Conclusion 16

In rejecting proposals for a statutory code of conduct governing the way in which lobbyists carry out their activities, the Government suggested that the existence of the established industry codes of conduct made it unnecessary. In order to encourage lobbyists—both consultant and in-house—to subscribe to one of the current industry codes of conduct, Ministers should commit to meet only with lobbyists who have done Lobbying and Infuencee post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters 29 so. Likewise, officials covered by the departmental transparency releases should only meet with lobbyists who are included in one of the established industry registers and subscribe to their codes of conduct.