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 […]
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 We do not publish information about correspondence with whistleblowers who wish to protect their anonymity nor privileged legal communications.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.
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 […]
Category: News -
Published on: Tuesday 1st July 2025
The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme comes into effect from 01 July 2025. The scheme is a major step in protecting our democracy and society. The political tier requires those carrying out political influencing activities on behalf of a foreign power to register their activities. The enhanced tier requires the registration of a wide range of […]
Category: Corporate documents -
Published on: Wednesday 4th June 2025
2025 to 2026 Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists 1 Horse Guards Road (Room 3.26) London, SW1A 2HQ 020 7271 8827 office@orcl.gov.uk Table of contents Introduction Review of 2024 to 2025 Purpose and 2025 to 2026 objectives. Activity 2025 to 2026 Objective 1: Operate an accurate and accessible Register Objective 2: Provide clear, accessible […]
Category: Investigation summaries -
Published on: Thursday 8th May 2025
April – May 2025 Organisation or person investigated The Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton (“Baroness Bloomfield”) Matter(s) investigated Whether Baroness Bloomfield conducted unregistered consultant lobbying Registrar’s decision Based on information and assurances provided, Baroness Bloomfield has not conducted unregistered consultant lobbying in relation to the matter under investigation. Summary of rationale for decision Based on substantive and […]
Category: Investigation summaries -
Published on: Thursday 8th May 2025
March – May 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 […]
Category: Investigation summaries -
Published on: Wednesday 30th April 2025
April 2025 Organisation or person investigated The Lord Duncan of Springbank (“Lord Duncan”) Matter(s) investigated Whether Lord Duncan conducted unregistered consultant lobbying Registrar’s decision Based on information and assurances provided, Lord Duncan has not conducted unregistered consultant lobbying in relation to the matter under investigation. Summary of rationale for decision Based on substantive and unequivocal written […]
Category: News -
Published on: Tuesday 29th April 2025
There is an ongoing issue with report for the January-March 2025 quarter that we are working onresolving. Whilst we work on resolving this issue an accurate report can be downloaded below.
Category: Investigation summaries -
Published on: Tuesday 22nd April 2025
February to April 2025 Organisation or person investigated Octavius GB Limited (“Octavius”) Matter(s) investigated Whether Octavius conducted unregistered consultant lobbying. Registrar’s decision Based on information and assurances provided, Octavius 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, Octavius […]
Category: Investigation summaries -
Published on: Wednesday 9th April 2025
March – April 2025 Organisation or person investigated The Lord Gadhia (“Lord Gadhia”) Matter(s) investigated Whether Lord Gadhia conducted unregistered consultant lobbying Registrar’s decision Based on information and assurances provided, Lord Gadhia has not conducted unregistered consultant lobbying in relation to the matter under investigation. Summary of rationale for decision Based on substantive and unequivocal written […]
Category: Investigation summaries -
Published on: Friday 28th March 2025
February to March 2025 Organisation or person investigated The Lord Evans of Watford (“Lord Evans”) Matter(s) investigated Whether Lord Evans conducted unregistered consultant lobbying Registrar’s decision Based on information and assurances provided, Lord Evans has not conducted unregistered consultant lobbying in relation to the matter under investigation. Summary of rationale for decision Based on substantive and […]
Category: Investigation summaries -
Published on: Wednesday 26th February 2025
January 2023 – February 2025 Organisation or person investigated The Rt. Hon. Owen Paterson (“Mr Paterson”) Matter(s) investigated Whether Mr Paterson carried on the business of consultant lobbying without being registered. Registrar’s decision That Mr Paterson carried on the business of consultant lobbying while not being registered. Summary of rationale for decision Section 1(1) of […]