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Correction to Statutory Register of Consultant Lobbyists

The following statement was incorrectly made by Lord Wallace of Tankerness and not Lord Wallace of Saltaire:

My Honourable friend the Minister for the Constitution (Sam Gyimah) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:

Part 1 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 provides for a statutory register of consultant lobbyists. I have made an order to commence the provisions necessary to bring the register into effect on 1 April.

From 1 April, organisations and individuals that engage in consultant lobbying, as defined by the Act, will be required to register, disclose the names of the clients, declare whether they subscribe to a code of conduct and comply with other relevant provisions of the Act.

The Register will be maintained and updated by the independent Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists.