Posts tagged Lobbying Act

New rules on Lobbying will affect charities in the run up to May 2016 Read more

Lobbying (Scotland) Bill – Stage 1 SCVO Briefing 5 January 2016 Key points: To ensure diverse views are still encouraged at Parliament and the voice of smaller third sector organisations is not lost, we urge MSPs to ensure that the Lobbying Bill remains light touch If the... Read more

This is SCVO's response to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's call for views on the Lobbying (Scotland) Bill. The Bill aims to increase transparency of lobbying by introducing a statutory register of paid lobbyists that meet with MSPs and Ministers... Read more

Introduction Passed by the Conservative-led coalition government in January 2014, the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (better known as the ‘Lobbying Act’) significantly amended campaign and election law in the United Kingdom... Read more