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Summary of Investigation – Oxford CCW

Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Friday 1st April 2022

Organisation or Person Investigated The University of Oxford Changing Character of War Centre (CCW) Matter(s) Investigated Whether CCW is an unregistered consultant lobbyist Registrar’s Decision CCW has not conducted consultant lobbying activities. Summary of Rationale for Decision This decision is based on substantive assurances from CCW that they have not communicated with Ministers, Permanent Secretaries […]


Registrar’s consultation now extended to 1 April

Category: Consultations - Published on: Monday 28th March 2022

Registrar’s consultation now extended to 1 April


Summary of Investigation – Ensus UK Limited

Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Friday 25th March 2022

Organisation or Person Investigated Ensus UK Limited (Ensus) Matter(s) Investigated Whether Ensus is an unregistered consultant lobbyist Registrar’s Decision Ensus is not a consultant lobbyist. Summary of Rationale for Decision Based on assurances given, that Ensus receives no payment for its role supporting the APPG for British Bioethanol (the APPG), Ensus is not a consultant […]


Summary of Investigation – UKPIA

Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Thursday 24th March 2022

Organisation or Person Investigated UK Petroleum Industry Association Limited (UKPIA) Matter(s) Investigated Whether UKPIA is an unregistered consultant lobbyist Registrar’s Decision Based on assurances given, UKPIA has not conducted consultant lobbying activities. Summary of Rationale for Decision UKPIA provided assurances that no registrable communications have been made in their secretariat role for All-Party Parliamentary Group […]


Register of External Gifts and Hospitality 22/23

Category: External Gifts and Hospitality - Published on: Wednesday 16th March 2022

You can download below a record of all external gifts and hospitality for 2021/23 for the Registrar. Last updated April 2023.


Consultation on the incidental exception and APPG secretariats – 3rd March to 1st April 2022

Category: Consultations - Published on: Thursday 3rd March 2022

A.      About the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists The purpose of the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists is to ensure that there is transparency in the engagement of consultant lobbyists with UK Government Ministers and Permanent Secretaries (and equivalents) on behalf of their clients, in accordance with the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and […]


Privacy Notice for Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists (ORCL) Transparency Data

Published on: Friday 25th February 2022

This notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights. It is made under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).  YOUR DATA  Purpose The purpose for which we are processing your personal data is to publish  transparency data relating to the registrar’s meetings, correspondence, […]


Privacy Notice for Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists (ORCL) Public Consultations

Published on: Thursday 24th February 2022

This notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights. It is made under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).  YOUR DATA  Purpose The purpose for which we are processing your personal data is to obtain the opinions of members of the public, parliamentarians […]


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.


Summary of Investigation – Mr Gary Kent

Category: Investigation summaries - Published on: Thursday 2nd December 2021

Organisation or Person investigated Mr Gary Kent (“Mr Kent”) Matter(s) Investigated Whether Mr Kent is an unregistered consultant lobbyist Registrar’s Decision Mr Kent is not an unregistered consultant lobbyist Summary of Rationale for Decision Mr Kent is not registered for VAT. Registration under the Value Added Tax Act 1994 is one of three conditions that […]


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