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Tagged by 'Government'

2012

22/05/2012 PRCA urges MPs to back calls for statutory register of all lobbyists
17/05/2012 PRCA welcomes Minister's proposals to Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
09/05/2012 PRCA disappointed with omission of Lobbying Bill in Queen's Speech
13/04/2012 PRCA rejects Government's definition of a lobbyist
11/04/2012 Industry Body welcomes Parliamentary support for all-inclusive lobbying register
02/04/2012 PRCA publishes latest Public Affairs Register
29/03/2012 Public Affairs Group meet Lobbying Minister
26/03/2012 Lobbying Register Separate To Party Funding Warns PRCA
09/03/2012 PRCA to give evidence to Select Committee on Lobbying
29/02/2012 PRCA calls for in-house lobbyists to be included in statutory register of lobbyists
13/02/2012 PRCA calls for greater distinction between APPGs and APGs
09/02/2012 Senior PR figures attend consultation evening for PR apprenticeship scheme
02/02/2012 Bankers' bonuses damaging party reputations
20/01/2012 PRCA Welcomes Government Lobbying Consultation

2011

09/12/2011 PRCA Withdraws From UKPAC
08/12/2011 PRCA & Pearson in Practice to shake up PR careers with first ever Apprenticeship scheme
21/10/2011 PRCA welcomes Joint Committee's proposal to strengthen protection from online defamation in Draft Defamation Bill
18/10/2011 PRCA welcomes lobbying announcement
22/09/2011 PRCA Releases Midlands PR Census Data
07/09/2011 Colin Byrne Joins PRCA Board of Management
15/08/2011 PRCA calls on industry to lobby Parliament re temporary copies
03/08/2011 PRCA welcomes Government endorsement of Hargreaves Review
23/06/2011 PRCA responds to COI abolition
24/05/2011 PRCA responds to Hargreaves Report on UK IP Copyright Law
28/03/2011 New guide on how to improve agency briefing in an integrated world
18/03/2011 PRCA Welcomes Tee Recommendations
10/02/2011 PRCA submission to consultation on COI reform

2010

27/10/2010 PR Profession Launches Procurement Toolkit
21/10/2010 PR Leaders Give Verdict on CSR
06/08/2010 PRCA condemns Pickles' posturing on public sector use of PA consultancy
27/07/2010 Brighton & Hove agency joins PRCA
28/06/2010 PR Leaders' Panel welcomes budget
26/05/2010 Dow Jones to sponsor the 2010 PRCA Awards
12/05/2010 PRCA plans to fight Government call for statutory regulation of lobbyists
07/04/2010 PRCA announces Founding Fellows
25/03/2010 UK's professional lobbyists commit to independent regulation
18/03/2010 PRCA condemns Darling's plan to ban public sector from using lobbyists
10/03/2010 Copyright tribunal rejects NLA challenge
17/02/2010 Threepipe - Cut It Out
10/02/2010 Precise implements Autonomy to deliver enhanced media intelligence
08/02/2010 PRCA Welcomes Conservative Revolving-Door
08/02/2010 PRCA prospers in 2010
01/02/2010 PRCA Intervenes in Copyright Tribunal Case
01/02/2010 PRCA Intervenes in Copyright Tribunal Case

2009

22/12/2009 PR Leaders predict 2010 recovery
10/12/2009 PRCA announces Vice Chairman of the Public Sector Group
23/11/2009 Edelman rejoins PRCA; Robert Phillips joins PRCA Board
17/11/2009 PRCA further strengthens management team
13/11/2009 PRCA to consult membership on Public Affairs Council Working Party proposals
23/10/2009 PRCA welcome Government recognition of self-regulation
19/10/2009 PRCA launches group to bring SMEs together
16/09/2009 Communications association appoints Welsh vice-chairman
15/09/2009 M&S joins PRCA
03/08/2009 Sham consultation not convincing PR leaders to support NLA proposals
07/07/2009 Leading in-house communications teams join PRCA
07/07/2009 Leading in-house communications teams join PRCA
18/05/2009 Precise becomes PRCA media intelligence partner
02/04/2009 9 in 10 agencies have had clients steal ideas from pitches
09/02/2009 In-house Comms teams invited to join PRCA
02/02/2009 PRCA establishes FD Group to support agencies in current economic climate
29/01/2009 PRCA Appoints Marketwire as News Distribution Partner
28/01/2009 PRCA Purchases ComKnow
28/01/2009 PR increasing its share of marketing budgets
16/01/2009 PR consultancies optimistic for 2009
07/01/2009 Lobbying: The art of political persuasion by Lionel Zetter

2008

21/11/2008 PRCA appoints managers for Find A PR Agency service and member recruitment
14/10/2008 Weber Shandwick rejoins PRCA
14/10/2008 PRCA revitalised
14/10/2008 PRCA revitalised
22/09/2008 PR leaders expect Brown to go before next election
15/09/2008 Only 10% of PR companies understand their responsibilities under the new immigration legislation
28/08/2008 Firefly dazzle at PRCA Quiz night
21/08/2008 PRCA and Wilmington announce strategic partnership
06/08/2008 Companies mustn't compromise values for value
28/07/2008 Cirkle Director appointed Chairman of PRCA committee for South East and East Anglia
07/07/2008 Consultancies joining the PRCA at one a week
24/04/2008 Banks and Government need to beware consumers' anger
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