UK ethics watchdog calls for mandatory public register of all government lobbying
The UK government's ethics watchdog, led by Doug Chalmers of the Ethics and Integrity Commission, has called for a fundamental overhaul of transparency laws requiring all lobbying of government ministers, aides, and senior officials to be publicly declared. This includes communications via WhatsApp chats and meetings at party conferences. The review proposes a new register to disclose who is lobbying, which policies they seek to influence, and who in government they are meeting. Chalmers argues the overhaul, which would require major legislation, is crucial to restoring public trust in the standards system.
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The overhaul would require major legislation but Chalmers said it was crucial to help restore trust in the standards system.
All lobbying of government ministers, aides and senior officials should be publicly declared – from WhatsApp chats to party conference meetings – in a fundamental shake-up of transparency laws, the government's ethics watchdog has said.
A review led by Doug Chalmers, the head of the ethics and integrity commission, has called for a new register to highlight who is lobbying, which policies they are seeking to influence and who in government they are meeting.
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