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.
The Bill
- introduces a statutory register of consultant lobbyists and establishes a Registrar to enforce the registration requirements
- regulates more closely election campaign spending by those not standing for election or registered as political parties
- strengthens the legal requirements placed on trade unions in relation to their obligation to keep their list of members up to date.
Last fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk
Progress through Parliament18 stages recorded
Commons
1st reading
17 Jul 2013
Commons
2nd reading
03 Sept 2013
Commons
Programme motion
03 Sept 2013
Commons
Money resolution
03 Sept 2013
Commons
Ways and Means resolution
03 Sept 2013
Commons
Committee stage
09 Sept 2013
Commons
Programme motion
08 Oct 2013
Commons
Report stage
08 Oct 2013
Commons
3rd reading
09 Oct 2013
Lords
1st reading
09 Oct 2013
Lords
2nd reading
22 Oct 2013
Lords
Committee stage
05 Nov 2013
Lords