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Consultation on the incidental exception and APPG secretariats March 2022

Category: Consultations - Published on: Thursday 21st April 2022

Registrar’s conclusions – 21 April 2022     From 3 March 2022 to 1 April 2022 the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists consulted on: The incidental exception All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) secretariats Responses to the consultation can be found here.   The Registrar has considered the responses in the context of his duties under the Act and has reached […]


Record of Registrar’s external communications in 2021

Category: Publications - Published on: Thursday 3rd February 2022

This is a record of external communications made by the Registrar, Harry Rich, during 2021. We do not publish information about correspondence with whistleblowers who wish to protect their anonymity nor privileged legal communications. The data is updated monthly.


Consultation responses and conclusions

Category: Consultations - Published on: Thursday 13th May 2021

The Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists consulted on guidance, codes of conduct and compliance in February and March 2021.  You can view the responses received to the consultation and the Registrar’s conclusions in light of those responses, in the following downloadable documents. The Registrar will publish updated guidance in due course and current guidance remains in […]


Summary of investigation – George Freeman

Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Monday 6th October 2025

July to October 2025 Organisation or person investigated George Freeman MP (“Mr Freeman”) Matter(s) investigated Whether George Freeman conducted unregistered consultant lobbying Registrar’s decision Based on information and advice provided, Mr Freeman has not conducted unregistered consultant lobbying in relation to the matter under investigation. Summary of rationale for decision Under the Transparency of Lobbying, […]


New Registrar

Category: News - Published on: Monday 22nd September 2025

Please follow the link to the Announcement for the new Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists https://www.gov.uk/government/news/announcement-for-the-new-registrar-of-consultant-lobbyists


Message from Harry Rich

Category: News - Published on: Monday 22nd September 2025

Harry Rich’s term as Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists ended on 21 September 2025. I end my term of office as I began, with the firm belief that transparent, ethical lobbying contributes to informed and effective public policy. But this sets a challenge for ministers and policymakers to actively seek out a range of voices, not just […]


Summary of investigation – Lord Dannatt

Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Monday 15th September 2025

August to September 2025 Organisation or person investigated The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC (“Lord Dannatt”) Matter(s) investigated Whether Lord Dannatt conducted unregistered consultant lobbying Registrar’s decision Based on information and assurances provided, Lord Dannatt has not conducted unregistered consultant lobbying in relation to the matter under investigation. Summary of rationale for decision Based on […]


Summary of investigation – Labour Infrastructure Forum

Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Wednesday 10th September 2025

July to September 2025 Organisation or person investigated Labour Infrastructure Forum (“LIF”) Matter(s) investigated Whether LIF conducted unregistered consultant lobbying Registrar’s decision Based on information and assurances provided, LIF has not conducted unregistered consultant lobbying in relation to the matter under investigation. Summary of rationale for decision LIF is not registered for VAT and cannot […]


Provisional Summary of investigation – Devo Agency Limited

Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Wednesday 10th September 2025

July to August 2025 Organisation or person investigated Devo Agency Limited (“Devo Agency”) Matter(s) investigated Whether Devo Agency is an unregistered consultant lobbyist. Registrar’s proposed decision Provisional decision that Devo Agency carried on the business of consultant lobbying while not being registered. Note: The Registrar’s proposed decision and the rationale for it set out below […]


Summary of investigation – Hakluyt

Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Tuesday 9th September 2025

July – September 2025 Organisation or person investigated Hakluyt Matter(s) investigated Whether Hakluyt conducted unregistered consultant lobbying Registrar’s decision Based on information and assurances provided, Hakluyt has not conducted unregistered consultant lobbying in relation to the matter under investigation. Summary of rationale for decision Based on substantive and unequivocal written information provided, Hakluyt did not communicate […]


Preferred Candidate Announcement

Category: News - Published on: Monday 1st September 2025

Following a recruitment campaign, the Cabinet Office has announced their preferred candidate for Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists. The current Registrar’s term will end later this month.


FIRS webinar

Category: News - Published on: Monday 1st September 2025

The Home Office will run the final webinar of the grace period for the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme on 10 September. More information is available here. Please note FIRS is not administered by ORCL. 


Register of External Gifts and Hospitality 25/26

Category: External Gifts and Hospitality - Published on: Friday 8th August 2025

You can download below a record of all external gifts and hospitality for 2025/26 for the Registrar. Last updated August 2025


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