Kelly, Bernadette - Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport - ACOBA advice

Dame Bernadette left her role at the Department for Transport in June 2025.

The advice linked below was considered and provided by ACOBA before it closed on 12 October 2025. The post was taken up by the applicant on or after 13 October and therefore published after ACOBA’s closure.

The Civil Service Commission did not have a role in providing advice on this application.

Non Executive Director, National House Building Council

Dame Bernadette sought ACOBA's advice about taking up an appointment with the National House Building Council. The letter containing ACOBA's consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in October 2025; and the appointment was announced in November 2025. An accessible version of the letter is available here.