Post-legislative scrutiny: The Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016

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- Membership Changes
- Introduction
- Section 50 Review
- Committee Scrutiny
- Consultation on draft report
- This report
- The Impact and Operation of the Act to date
  - Transparency and engagement
  - Administrative impact
  - Impact on lobbying activity
  - Compliance and identification of undue influence
- The status quo or legislative reform
  - Types of communications
  - Clarification on video-conferencing
  - Extension to other groups, including senior civil servants
  - Publication of diaries and calendars
  - Expenditure/costs of lobbying
  - Exemptions to "regulated lobbying"
  - Exemption of communications made to a Member for constituency or region
  - Exemption of communications made on request
  - Exemption of communications by small organisations
  - Exemption of communications without payment
  - Making changes to the exemptions
  - Reporting timescales
- Non-legislative improvements
  - Public accessibility to the register and search function
  - Bulk Uploads
  - Pre-populated entry fields and repetitive information
  - Switching accounts
  - Mobile app
  - Improvements to the Lobbying Register
  - Lobbying Register guidance
  - Requests for clarification and a tone and language guide
  - Allowing returns for lobbying activity which organisations feel should be captured
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Inclusion Scotland, written submission. (2020, August 28). Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=984665037

Public Relations and Communications Association, written submission. (2020, August 28). Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=556174359

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, written submission. (2020, August 28). Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=102739491

Association for Scottish Public Affairs (ASPA). (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=506990860

Friends of the Earth Scotland, written submission. (2020, August 28). Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=241589247

For Women Scotland, written evidence. (2020, August 28). Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=873336979

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Paths for All. (2020, February 15). Written submission. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/Paths_for_All_v2.pdf

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Lobbying Register Team. (2020). Follow-up correspondence. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/Email_from_the_Lobbying_Registrar_to_Clerks_of_the_PAPLS_Committee.pdf

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Financial Memorandum. (2015). Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S4_Bills/Lobbying%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill82ENS042015.pdf

Poppy Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=841014863

NFU Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=790170492

ASPA. (2021). Consultation response. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/ASPA_v2.pdf

MND Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=237019587

RNIB. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=662425722

Food and Drink Federation Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=127218006

Lobbying Register. (2019). Annual Report. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/LobbyingRegister/Scottish_Parliament_Lobbying_Register_Annual_Report_2019.pdf

Shelter Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=538208160

SCVO. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=39447501

Support in Mind. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=881453821

FSB. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=164890976

CBI Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=272133799

Lobbying Register Team. (2021, February 16). Written submission. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/LR_21.02.16_Letter_to_PAPLS_-_comments_of_draft_report.pdf

Association of British Insurers. (2021, February 14). Consultation response. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/Association_of_British_Insurers_v2.pdf

SCVO. (2021, February). Consultation response. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/SCVO_-_Lobbying_Act_Draft_Report_Response_v2.pdf

SALT. (2021, February). Consultation submission. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/Scottish_Alliance_for_Lobbying_Transparency_(SALT)_v2.pdf

Minister for Parliamentary Business and Veterans. (2021). Consultation response. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/Graeme_Dey_to_PAPLS_050221.pdf

Lobbying Registrar. (2021, February 16). Consultation response. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/LR_21.02.16_Letter_to_PAPLS_-_comments_of_draft_report.pdf

ScotlandIS. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=154730909

Law Society of Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=885646545

Scottish Parliament. (2020). SPICe summary of evidence. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/PAPLS_Lobbying_Act_Review_summary_of_evidence_(002).pdf

Neil Findlay. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=432998474

Inclusion Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=984665037

Paths for All. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=795268090

Homes for Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=988161898

Community Pharmacy Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=12845177

Scottish Information Commissioner. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=458893569

Scottish Land and Estates. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=874583620

Association of the British Pharmacutical Industry. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=661247243

Consultation submission. (2021, February 14). Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/Association_of_British_Insurers_v2.pdf

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Scottish Environment LINK. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=1031862060

Scottish Government. (2020). Ministerial travel and gifts. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/collections/ministerial-engagements-travel-and-gifts/

Message Matters. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=581132315

Transparency International UK. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=844982091

Elaine Fraser. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=737712519

MurrayBlackburnMackenzie. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=63286526

Electoral Reform Society. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=664387049

Minister. (2020, December). Correspondence. Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Public_Audit/General%20Documents/GDey_PAPLS_1812.pdf

Parliamentary Guidance. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/LobbyingRegister/2018.02.22ParliamentaryGuidance1stEdition.pdf

Helen McDade. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=77028054

Annual report, page 28. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/LobbyingRegister/Scottish_Parliament_Lobbying_Register_Annual_Report_2019.pdf

Scottish Grocers' Federation. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=889100761

The Church of Scotland. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=32265139

Chartered Institution of Public Relations. (2020, August 28). Written submission. Retrieved from https://yourviews.parliament.scot/papls/lobbying-act-review/consultation/view_respondent?uuId=876958346

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