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YouGov Poll on House of Lords Reform 23/04/2012
All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 2,349 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 18th - 20th April 2012. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).
Open Up Lobbying: joint letter to Mark Harper 20/04/2012
A letter to the minister in charge of constitutional and political reform Mark Harper calling for the government to strengthen its lobbying transparency proposals.
A3 Sheffield Open Up Lobbying Poster (black and white) 03/04/2012
Please print this off and put it up in your window, staff noticeboard, etc.
A3 Birmingham Open Up Lobbying Poster (black and white) 03/04/2012
Please print this off and put it up in your window, staff noticeboard, etc.
A5 Birmingham Open Up Lobbying Flyer (black and white) 03/04/2012
This flyer has been formatted to fit on one side of A4. Simply print the flyer on both sides of paper and cut along the middle.
A5 Sheffield Open Up Lobbying Flyer (black and white) 03/04/2012
This flyer has been formatted to fit on one side of A4. Simply print the flyer on both sides of paper and cut along the middle.
Unlock Democracy’s response to the Introducing a Statutory Register of Lobbyists consultation paper 21/03/2012
Response to Cabinet Office consultation paper.
Bringing transparency to lobbying 16/03/2012
A briefing note about how a statutory register of lobbying would work prepared by the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency.
Lobbying register sample filing 16/03/2012
We are lobbyists ourselves. We understand the importance of lobbying in informed decision-making. But we want to see it conducted transparently, including our own lobbying. A comprehensive register needn’t be overly bureaucratic. This is what a sample entry might look like.
Evidence to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee on a Statutory Register of Lobbyists 16/03/2012
Unlock Democracy welcomed the government’s commitment to introduce a statutory register of lobbying interests. However, we are disappointed that proposals that took so long to produce are so limited in scope. The Public Administration Select Committee published its report recommending a register in 2008 and it was part of the Coalition Agreement and yet two years into the new Parliament we are only just at the green paper stage. We are particularly concerned that the lack of senior ministerial leadership on this issue had allowed the policy area to drift.