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Full advisory application

Expert Network Application.

This application is for independent experts who want to provide evidence-led policy advisory work to Alcohol Ltd. It is intentionally detailed because we need to screen expertise, conflicts, lobbying risk, anti-bribery risk and public-duty restrictions before any work is considered.

Before you apply

The Expert Network is not an employment vacancy, membership scheme, lobbying route or guarantee of paid work. Any engagement is considered case by case, scoped in writing and subject to compliance review.

Alcohol Ltd wants independent evidence, sector experience and source-based advice. We do not want active government access, restricted information, private introductions, influence over public decisions, or any activity that would create a bribery, lobbying, conflict or confidentiality risk.

This page is not legal advice. Applicants are responsible for checking their own employment, public-office, professional and legal obligations before applying.

Expertise areas

Alcohol duty, excise, customs, warehousing, movement guarantees and HMRC process
Licensing, temporary event notices, local authority practice, trading standards and premises regulation
Public health policy, harm reduction, consumer protection and responsible retail practice
International trade, tariffs, market access, rules of origin and post-Brexit regulation
Counterfeiting, illicit trade, cross-border fraud, supply-chain controls and enforcement practice
Packaging, extended producer responsibility, sustainability, labelling and environmental compliance
Workforce, skills, hospitality, retail, production, distribution and sector economics
Data, statistics, modelling, academic research, published source review and evidence quality

Detail we need

Pricing, advice types and delivery preferences

Applicants should be specific about what they can provide, what it costs, where they are based and how they can work. Select every relevant option in your written application and add any limits or conditions.

Advisory service types

  • Source review, bibliography and evidence mapping
  • Written policy memo or consultation critique
  • Data, statistics and model review
  • Regulatory, licensing, tax or trade technical briefing
  • Workshop, oral briefing or peer review
  • Practical sector impact assessment

Delivery modes

  • Remote written advice
  • Online video briefing
  • Telephone briefing
  • In-person UK meeting or workshop
  • Site visit or fieldwork
  • International remote or in-person support

Base and coverage

  • City, region, country and time zone
  • Jurisdictions and public authorities you know
  • Travel radius and any overnight travel limits
  • Remote-only, hybrid or in-person availability
  • Languages and specialist datasets
  • Accessibility or security requirements

Pricing and terms

  • Hourly rate in GBP and VAT status
  • Half-day, day-rate or fixed-fee options
  • Minimum booking length or retainer options
  • Travel time, expenses and cancellation terms
  • Urgent, weekend or out-of-hours rates
  • Invoice details and payment terms

Application form

Complete the expert application

Applications that omit pricing, delivery modes, base location, conflicts, public-office history or mandatory declarations cannot be reviewed. Use clear factual answers, cite public sources where possible and explain uncertainty rather than overstating your position.

Complete the form below. Required fields are marked with an asterisk. Use Complete and save after completing each section; draft sections are saved to Alcohol Ltd's Supabase database where configured and are never placed into a URL.

Section 1

Identity and contact details

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Section 2

Expertise profile

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Expertise areas

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Section 3

Advice types and outputs

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Advisory service types you can provide
Output formats you can provide
Evidence basis you can work from

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Section 4

Base location, delivery and travel

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Delivery modes you can support
Primary delivery preference *

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Section 5

Pricing and commercial terms

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Section 6

Conflicts and public-office screening

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Any current or former public-sector role in the last five years? *

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Section 7

Confidentiality, anti-bribery and availability

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Public attribution preference *

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Section 8

Declarations and signature

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Mandatory declarations *

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Submit

Generate application text

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Do not send

  • Cabinet, ministerial, civil service, regulator, local authority or public-body material that is not already public.
  • Private correspondence with officials, regulators, elected representatives, enforcement bodies or public procurers.
  • Client files, trade secrets, personal data, legally privileged material, leaked documents or embargoed papers.
  • Names, direct contact details or meeting-route suggestions for public officials unless already publicly listed and clearly necessary to identify a published source.
  • Any proposal to influence a licensing, procurement, grant, enforcement, inspection or regulatory decision.

Review process

What happens next

No applicant should start work, contact anyone, gather material, book travel or incur costs for Alcohol Ltd until written terms, pricing, expenses and a written scope have been agreed.

  1. 1Initial eligibility check against current public-office and conflict restrictions.
  2. 2Review of expertise, public sources, conflicts, restrictions and proposed advisory areas.
  3. 3Compliance follow-up where public-office history, cooling-off obligations or conflicts need clarification.
  4. 4Written scope, agreed rate, delivery mode, expenses position and deliverables before any paid work is commissioned.
  5. 5Periodic re-screening and removal from the network where conflicts, restrictions or safeguarding concerns arise.

Compliance references

Alcohol Ltd screens the Expert Network against lobbying transparency, anti-bribery, conflicts, confidentiality and public-duty restrictions. These official references are provided for context and do not replace independent advice.

Guidance from the Registrar of Consultant LobbyistsBribery Act 2010 guidanceCivil Service CodeBusiness Appointment Rules for Crown servantsBusiness Appointment Rules for ministers