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Really very pleased to see the Scottish Parliament Committee on Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments recommend a light touch but useful Lobbying Register.
This follows the work of Neil Findlay MSP in raising a private members’ bill to introduce such a lobbying register and the support of Unlock Democracy and especially the Electoral Reform Society Scotland in supporting and promoting his bill and raising public support for it. I had some small role in this but the real work was done by the staff at those two campaign organisations and of course, Neil Findlay and his staff who deserve huge credit for pushing an unpopular issue. Also well done to the Scottish Parliament clerking team who took an innovative approach to the public consultation.
This report is worth the subscription fees to the ERS and UD alone.
This follows the work of Neil Findlay MSP in raising a private members’ bill to introduce such a lobbying register and the support of Unlock Democracy and especially the Electoral Reform Society Scotland in supporting and promoting his bill and raising public support for it. I had some small role in this but the real work was done by the staff at those two campaign organisations and of course, Neil Findlay and his staff who deserve huge credit for pushing an unpopular issue. Also well done to the Scottish Parliament clerking team who took an innovative approach to the public consultation.
This report is worth the subscription fees to the ERS and UD alone.
