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Bill · started in the Commons

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act

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.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 17 July 2013 by Mr Andrew Lansley (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act, receiving Royal Assent on 30 January 2014.

What the bill does

<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

  1. 1st reading Commons 17 Jul 2013
  2. 2nd reading Commons 3 Sep 2013
  3. Programme motion Commons 3 Sep 2013
  4. Money resolution Commons 3 Sep 2013
  5. Ways and Means resolution Commons 3 Sep 2013
  6. Committee stage Commons 9 Sep to 11 Sep 2013
  7. Programme motion Commons 8 Oct 2013
  8. Report stage Commons 8 Oct to 9 Oct 2013
  9. 3rd reading Commons 9 Oct 2013
  10. 1st reading Lords 9 Oct 2013
  11. 2nd reading Lords 22 Oct 2013
  12. Committee stage Lords 5 Nov to 18 Dec 2013
  13. Report stage Lords 13 Jan to 15 Jan 2014
  14. 3rd reading Lords 21 Jan 2014
  15. Programme motion Commons 22 Jan 2014
  16. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 22 Jan 2014
  17. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 28 Jan 2014
  18. Royal Assent Unassigned 30 Jan 2014

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 31 Jan 2014.