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Inquiry into Lobbying
- This consultation has completed. It ran from Thursday, 1 December 2016 to Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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Response to the consultation
Evidence submitted in response to this Consultation
- 1 Electoral Commission PDF 50 KB View as HTML (2) 13 KB
- 2 Mark Isherwood PDF 66 KB View as HTML (3) 15 KB
- 3 CLA Cymru PDF 163 KB View as HTML (4) 29 KB
- 4 Northern Ireland Assembly Commissioner for Standards PDF 41 KB View as HTML (5) 7 KB
- 5 Association of Professional Political Consultants (APPC) PDF 71 KB View as HTML (6) 20 KB
- 6 Cytûn PDF 68 KB View as HTML (7) 24 KB
- 7 Neil McEvoy AM PDF 142 KB View as HTML (8) 39 KB
- 8 Plaid Cymru PDF 21 KB View as HTML (9) 6 KB
- 9 Cancer Research UK PDF 49 KB View as HTML (10) 11 KB
- 10 Deryn Consulting Ltd PDF 81 KB View as HTML (11) 32 KB
- 11 Unlock Democracy and Spinwatch PDF 264 KB View as HTML (12) 56 KB
- 12 Federation of Small Businesses Wales PDF 44 KB View as HTML (13) 9 KB
- 13 BMA Cymru PDF 50 KB View as HTML (14) 12 KB
- 14 WCVA PDF 62 KB View as HTML (15) 26 KB
- 15 Invicta Public Affairs PDF 50 KB View as HTML (16) 12 KB
- 16 Public Affairs Cymru PDF 106 KB View as HTML (17) 53 KB
- 17 Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) PDF 90 KB View as HTML (18) 34 KB
- 18 Positif PDF 62 KB View as HTML (19) 16 KB
- 19 RSPCA PDF 64 KB View as HTML (20) 17 KB
- 20 Electoral Reform Society Cymru PDF 147 KB View as HTML (21) 31 KB
- 21 Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists PDF 48 KB View as HTML (22) 10 KB
Purpose of the consultation
The
National Assembly of Wales’ Standards
of Conduct Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the current
arrangements relating to lobbying at the National Assembly for Wales.
The
arrangements have been in place since 2013, and there was a commitment to
review these regularly, to ensure that they remain fit for purpose in the
context of a dynamic devolution process. This inquiry is particularly timely
given the introduction of legislation in Westminster and Scotland. The
Committee’s inquiry intends to establish whether it is clear what the citizen
wants to know with regards to lobbying and if so, whether the arrangements in
Wales at present provide enough information, accessibility and transparency?
To
assist with its inquiry, the Committee would welcome your views on whether the
Assembly’s current arrangements relating to lobbying are sufficiently robust
and fit-for-purpose for the Fifth Assembly and in particular;
- Is there a need for change?
- What do you understand by the
term lobbying?
- How is lobbying regulated at the
moment?
- Do you consider yourself a
lobbyist? How is lobbying regulated within your sector at the moment? E.g.
if you are a private business, third sector, professional organisation.
- Have you encountered any
problems with the current arrangements?
- Are there any areas you consider
to be unregulated in this area which pose a risk to the accountability and
reputation of governance in Wales?
- What would you consider to be the impact of introducing a new regime to deal with lobbying?
Invitation
to contribute to the inquiry
The
Committee welcomes responses in English or Welsh.
Submissions
should be no longer than five sides of A4, with numbered paragraphs, and should
focus on matters set out above. Please see guidance
for those providing evidence for committees.
If
you wish to submit evidence, please send an electronic copy (preferably not
in PDF) of your submission to SeneddStandards@Assembly.Wales
Submissions
should arrive by 31 January 2017.
It may not be possible to take into account responses received after
this date.
Disclosure
of Information
The
Assembly’s policy
on disclosure of information is available, please ensure that you have
considered these details carefully before submitting information to the
Committee. Alternatively a hard copy of
this policy can be requested by contacting the Clerk (0300 200 6565).
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