MPs to compare UK and EU lobbying regulation
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee examines the regulation of lobbying in the EU in the third session of its post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 inquiry. MPs have heard evidence in previous sessions that the UK’s regime to regulate lobbying activity is weak in comparison with other jurisdictions such as the EU.
Meeting details
The Committee will investigate how EU lobbying rules operate in practice, and the pros and cons of that system. Among the main differences from the UK is that the EU’s Transparency Register of lobbyists includes in-house lobbyists, policymakers, NGOs, think tanks and professional associations and trade bodies. Firms on the Register are also required to comply with a Code of Conduct.
The Committee will also consider the extent to which some of its features should be adopted in the UK.