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Who counts as a regulated target
of lobbying?
Westminster’s lobbying regime is not only less regulated
because of who it counts as a lobbyist but also because it
exempts a much larger number of politicians as regulated
targets of lobbying.
The Westminster and Australian federal register are
the only two not to include Members of Parliament, or
equivalent, as part of their regulation. Compared with
the UK, most registers include a greater number of Civil
Servants too. This acknowledges that in昀氀uence occurs at
all levels of government, rather than just at the level of
those directly crafting legislation.
Westminster
Ministers, and Permanent Secretaries
Australia
Ministers, parliamentary secretaries, ministerial staff, civil servants, members of the armed
forces, heads of agencies and persons engaged as entrepreneurs or consultants by an
Australian Government Agency
Canada
Ministers and all their employees, the Leader of the Opposition Of昀椀ce (LOTO) and senior staff
in LOTO, MPs and staff, Senators and staff, Senior Civil Servants, Chiefs of staff within defence
related 昀椀elds
EU
Members of the European Parliament and their assistants, civil servants and other of昀椀cials in
European Union institutions
France
A member of Government, or a member of a ministerial cabinet; a member of the National
Assembly, a senator, a member of the President of the National Assembly’s staff or that of the
President of the Senate, of a member of Parliament, of a senator or of a parliamentary group,
as well as with staff from of昀椀ces of the parliamentary assemblies; A member of the President
of the Republic’s staff; general director, the secretary-general, or their deputy, or a member of
the board or of commissions endowed with powers to impose penalties within independent
administrative authorities or within independent public authorities
Germany
Federal Chancellor and the Federal Ministers, Parliamentary State Secretaries, State
Secretaries, Heads of Directorates-General, Heads of Directorates, and Heads of Division; all
members and groups associated with the Bundestag
Holyrood
First Minister, Cabinet Secretaries and Scottish Law Of昀椀cers, Junior Ministers, Special Advisers,
Permanent Secretaries, MSPs
Ireland
Ministers, members of the two Houses of Parliament, members of the European Parliament,
local executive bodies, special advisers, secretaries-general, CEOs and directors of
departments in local authorities
USA
The Executive Branch: The President, the Vice-President, any civil servant with a position in
the President’s Executive Of昀椀ce, White House staff, cabinet secretaries and their deputies,
and senior employees in government bodies (administrators and assistants) The Legislature:
Members of Congress, elected of昀椀cers of the House of Representatives and Senate, Congress
staff (including both of昀椀ce and committee staff)
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