Call for lobbying bantobe extended
Senior government officials should be banned from political lobbying for up to five years after leaving office, according to findings put forward by the head of the standards watchdog.
The review by the Committee on Standards in Public Life comes amid a number of ongoing parliamentary and government inquiries into standards issues in the wake of the Greensill Capital saga.
Chairman Lord Evans said there were areas requiring "significant reform" amid calls for an overhaul of the system, prompted by David Cameron's lobbying activities on behalf of Greensill.
Under current rules, ministers and top civil servants are effectively banned from lobbying their former colleagues for two years after leaving their post.
However, the report said the "two-year ban may be too short in some cases", and the committee suggests that rules should be amended to allow for a longer ban on lobbying, not exceeding five years.