But he said the current set-up - where civil servants work on behalf of different governments - worked well and continuity brought great benefits, citing the example of senior Treasury official Michael Ellam who has worked for Ken Clarke, Gordon Brown and George Osborne.
The legal concept, which dates to the Middle Ages and the days of servants acting on behalf of their masters, requires consideration of how the illegal actions relate to an employee's normal duties, Dolin said.
Mr. Pataki yesterday praised Mr. Marino as "a distinguished New Yorker," adding: "While we had our differences over the years, Senator Marino was a dedicated public servant who worked on behalf of the people of this state for many years".
His recipe for change largely involves the extension of the idea of shareholder value from a merely financial concept into the full range of human wellbeing, with a focus on environmental and other sustainabilities, on corporate responsibility and on "servant leadership" (leadership on behalf of colleagues rather than by domination).
Ex-ministers and former civil servants who lobby on behalf of big companies and other organisations will have to publish their client lists for the first time, under a new crackdown on lobbying.
Smith's move from the regulator to a supermarket he had been regulating in October 2012 was approved by the prime minister after guidance from the advisory committee on business appointments (ACOBA), on condition that Smith did not lobby civil servants or ministers on behalf of Tesco for two years.
The unions, meanwhile, want a similar arrangement to the one agreed on behalf of civil servants and workers in education and the NHS.
And so I believe the best way to continue serving my country is to join President-elect Obama, Vice President-elect Biden, the leaders here, and the dedicated public servants of the State Department on behalf of our nation at this defining moment.
Nor will he lobby government ministers, civil servants or fellow-MPs on behalf of Fluor, let alone about its interest in Sellafield clean-up contracts.
