Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
Make provision for establishing and maintaining a register of persons carrying on the business of consultant lobbying and to require those persons to be entered in the register; to make provision about expenditure and donations for political purposes; to make provision about the Electoral Commission’s functions with respect to compliance with requirements imposed by or by virtue of enactments; to make provision relating to a trade union’s duty to maintain a register of members under section 24 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; and for connected purposes.
Summary
<p>The Bill </p><ul><li>introduces a statutory register of consultant lobbyists and establishes a Registrar to enforce the registration requirements</li><li>regulates more closely election campaign spending by those not standing for election or registered as political parties </li><li>strengthens the legal requirements placed on trade unions in relation to their obligation to keep their list of members up to date.</li></ul>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Commons
17 July 2013 – 17 July 2013
- 2nd reading· Commons
3 September 2013 – 3 September 2013
- Programme motion· Commons
3 September 2013 – 3 September 2013
- Money resolution· Commons
3 September 2013 – 3 September 2013
- Ways and Means resolution· Commons
3 September 2013 – 3 September 2013
- Committee stage· Commons
9 September 2013 – 11 September 2013
- Programme motion· Commons
8 October 2013 – 8 October 2013
- Report stage· Commons
8 October 2013 – 9 October 2013
- 3rd reading· Commons
9 October 2013 – 9 October 2013
- 1st reading· Lords
9 October 2013 – 9 October 2013
- 2nd reading· Lords
22 October 2013 – 22 October 2013
- Committee stage· Lords
5 November 2013 – 18 December 2013
- Report stage· Lords
13 January 2014 – 15 January 2014
- 3rd reading· Lords
21 January 2014 – 21 January 2014
- Programme motion· Commons
22 January 2014 – 22 January 2014
- Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons
22 January 2014 – 22 January 2014
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords
28 January 2014 – 28 January 2014
- Royal Assent· Unassigned
30 January 2014 – 30 January 2014
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 1282.