Transparency! Transparency? Comparing the new lobbying legislation in Ireland and the UK

Sean Keeling; Sharon Feeney; John Hogan

doi:10.1057/s41309-017-0015-z

Transparency! Transparency? Comparing the new lobbying legislation in Ireland and the UK

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This paper analyses the strength of the new laws regulating lobbying in Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK). This examination was conducted using the Centre for Public Integrity's (CPI) "Hired Guns" quantitative method for assessing the stringency of lobbying legislation. These laws were introduced, after years of unfulfilled promises and scandals, in an effort to increase the public's trust in their representative institutions. We find that the Irish Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 offers a slightly higher level of transparency than the UK's Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. Additionally, using the CPI's index allows our findings to be compared with those from other jurisdictions around the world with lobbying regulations in place.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	121-142
Number of pages	22
Journal	Interest Groups and Advocacy
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/s41309-017-0015-z
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2017

Keywords

CPI
Ireland
Legislation
Lobbying
Regulation
United Kingdom

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