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The Campaign for an Independent APPC has been launched and you can read more on the website www.independentappc.co.uk

We, the under-signed, believe the best route forward for the APPC is as an independent self-regulatory body.

The APPC is strong, its revenues secure, its membership and Management Committee has become ever younger and more diverse; and it promotes and protects the ‘gold standard’ Code of Conduct, lobbying register, training, and complaints procedure. It really is difficult to see what problem the PRCA takeover is trying to solve.

The APPC has successfully embedded a culture of ethical practice amongst its members in the UK over 25 years, and an Independent APPC is the best way to ensure this continues. So we support the campaign for an Independent APPC and look forward to implementing plans after the vote to deliver an even better APPC for members, large and small and from all countries and regions of the UK.

Supporters (including some signing in a personal capacity) include

Burhan Al-Gailani, Brands2Life, Head of Public Affairs

David Beamer, Brevia Consulting, Founder and Managing Director

Michael Burrell, former APPC Chair

Darren Caplan, RIA, Chief Executive, former APPC Vice Chair

Alex Challoner, Cavendish Communications, Managing Director and Founder

Tom Curtin, Curtin & Co, Chief Executive & Founder

Karen Freel, Perspectiva Consultants, Director

Alex Deane, FTI, Senior Managing Director; and Dan Hamilton, FTI, Managing Director, Strategic Communications – Public Affairs

Phil Hall, Association of Accounting Technicians, Head of Public Affairs & Public Policy

Lucy Holbrook, Pagefield, Partner

Havard Hughes, former APPC Vice Chair

Nick Lansman, Political Intelligence, Founder and Chairman, former APPC Vice Chair

Robbie MacDuff, former APPC Chair

David McCullough, Riverside, Managing Director

Graham McMillan, Teneo Blue Rubicon, Principal

Matt Palutikof, GK Strategy, Account Director

Emily Wallace, former APPC Vice Chair

Simon Whale, Luther Pendragon, Managing Director