With millions of retail and commercial customers across a range of historic brands, providing banking, insurance and other financial services, we are often approached by politicians and other policy-makers to provide our views and help shape public policy.

We also seek to address risks and opportunities emerging from legislation, regulation and wider political activity in order to serve the interests of our customers, colleagues and shareholders.

We do that by engaging with elected representatives at every level, including Parliament, the devolved institutions and local government, as well as civil servants, regulators, trade associations and think tanks, and we do so in a way that is consistent with our values and that meets the expectations of society.

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Constituency insight

We publish regular factsheets for all 650 UK parliamentary constituencies which provide information about our presence and activity in each constituency, economic statistics and details of our responsible business agenda in the local community.

Find your constituency factsheet

Research

We develop research – and work with external bodies to conduct research – to inform public policy debates. This includes:

Agencies

We retain the services of a number public affairs agencies for the purposes of political monitoring and/or strategic advice.

The agencies we work with are members of the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA), and the services provided are recorded on the PRCA’s Public Affairs Register.

The activities of other organisations and agencies which provide strategic advice and lobbying are recorded by the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists.

Trade associations

We are a member of various trade associations which seek to represent their members and shape the banking industry’s or financial services sector’s collective response to regulatory and public policy issues. The main associations in which we participate are listed below:

Group Ambassador Programme


Our Ambassadors are senior leaders from across the Group who represent us in all the regions and nations of the UK. Their role is to help us better understand the specific needs and interests of the places they represent and make sure we are doing what we can to support their region or nation.

They engage with politicians, business leaders, local authorities and charities – among others – to raise awareness about the Group’s activity in the region or nation, and to discuss how we can work together to help the communities and businesses of the UK recover – and prosper.

Vacant position

Vacant        

 

East

 

Esther Dijkstra

Esther Dijkstra

 

South East

 

Follow Esther on Twitter for updates: @LBGambSthEast

Simon Kenyon

 

London

 

Follow Simon on Twitter for updates: @LBGambLondon

Jackie Leiper

Jackie Leiper

 

Scotland

 

Follow Jackie on Twitter for updates: @LBGambScotland

Andrew Asaam

Andrew Asaam

 

Midlands

 

Follow Andrew on Twitter for updates: @LBGambMidlands

Rebecca Heaton

Rebecca Heaton

 

Wales

 

Follow Rebecca on Twitter for updates: @LBGambWales

Catherine Rutter

 

Yorkshire and The Humber

 

Follow Catherine on Twitter for updates: @LBGambYandH

Emily Cox

 

North

 

Follow Emily on Twitter for updates: @LBGAmbNorth

Jim Mcooe

 

Northern Ireland

 

Follow Jim on Twitter for updates: @LBGambNireland

Jeremy Hayward

 

South West

 

Follow Jeremy on Twitter for updates: @LBGambSthWest

Political donations and expenditure

Political donations and expenditure are governed by legislation with which we and our employees must comply. It is our policy not to make political donations to, or campaign on behalf of, any political party in any country.

The Companies Act 2006 sets out what constitutes political donations and expenditure. The definitions are drawn widely and may cover activities that are an accepted part of engaging with our stakeholders but are not designed to support any political party or to influence public support for any political party. As such, at each Lloyds Banking Group Annual General Meeting we seek authority from shareholders to incur political expenditure up to a predetermined limit. This authority is a precautionary measure to ensure that we can continue to support our communities and put forward our views without inadvertently breaching the legislation.

The Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016

The Act provides a definition of ‘regulated lobbying’ and requires that anyone who engages in regulated lobbying records details of their activities on the official Lobbying Register of the Scottish Parliament. The website of the Lobbying Register offers a searchable record of our entries.

News and insight


The latest updates and opinions from across the Group

 

Tackling the skills shortage in the UK property sector

16 November 2023 | David Cleary

Housing Sustainability

Find out how the skills shortage in the housing sector is affecting the number of genuinely affordable properties being built.

Read David's article

Q3 interim management statement

25 October 2023 | Lloyds Banking Group

Group news

Our Q3 interim management statement was presented by William Chalmers, Chief Financial Officer, on 25 October. Watch the presentation webcast and download key documents.

Investor information
 

What can we do to reduce the disability pensions gap?

27 September 2023 | Alison Nicholson

Pensions

More than half (51%) of disabled people aren’t saving enough to afford an adequate lifestyle in retirement.

Read Alison's article
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