Alistair Darling reveals Budget plans to restrict lobbying and PR by public bodies
24 Mar 2010 | by David Singleton
Chancellor Alistair Darling has set out Government plans to crack down on lobbying and PR by state
Chancellor Alistair Darling will launch a severe crackdown on public sector lobbying in next week...Darling will announce a ban on 'arm's-length bodies' hiring external lobbying consultancies when he addresses the House of Commons on 24 March. Under the plans, about 750 state-funded quangos would be affected - including 43 grant-giving organisations, 145 service delivery bodies and 54 regulators ...
Chancellor Alistair Darling has set out Government plans to crack down on lobbying and PR by state
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