Some lobbying by companies such as Greensill Capital is not required to be reported in transparency filings
A loophole in the ministers’ code of conduct has allowed officials to keep the lobbying of companies like Greensill Capital off of public records, according to an ex-civil servant, who says ministers are not bound to report unofficial calls, texts and emails.
Gaps in the ministerial code are being scrutinised in the wake of the Greensill lobbying scandal, in which former prime minister David Cameron tried to secure the lender special access to the UK’s largest emergency Covid loans scheme by messaging ministers, including the chancellor Rishi Sunak, and Whitehall officials last year.
