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Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters

Inquiry

Following the Greensill saga, the Government asked the Committee to undertake post legislative scrutiny of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (“the Lobbying Act”) (HC Deb 14 April 2021, c331).

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Wednesday 6 September 2023.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Fourth Report - Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters
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Correspondence

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Letter from Harry Rich, Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists on the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists - Business Plan 2024-25, dated 13.5.24
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Letter from Alex Burghart MP, Parliamentary Secretary on oral evidence follow-up after the 17.10.23 oral evidence session, dated 31.10.23
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Letter to Rt Hon Oliver Dowden MP CBE, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on Government response to the Committee's and Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014, dated 28.3.23
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Oral evidence transcripts

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17 October 2023
Inquiry Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters
Witnesses Alex Burghart (Parliamentary Secretary at Cabinet Office), Rachel Rayner (Deputy Director for Parliamentary and Constitutional Policy at Cabinet Office), and Eirian Walsh Atkins (Deputy Director for FOI and Transparency Data at Cabinet Office)
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Oral Evidence
6 December 2022
Inquiry Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters
Witnesses Matti Van Hecke (Head of the Secretariat at European Public Affairs Consultancies’ Association), Maria Rosa Rotondo (President at Public Affairs Community of Europe (PACE)), and Vitor Teixeira (Senior Policy Officer at Transparency International EU)
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Oral Evidence
15 November 2022
Inquiry Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters
Witnesses Liam Herbert (Chair of Public Affairs Board Executive Committee at Public Relations and Communications Association), Jon Gerlis (Public Relations and Policy Manager at Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR)), and Harry Rich (Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists at Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists)
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Written evidence

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The Public Relations and Communications Association (LOB0021)
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Transparency International UK (LOB0016)
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Harry Rich (Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists at Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists) (LOB0017)
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