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The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) is independent from government. ACOBA is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Cabinet Office .
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) is independent from government. ACOBA is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Cabinet Office .
Senior Staff
Isabel Doverty
Interim Chair, ACOBA
The Baroness Thornton
Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Mr Michael Prescott
Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Mr Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE
Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Mr Hedley Finn OBE
Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Sarah de Gay
Member of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
Latest Publications
ACOBA’s closure: the new process and contact details for applications under the Business Appointments Rules as of Monday 13 October 2025
News story
Isabel Doverty appointed as the interim Chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
News story
Advisory Committee on Business Appointments – Report 2020-24 - ‘The time to restore trust is now’
Press release
ACOBA's correspondence to all departing ministers - a brief guide to ACOBA
Guidance
Archived ACOBA annual reports 1996-2009
Service
Archived ACOBA site
Service