Lobbying Bill Update

The government has agreed a six week delay in debating the Lobbying Bill in the House of Lords to allow further consultation.

This follows pressure from the Commission on Civil Society and Democratic Engagement chaired by former Bishop of Oxford Lord Harries, the NCVO and other leading charities.

NCVO has prepared a briefing document setting out proposals to amend the bill to to reduce the potentially damaging impact it will have on charities.  We have written to NCVO to support their proposals.

The NCVO document can be read in full here.