Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Friday 26th February 2021
Organisation or Person Investigated Public Policy Projects Limited (“PPP”) Matter(s) Investigated Following a query from a journalist, this investigation was to determine if PPP is an unregistered consultant lobbyist and in particular whether a meeting on 21 August 2020 (“the meeting”) constituted consultant lobbying. Registrar’s Decision Based on the information provided and assurances given, PPP’s […]
Category: Consultations - Published on: Tuesday 9th February 2021
The Registrar has launched a consultation to seek views on guidance, codes of conduct and compliance. The consultation document can be downloaded below. The Consultation will be open until 09 March 2021. Please submit your response to enquiries@orcl.gov.uk.
Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Monday 11th January 2021
Organisation or Person Investigated Portland PR Limited Matter(s) Investigated Whether Portland PR Limited submitted accurate QIRs, particularly non-inclusion of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in their QIR for April to June 2020; and whether George Pascoe-Watson’s discussions with Lord Bethell included undeclared lobbying. This investigation followed a Sunday Times article on 15 November 2020. Registrar’s Decision […]
Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Thursday 17th December 2020
Organisation or Person Investigated Big Innovation Centre (BIC) Matter(s) Investigated Whether Big Innovation Centre (BIC) carries out activities that fall within the terms of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (‘the Act’). Summary of Rationale for Decision BIC provided initial assurances that their activities do not fall within the […]
Published on: Friday 5th October 2018
As the newly appointed Registrar I am looking forward to working with all those with an interest in the transparency of the work of consultant lobbyists with Ministers and Permanent Secretaries on behalf of clients. My core statutory focus is on maintaining an accurate register and I am encouraged that the overwhelming majority of those […]
Published on: Thursday 20th September 2018
Personal note from the Registrar This is my final week as Registrar – I will be standing down at the end of my term on 21 September. I will be handing over to my successor later this week, so there will be no discontinuity. I would like to thank all registrants and stakeholders whom I […]
Published on: Friday 8th June 2018
I wish to confirm that I will be standing down from my role as Registrar at the end of my term of office on Friday 21 September 2018. It has been a privilege to serve as Registrar for the past four years. I established the Register in very short timescales, which required the establishment of […]
Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Thursday 24th May 2018
Summary of investigation August to November 2020 Organisation or person investigated Longevity International (UK) Matter(s) investigated Whether Longevity International (UK)’s activities, relating to the Longevity APPG, are such that they should be entered on the Register of Consultant Lobbyists. Registrar’s decision Based on Longevity International (UK)’s assurances and no evidence to the contrary, Longevity International (UK) is […]
Published on: Monday 26th March 2018
The Registrar attended a conference of European Lobbying registrars hosed by the Irish Lobbying registrar in Dublin on 21/22 March.
Published on: Friday 9th March 2018
Register Update The start of any new calendar year is always the busiest time as the Office is not only processing quarterly returns, but also dealing with collection of the annual registration fee. There are currently 129 registrants on the Register-six were made inactive from 31 December, having decided that they were no longer conducting […]