[3] The Alliance is also campaigning for a mandatory lobbyists register,[4] while the UK Public Affairs Council is a lobby industry body supporting self-regulation.
The UKPAC published its first register in March 2011 and the Alliance was immediately critical, saying an estimated 85-90% of lobbyists were shunning it,[5] and highlighting condemnation by Austin Mitchell MP and others.
[6] Alliance members include charities, campaign groups and a trade union.
Some Alliance members are also supporters of a related European initiative, the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), a coalition concerned with corporate lobbyists' influence on the political agenda in Europe.
The Alliance has received funding via a grant from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust's Power and Responsibility programme, and gets support from coalition members.