Regulation of Lobbying and Parliamentary Ethics MP Patricio Vallespin

Fuente imagen. U. S. Term Limits https://www. termlimits Lobby law in Chile

The long road to lobby law 2003 Lagos 2006 Bachelet 2012 Piñera Approved in 2014

Obstacles Definition of lobby activities Who is a lobbyist? No one wants to be called a lobbyist Definition of lobby activities Fuente imagen: Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/03/weird-unusual-lobbying-groups-balloons-prunes-snakes Fuente imagen piedra: Gabworthy http://gabworthy.com/science/a-near-centennial-granny-is-now-a-college-graduate/3/

The Chilean lobby law If you lobby, you are a lobbyist or interest advocate Regulates public authorities Lobby agenda transparency Every person can request a lobby meeting Equal treatment Post-lobby Registry Registry for Gifts and Travels

Public Consultation

Not great, but a breakthrough It is enough to regulate face-to-face meetings? Should we have a pre-registry? Do we need strategies and mechanisms for monitoring and control?

Post-Registry and Open Data

No lobby law leaves space for corruption Fuente imagen 1: Columbia County Observer http://www.columbiacountyobserver.com/master_files/images/2009_Misc_images/16_0713_bribery-corruption-influence-peddling_533x233.jpg No lobby law leaves space for corruption

Fuente imagen: American Society of Mechanical Engenners https://www Ethics in Parliament

Mechanisms to promote ethics Regulate Conflicts of Interests Financial Disclosure Lobby Law Revolving door Commissions of Ethics Regulates Controls Sanctions Office of Ethics Prevention Monitoring Investigation Bicameral Group Homologates regulations = same standards Promotion of ethics and transparency FOIA &Transparency law

Office of Ethics in the Bill DETP Financial & Interests Disclousure Abstention obligations Lobby Full time job Access of Information Claim for non-delivery of public information Confidential information Justified absence Office of Ethics in the Bill

Commissions of Ethics and Transparency Comisiones de Ética y Transparencia Ethical violations Objections to audit reports Challenges of final decisions of the Office of Ethics