What You Need to Know About the UK’s New Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

What You Need to Know About the UK’s New Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

• Thursday, April 24, 2025 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM BST

The UK Government has announced that a new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) will launch on July 1, 2025.

FIRS is intended to provide greater transparency regarding foreign influence in UK politics, and will require registration of any agreement or arrangement with a foreign power to carry out or arrange political influence activities at the direction of that foreign power. Among other things, political influence activities will include communications with a wide range of UK public officials, as well as public communications, when those communications have the purpose of influencing UK elections or referenda, UK Government decisions, UK legislators, or the proceedings of UK-registered political parties.

This webinar will be relevant to entities and individuals that could be caught by the new regime, including advertising and marketing firms, communications and public relations firms, consultancy firms, trade associations, think tanks, universities and charities. The webinar will cover: 

• An overview of the key elements of FIRS
• Risks of criminal liability and penalties under the new regime
• Exemptions
• Next steps for entities and individuals that may be subject to registration requirements

We look forward to you joining us.

Presenters

Ian Redfearn, Special Counsel 
iredfearn@cov.com

Event Details

Thursday, 24 April 2025
3:00 - 3:45 p.m. BST
4:00 - 4:45 p.m. CEST
10:00 - 10:45 p.m. EDT

Log-in details will be provided upon registration.

This event is closed to the press.