value is less than £25 and with the agreement of a Deputy 	Director 	staff may keep the gift or, if appropriate, share it among colleagues. The same rules apply to gifts received 	from foreign governments, government organisations or international organisations, except that the level at which a 	gift may be retained, with line management agreement, is £75 retail value.

13 MAY 2010 – 31 JULY 2010

Nil returns for: Adam Smith, Sue Beeby

HOSPITALITY RECEIVED BY SPECIAL ADVISERS

Does not include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; attendance at ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; offers of hospitality which were declined. To help counter any suspicion of corruption or improper conduct, all offers of hospitality should be recorded by the maintenance of a hospitality hard (paper copy) register, which should be maintained by or on behalf of the Deputy Director. Special Advisors should refer to guidance on gifts and hospitality in the “Code of Conduct for Special Advisers” as temporary civil servants.

13 MAY 2010 – 31 JULY 2010

Date of hospitality | Name of organisation | Type of hospitality received
Adam Smith
20 May | News Corporation | Lecture and dinner
24 May | England & Wales Cricket Board | Dinner
18 June | Rugby Football Union | Lunch
13 July | Ladbrokes | Lunch
16 July | BBC | Show
Sue Beeby
9 June | TGL | Lunch
10 June | BBC | Dinner
15 June | Daily Mail | Lunch
24 June | Daily Mirror | Lunch
25 June | The Evening Standard | Drinks
7 July | The Sunday Times | Breakfast
14 July | The Times | Lunch
29 July | McDonald’s | Lunch