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Summary of Investigation – Lord Hammond of Runnymede (‘Lord Hammond’) and Matrix Partners Limited (‘Matrix’)

Category: Investigation summaries - Friday 10th September 2021

Organisation or Person Investigated Lord Hammond of Runnymede (‘Lord Hammond’) and Matrix Partners Limited (‘Matrix’). Matter(s) Investigated Whether Lord Hammond is an unregistered consultant lobbyist, with particular reference to OakNorth Bank PLC (‘OakNorth’). Registrar’s Decision Based on detailed information that Lord Hammond provided about his business activities and on substantive assurances from him, I conclude […]


Summary of Investigation – Quintessentially (UK) Limited

Category: Investigation summaries - Thursday 9th September 2021

Organisation or Person Investigated Quintessentially (UK) Limited and any other companies or subsidiaries of the Quintessentially group (‘Quintessentially’). Matter(s) Investigated Whether Quintessentially is an unregistered consultant lobbyist, with particular reference to media reports about access for Quintessentially subscribers to senior people. Registrar’s Decision That Quintessentially does not need to register, based on the information provided. […]


Summary of Investigation – Three Lines Sport

Category: News - Tuesday 10th August 2021

August 2021 Organisation or Person Investigated Three Lines Sport Ltd and MR Sport and Mark Ramsdale Matter(s) Investigated Whether Three Lines Sport Ltd, MR Sport or Mark Ramsdale (“Mr Ramsdale”) are unregistered consultant lobbyists Registrar’s Decision That the communications Mr Ramsdale disclosed constitute consultant lobbying. The consultant lobbyist(s) whether Three Lines Sport Ltd, MR Sport […]


Annual Report and Accounts 2020-21

Category: Corporate documents - Tuesday 20th July 2021

The Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists’ Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 2020-21 was laid before Parliament on 20 July 2021, having been certified by the Comptroller and Auditor General. You can download a copy below.


Summary of Investigation – Royal Public Affairs (Royal PA)

Category: Investigation summaries - Friday 2nd July 2021

Organisation or Person Investigated Royal Public Affairs (Royal PA) Matter(s) Investigated Whether Royal PA is an unregistered consultant lobbyist Registrar’s Decision That Royal PA does not need to register, based on the information provided, regarding its APPG support and Child Mental Health Charter work. Summary of Rationale for Decision Based on the information provided, Royal […]


Summary of Investigation – Underwoods Solicitors and Law Abroad Limited (Underwoods)

Category: Investigation summaries - Friday 2nd July 2021

Organisation or Person Investigated Underwoods Solicitors and Law Abroad Limited (‘Underwoods’) Matter(s) Investigated Whether Underwoods acted as a consultant lobbyist, including, but not limited to, the employment of a Parliamentary Liaison Officer Registrar’s Decision Based on information provided by Underwoods their activities do not fall within the criteria requiring registration on the Register of Consultant […]


Summary of Investigation – Shout Out UK Ltd (SOUK)

Category: Investigation summaries - Tuesday 15th June 2021

Organisation or Person Investigated Shout Out UK Ltd (SOUK) Matter(s) Investigated Whether SOUK is an unregistered a consultant lobbyist. Registrar’s Decision On the basis of information supplied, SOUK is not acting as a consultant lobbyist. Summary of Rationale for Decision The mainstream work of SOUK is not representing clients, but increasing political literacy among people, […]


Consultation responses and conclusions

Category: Consultations - 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 […]


Business Plan 2021/22

Category: Corporate documents - Thursday 29th April 2021

This document sets out the key priorities of the Registrar to ensure continued compliance with the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 during the 2021-22 financial year.


Update from the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists

Category: News - Tuesday 6th April 2021

As Registrar, my role is to apply the legislation on registration of consultant lobbying activity robustly and fairly. The scope and ambit of registration was defined by parliament in 2014 and remains a matter for government and parliament. Some recent comment has suggested that a number of groups of people, such as lawyers, management consultants […]


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