Lord True reappointed Harry Rich as Consultant Lobbyists Registrar

Harry Rich has been retained as the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists by Minister of State Lord True.

Harry Rich has been retained as the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists by Lord True, Minister of State.

His next tenure will begin on September 22, 2022, and will be for a fixed period of no more than three years with the potential of additional reappointment.

Harry Rich is a governor at the Glasgow School of Art, the chair of the Intellectual Property Office, the chair of the Valuation Tribunal Service, an executive coach, and a business adviser. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute. He also has a law degree but does not now practise law.

The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning, and Trade Union Administration Act of 2014 created the independent, statutory office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists. A registry of consultant lobbyists must be maintained and published by the Registrar.

In cases of non-compliance, the Registrar has the authority to take enforcement action in addition to having a responsibility to monitor compliance with the registration requirement.

The Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists must be run under the direction of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists.

On the website of the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists, you may get more details about the lobbying registration.