The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has rejected the conclusion of the Boardman Review that requiring everyone seeking to influence public policy to place themselves on a register would be an undue burden. The report says this “may have the have the result of silencing those who would wish occasionally to contribute to a public debate, but are concerned that it might require them to register”. The second part of the Boardman review into the UK’s lobbying regulations – commissioned by the Prime Minister and published yesterday evening – calls for former…
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