UK Public Authorities
Public authorities that have been clients of lobbying firms
At least 55 UK public authorities have been clients of lobbying firms in the period 1 Dec 2011 - 29 Feb 20122.
The UK Government has stated plans to tighten the code for public bodies to make certain it “becomes impossible” for “quangos to employ lobbyists from outside in order to lobby the Government”.
Further educational institutions that have used lobbying firms
Local councils that have used lobbying firms
- Belfast City Council
- City of London Corporation
- Devon County Council
- Kent County Council
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Sedgemoor District Council
- Sheffield City Council
- Sunderland City Council
Media organisations that have used lobbying firms
Ministerial departments that have used lobbying firms
Non-ministerial departments that have used lobbying firms
Other public authorities that have used lobbying firms
- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
- Big Lottery Fund
- British Waterways
- Consumer Focus
- Consumer Focus Wales
- Crown Estate
- Electoral Commission
- Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Financial Ombudsman Service
- Financial Services Authority
- Forensic Science Service
- Health and Safety Executive
- Heritage Lottery Fund
- Legal Services Commission
- London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
- Network Rail
- Northern Ireland Tourist Board
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- The Pensions Regulator
- Universities UK
- Water Industry Commission for Scotland
Passenger transport executives that have used lobbying firms
Port authorities that have used lobbying firms
Regulatory bodies that have used lobbying firms
Relating to health / social cares that have used lobbying firms
Research councils that have used lobbying firms
Universities that have used lobbying firms
- Aston University
- Heriot-Watt University
- Lancaster University
- London School of Economics
- London South Bank University
- Open University
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Glamorgan
- University of Liverpool
- University of Oxford
- University of Plymouth
- University of Ulster
University colleges that have used lobbying firms
Public authorities that have been in ministerial meetings
At least 253 UK public authorities have been in ministerial meetings.
Advisory committees that have had ministerial meetings
- Darwin Advisory Committee
- Independent Reconfiguration Panel
- Sustainable Development Commission
- Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group
Executive agencies that have had ministerial meetings
- Highways Agency
- Met Office
- Office for National Statistics
- Ordnance Survey
- Skills Funding Agency
- UK Space Agency
- Wilton Park
Fire and rescue services that have had ministerial meetings
Further educational institutions that have had ministerial meetings
- Bedford College
- Birmingham Metropolitan College
- City and Islington College
- Deeside College
- Kensington and Chelsea College
- Leicester College
- Newcastle College
- Richmond Adult Community College
- Trafford College
- Workers' Educational Association
Higher educational institutions that have had ministerial meetings
Housing almos that have had ministerial meetings
Housing associations that have had ministerial meetings
Local councils that have had ministerial meetings
- Babergh District Council
- Basildon District Council
- Birmingham City Council
- Cheshire East Council
- City of London Corporation
- Cornwall Council
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- East Staffordshire Borough Council
- Essex County Council
- Forest Heath District Council
- Greater London Authority
- Hampshire County Council
- Kent County Council
- Kettering Borough Council
- Lancashire County Council
- Leeds City Council
- Liverpool City Council
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- London Borough of Hounslow
- Manchester City Council
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- Newcastle City Council
- Newham Borough Council
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Sheffield City Council
- Suffolk County Council
- Sutton Council
- West Devon Borough Council
- Westminster City Council
Media organisations that have had ministerial meetings
Ministerial departments that have had ministerial meetings
Museum or galleries that have had ministerial meetings
Nhs trusts that have had ministerial meetings
Non-ministerial departments that have had ministerial meetings
- Export Credits Guarantee Department
- Office of Fair Trading
- Ofsted
- Sport England
- UK Statistics Authority
- UK Trade and Investment
Other public authorities that have had ministerial meetings
- Arts Council England
- Association of Chief Police Officers
- Association of North East Councils
- Audit Commission
- Bank of England
- Big Lottery Fund
- British Antarctic Survey
- British Council
- British Library
- British Waterways
- CDC Group
- Carbon Trust
- Care Quality Commission
- Civil Justice Council
- Commission for the Compact
- Committee on Climate Change
- Committee on Standards in Public Life
- Community Development Foundation
- Competition Commission
- Consumer Council for Water
- Consumer Focus
- Consumer Focus Wales
- Council for Science and Technology
- Design Council
- Directly Operated Railways
- Electoral Commission
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Financial Ombudsman Service
- Financial Services Authority
- Forensic Science Service
- Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority
- Health and Safety Executive
- Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons
- Heritage Lottery Fund
- Higher Education Funding Council for England
- Higher Education Statistics Agency
- Horserace Totalisator Board
- Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
- Law Commission
- Legal Services Board
- Legal Services Commission
- Local Government Association
- Local Government Improvement and Development
- London Councils
- London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
- NHS Confederation
- NHS Shared Business Services
- National Audit Office
- National Forest Company
- Natural England
- Network Rail
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- Ofcom
- Office of Manpower Economics
- Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
- Olympic Delivery Authority
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
- Scottish Enterprise
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Standards for England
- Student Loans Company
- Technology Strategy Board
- The Law Society
- Transport for London
- UK Commission for Employment and Skills
- UK Financial Investments Limited
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
- Universities UK
- VisitBritain
- Women's National Commission
Oxford college or permanent private halls that have had ministerial meetings
Passenger transport executives that have had ministerial meetings
- Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive
- Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive
- West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive
Police authorities that have had ministerial meetings
- Association of Police Authorities
- Devon and Cornwall Police Authority
- Metropolitan Police Authority
- National Policing Improvement Agency
Police forces that have had ministerial meetings
- Bedfordshire Police
- British Transport Police
- City of London Police
- Essex Police
- Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
- Hertfordshire Constabulary
- Metropolitan Police Service
- Sussex Police
Port authorities that have had ministerial meetings
Primary care trusts that have had ministerial meetings
Receives public fundings that have had ministerial meetings
Regional development agencies that have had ministerial meetings
Regulatory bodies that have had ministerial meetings
- Advertising Standards Authority
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Institute of Legal Executives
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- Tenant Services Authority
Relating to health / social cares that have had ministerial meetings
- General Dental Council
- General Medical Council
- General Social Care Council
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
Research councils that have had ministerial meetings
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Medical Research Council
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Research Councils UK
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
Security services bodies that have had ministerial meetings
Special health authorities that have had ministerial meetings
Universities that have had ministerial meetings
- Aberystwyth University
- Anglia Ruskin University
- Aston University
- Bangor University
- Birkbeck, University of London
- Buckinghamshire New University
- Cardiff University
- City University London
- Coventry University
- De Montfort University
- Glyndŵr University
- Imperial College London
- Institute of Cancer Research
- King's College London
- Lancaster University
- London School of Economics
- Loughborough University
- Newcastle University
- Northumbria University
- Open University
- Queen Mary, University of London
- Roehampton University
- School of Oriental and African Studies
- Sheffield Hallam University
- Swansea University
- Teesside University
- University College London
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Abertay Dundee
- University of Bath
- University of Bedfordshire
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bristol
- University of Cambridge
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Dundee
- University of East Anglia
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Essex
- University of Glasgow
- University of Greenwich
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Hull
- University of Kent
- University of Leeds
- University of Leicester
- University of Liverpool
- University of London
- University of Manchester
- University of Northampton
- University of Nottingham
- University of Oxford
- University of Plymouth
- University of Reading
- University of Salford
- University of Sheffield
- University of Southampton
- University of Stirling
- University of Sunderland
- University of Surrey
- University of Sussex
- University of Warwick
- University of Westminster
- University of York
