The Global Consulting Group’s UK Public Affairs practice, formerly Citigate Public Affairs, is one of the UK’s top three public affairs firms. It has offices in London, Edinburgh, and Cardiff. The firm’s consultants have a broad range of expertise and are drawn from the UK’s three princia; political parties, the civil service, the voluntary sector and the institutions of the European Union.

Competition Policy

Our services include the preparation of public policy risk analyses; informal intelligence gathering from stakeholders; advice on actions parties should take with audiences other than the competition authorities; and a communications plan based around the competition timetable.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Our team assists clients to audit, develop and monitor CSR activity and to communicate the activity appropriate to both internal and external audiences.

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Energy, Utilities and E-Commerce

We monitor and advise on key political developments in the energy and utility sectors, in particular on energy efficiency/renewable energy; manufacturing; education and skills; and research and development. We also develop plans to help our clients engage with key political stakeholders.

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Financial Services, Regulation and Markets

We provide advice and support to a wide range of companies and trade associations, to better enable them to play an active part in shaping the political and regulatory environments within which they operate. We offer specialist services including Select Committee training and the drafting of parliamentary written evidence.

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Health & Pharmaceuticals

We represent UK based manufacturers and suppliers of medicines. We work closely with the Department of Health and other bodies involved in the pharmaceutical industry, to ensure that patients continue to receive high quality medicines through the NHS, at affordable prices.

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International & Trade Policy

We provide strategic advice to a number of foreign governments, on trade and human rights issues. Our experience includes international mediation and profile raising with other governments and international institutions.

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Political Intelligence Unit

A key business offering – and an integral ogranizational unit – of the UKPA consultancy is the Political Intelligence Unit (PIU) which provides a monitoring, intelligence, and research-based service of outstanding quality and timeliness. The service ensures that our clients are continuously familiar with developments in the policy areas in which they operate, enabling them to respond immediately to any political or official issue and derive “first mover” business advantage from doing so.

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Public Sector and Local Government

We provide support to a number of local authorities on funding, resource allocation and employment issues. Our services focus not just on local stakeholders, but government departments and national policy advisers. We have achieved significant wins on the removal of local government finance caps, and employer stakeholder relations.

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Transport Policy, Planning and Infrastructure

Our consultants, with over 20 years’ experience in the sector, provide clients with advice on transport franchise bids and support around key government initiatives on planning and infrastructure.

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Voluntary Sector and Charities

Given the specific issues and culture in this area we feel it is important to recruit people with real empathy. We work for a number of charities and voluntary organisations providing them with information on political developments which affect the way they operate, and the issues which they seek to resolve.

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