Lobbying Act prompts decision at Friends House

Britain Yearly Meeting considers registering as a non-party campaigner

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees are being asked to decide whether BYM should register with the Electoral Commission as a non-party campaigner.

The move is a response to the Transparency of Lobbying Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. The Act requires organisations spending over a certain amount on campaigning activities that could influence how people vote to register as non-party campaigners.

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