Announcements
30 June 2026 - Annual Report 2025 Launch
The Standards Commission has published the Regulation of Lobbying Annual Report 2025.
23 April 2026 - Open House
We hosted an Online Information Session on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Slides from the session can be viewed here.
18 November 2025 - Open House
We hosted an Online Information Session on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Slides from the session can be viewed here.
30 June 2025 - Annual Report 2024 Launch
The Standards Commission has published the Regulation of Lobbying Annual Report 2024.
9 May 2025 - Open House
We hosted an Online Information Session for the Wheel on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Slides from the session can be viewed here.
8 May 2025 - Open House
We hosted an Online Open House Information Session for the Irish Council of Civil Liberties on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Slides from the session can be viewed here
20 September 2024 - Open House
We hosted an Online Information Session for the Wheel on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Slides from the session can be viewed here.
1 July 2024 - Annual Report Launch 2023:
The Standards Commission publishes Annual Report 2023 under Regulation of Lobbying Act.
29 February 2024 - Open House Information Session
We hosted an Online Open House Information Session on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 and the the Lobbying Amendment Act 2023. Slides from the session can be viewed here.
30 June 2023 - Annual Report Launch 2022:
The Standards Commission publishes Annual Report 2022 under Regulation of Lobbying Act.
Open House Information Session - 2 March 2023
We hosted an Online Open House Information Session on the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Slides from the session can be viewed here.
Information Session - March 2022
If you would like more information about the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, please attend one of our Open House Information Sessions.
Next Deadline - 21 September 2022
The next deadline is 21 September 2022 - Returns due for return period 1 May - 31 August 2022
25 June 2020
Standards Commission publishes Annual Report 2020 under Regulation of Lobbying Act
4 February 2021
Top ten things Charities need to know about Lobbying published.
11 November 2020
SIPO publishes submission to Oireachtas Committee about ethics and lobbying rule
Lobbying Regulation Unit hosted it's first online Open House Information Session.
2 July 2020
Top ten things DPOs need to know about lobbying published.
25 June 2020
Standards Commission publishes Annual Report 2019 under Regulation of Lobbying Act
18 March 2020
Notice: Due to the current public health emergency, there are considerable and unavoidable disruptions to the delivery of public services, as well to the work of our own Office. Our staff are continuing to work during this time in all areas of the Commission's remit.
We ask for your patience and cooperation in respect of any unavoidable delays that may result.
25 February 2020
The Standards in Public Office Commission comments on Second Review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015
16 December 2019
The Standards Commission will move premises to 6 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, D02 W773 on 16 December 2019
27 June 2019
The Standards Commission publishes Annual Report 2018 under Regulation of Lobbying Act
11 June 2019
Revised best practices for persons carrying out lobbying actives published
10 May 2019
The Standards Commission publishes its submission to the second legislative review of the Regulation of Lobbying Act
1 January 2019
The Code of Conduct for persons carrying on lobbying activities came into effect