Quakers lead the way with the Lobbying Act

Friends are the first charity to declare donations under new Lobbying Act

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is the first charity to declare donations under the terms of the new Lobbying Act.

The Society was one of twelve charities to register for the Act, known formally as The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. The Act requires non-party campaigners to declare donations of more than £7,500 spent on campaigning activities.

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