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APPC amends Code of Conduct
29 March 2007
APPC tightens its Code of Conduct
At its members’ meeting on 5 March, the Association of Professional Political Consultants added a new clause to its Code of Conduct saying
“Political consultants must disclose the names of clients and consultants in the APPC Register.”
This disclosure is already an obligation on all members of the APPC and is stated as such in the preamble to the Code.
Transparency is one of the main principles of the APPC, and disclosure in the Register is an integral part of this. The Register is published quarterly on the APPC’s website www.appc.org.uk and can be consulted by parliamentarians and others.
Firms that do not disclose the names of their consultants and clients cannot now claim that they adhere to the APPC Code of Conduct.
APPC Chair, Gill Morris, said
“This is an important development for the APPC and will promote greater transparency and clarity in the PA sector. I hope it will encourage firms to join APPC.”