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Summary of investigation – Centaurus Communications 

Published on: Wednesday 28th December 2022

November to December 2022

Organisation or person investigated

Centaurus Communications 

Matter(s) investigated

Whether Centaurus Communications is a consultant lobbyist

Registrar’s decision

Centaurus Communications is not a consultant lobbyist.

Summary of rationale for decision

Centaurus Communications provided substantive assurance that they have not communicated with government ministers or permanent secretaries on behalf of clients and the work they undertook for the APPG on Alternative Lending was done on a pro bono basis.

Chronology

DateAction
01 NovemberFormal letter from the Registrar to Centaurus Communications giving background on the requirement for registering; asking if their activities fall within the criteria to be registered; with reference to Centaurus Communications website and their previous work for the APPG on Alternative Lending.
02 NovemberResponse from Centaurus Communications regarding their work for the APPG.
15 NovemberLetter from the Registrar to Centaurus Communications asking for further details of the work undertaken for the APPG and when this work was undertaken.
01 DecemberResponse from Centaurus Communications giving a detailed explanation of their work for the APPG.
06 DecemberLetter from the Registrar to Centaurus Communications asking for further details on the information provided on their website.
19 DecemberSubstantive response from Centaurus Communications explaining the information given on their website.
28 DecemberLetter from the Registrar concluding his investigation.

28 December 2022

Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists