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  2. Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade ...

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    The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom introduced in July 2013. [1] The bill was sponsored by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). It was often referred to as "The Lobbying Bill" for short. [2]

  3. Lobbying in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency criticised the decisions saying "self-regulation is no regulation"; they compared the situation to that of MPs Expenses scandal. [7] In August 2009 Transparency International UK received a grant from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to assess the level of corruption in the United Kingdom for the first ...

  4. Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists - Wikipedia

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    The Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists is a United Kingdom independent statutory body set up under the provisions of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. It maintains a register of consultant lobbyists who may operate in the United Kingdom. [1]

  5. Lobby register - Wikipedia

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    A Lobby Registry, also named Lobbyist Registry, Register for Lobby Transparency or Registry of Lobbyists is a public database, in which information about lobbying actors and key data about their actions can be accessed. Its aim is to gain transparency about possible influences of interest groups on Parliamentarians and their staff.

  6. List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 2014

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    An Act to make provision for establishing and maintaining a register of persons carrying on the business of consultant lobbying and to require those persons to be entered in the register; to make provision about expenditure and donations for political purposes; to make provision about the Electoral Commission's functions with respect to ...

  7. Alliance for Lobbying Transparency - Wikipedia

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    The Alliance is also campaigning for a mandatory lobbyists register, [4] while the UK Public Affairs Council is a lobby industry body supporting self-regulation. The UKPAC published its first register in March 2011 and the Alliance was immediately critical, saying an estimated 85-90% of lobbyists were shunning it, [ 5 ] and highlighting ...

  8. Political funding in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Political parties in the UK may be funded through membership fees, party donations or through state funding, the latter of which is reserved for administrative costs. [2] The general restrictions in the UK were held in Bowman v United Kingdom [3] to be fully compatible with Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

  9. Taxpayer-funded lobbying - Wikipedia

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    Taxpayer-funded lobbying by local political subdivisions can take two main forms: direct and association. [12] [13] [14] In the first type, local political subdivisions of the state, such as, cities, counties, and school districts, use public funds to contract directly with a lobbyist to lobby on their behalf at the state or federal legislature.