tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271830114306661208.post7965732230996061068..comments2023-10-08T11:25:55.378+01:00Comments on PRCA - Leading industry thought: Chris Whitehouse Is Just WrongFrancis Inghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13768866389056676224noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271830114306661208.post-51165730439172470942010-09-13T19:26:39.798+01:002010-09-13T19:26:39.798+01:00Francis, with respect, and as confirmed by Officia...Francis, with respect, and as confirmed by Officials to me today, you are wrong in your assertions. It is not Government policy to require registrants to belong to a self-regulatory body or to adhere to a code of practice. Hopefully we may persuade Government otherwise during the course of the coming consultation.Chris Whitehousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271830114306661208.post-80982541792068904772010-09-13T14:33:44.243+01:002010-09-13T14:33:44.243+01:00Sorry Chris, but everyone who is on the register w...Sorry Chris, but everyone who is on the register will be held accountable by at least one Code of Conduct. That's been made pretty clear all along, and is obvious to everyone who's followed the debate.Francis Inghamhttp://www.prca.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7271830114306661208.post-54971840456461286862010-09-13T11:10:26.862+01:002010-09-13T11:10:26.862+01:00It is rather disingenuous of Francis Ingham to sug...It is rather disingenuous of Francis Ingham to suggest that the Codes of the APPC, PRCA and CIPR will deliver the sanctions necessary to deal with all those who may be included in a statutory register of lobbyists should they act unethically. The APPC in particular has observed repeatedly that the majority of those who should be considered "lobbyists" in the wider sense and should be required to register are not members of any one of those three bodies and so are not covered by their Codes. Facts indeed do afford, Francis, a more sound basis for debate.Chris Whitehousenoreply@blogger.com