Tag: The Public Affairs Board

Public Affairs Board welcomes proposed lobbying code consultation

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Affairs Board – representing a majority of organisations declaring a code of conduct on the Register of Consultant Lobbyists – has welcomed proposals for a new consultation on codes and their relevancy to lobbying. In answer to a question from Jon Trickett MP about codes of conduct and the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists, Kevin Foster MP, Interim Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for the Constitution), Cabinet Office, noted that it was for the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists to determine whether a code of conduct that a registrant…

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Public Affairs Board announces unified Code following industry consultation

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Affairs Board has published a new, unified Public Affairs Code for the industry, following an industry-wide consultation. The Public Affairs Code and its independent Complaints, Determination, and Disciplinary Rules and Procedures will apply to all Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) members that conduct public affairs. The Code comes into effect from Thursday, 28th February, 2019, when the Public Affairs Register next opens for updated transparency and disclosure returns. It is near-identical to the PRCA Public Affairs and Lobbying Code of Conduct and the Association of Professional Political…

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