Engaging with and advising policy makers

We are a leading professional services firm and our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. In fulfilling our purpose, we aim to make a constructive contribution to public policy debates. We believe that our insights can support and inform good policy making, effective opposition and better government, and in doing so we maintain a strict policy of political neutrality. Politicians and policy makers are important stakeholders to business and therefore it is important that we build relationships with them in areas of joint interest. We also engage with politicians, officials and regulators outside of the UK to reflect the international dimension of our firm’s work.

We have a Political Liaison Policy that applies to all UK staff and partners and governs the way that we interact with the main UK political parties. The Political Liaison Committee which oversees this activity meets quarterly, and includes a member of the Executive Committee (ExCo).

The PwC ExCo and our Supervisory Board receive regular updates on our political activity to provide oversight and challenge to our activities. We also consult with our Public Interest Body on political matters when deemed relevant. The involvement of both ExCo and Supervisory Boards and our Public Interest Body ensures that there is engagement, decision making and accountability of our political activities at a senior level.

Our Code of Conduct further outlines the principles which guide our activity. All Partners and employees are required to comply with the Code. We do not make political cash donations nor do we permit them to be made on our behalf. From 1st April 2026, PwC will not provide secondees to political parties. We may, from time to time, sponsor targeted events for example at the annual political party conferences. In considering any assistance (including expenditure on political activities), the PwC ExCo has regard to ethical considerations, the possible impact on clients of the firm and the firm’s overall reputation.

Our Political Activity Policy forbids the employment of elected members of Parliament or of the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We do employ former politicians and civil servants, and we follow all relevant rules and regulations regarding their employment including the Code of Ethics of our own regulatory body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. You can view the Code here.

We are not a lobbying organisation; however, we sometimes communicate with policy makers on behalf of our clients and these conversations can fall within the scope of both the UK and Scottish Lobbying Acts. We have a UK-wide policy which applies to all staff and Partners and they are required to make an annual return confirming that they have complied with the rules if they have any such conversations. You can see our UK lobbying disclosures here and our entry on the Scottish Lobbying Register here. As part of the PwC IL network our activities in Brussels are included within our registration on the European Commission transparency register.

The UK firm is a member of the Professional and Business Services Council (PBSC), an independent forum where the PBS sector and government work together to promote the long-term success of the sector. In June 2026, Marco Amitrano, Alliance Senior Partner for PwC UK and Middle East, was chosen as the Business co-Chair of the Group and is supported by PwC staff to run the Council’s Secretariat. Other members of staff or partners are involved with various subgroups of the Council, contributing to their workstreams.

PwC also supports All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) on a request basis and where we are able to provide valuable contributions to the debate with our involvement subject to the necessary approvals set out by our Political Activity Policy. This support can cover a range of activities including sponsorship, attendance at events, and contributions to specific research projects.

Throughout FY26, the firm engaged with policymakers in a variety of forums:

Across the financial year, the firm’s engagement with policymakers ranged across a number of different issues, including: the Government’s Industrial Strategy, growth, corporate governance and audit reform, skills and tackling economic inactivity, financial services, and AI adoption. 

PwC attended and hosted several events with senior politicians across the year on these topics. For example:

• PwC were joint hosts with TheCityUK to launch the report on the future of financial services, No Time to Lose, attended by Lucy Rigby MP, then Economic Secretary to the Treasury.  

• The firm also hosted Mark Garnier MP, Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury, for an event to talk to PwC staff and partners on the report and the financial services sector alongside TheCityUK.  

• We also hosted a charity event with Kanishka Narayan MP, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for AI and Online Safety, and the 2026 Mayoral Innovation Exchange, featuring English Metro Mayors. 

• The firm has also hosted events through our Politics Network, welcoming Liam Conlon MP and Charlotte Pickles of Re:State to our offices to speak to interested PwC staff and partners.  

Our Senior Partner Marco Amitrano was part of the UK’s delegation to China in January 2026 and the Greater Together Los Angeles delegation in May 2026 to promote investment and business engagement between the UK and foreign partners. 

PwC representatives were present at Liberal Democrat, Labour, Conservative and SNP party conferences in the Autumn of 2025. PwC partners attended Business Days at the Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative party conferences, engaging with frontbench representatives. The firm also partnered with the Institute for Government for a panel discussion at the Labour Party, discussing the importance of technology in supporting place-based public services,

The firm also provided a secondment to the Conservative Party from 4 August 2025 to 27 March 2026. The decision has been taken by the Executive Committee that from 1st April 2026 PwC will not provide secondees to political parties.

Over the course of FY26, we provided submissions to Parliamentary and Government consultations on a range of issues. These included the Cabinet Office consultation on Digital-ID, the Department for Business and Trade consultation on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, and the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee’s consultation on priorities for 2026. The firm has also shared our thought leadership, such as our CEO Survey, AI Jobs Barometer, and Women in Work Index, with policymakers in Parliament, the civil service, and regions / nations. 

On 16 March 2026 Zelf Hussain, Rachael Wilkinson and Toby Banfield of PwC were appointed as Joint Administrators of National Car Parks (“NCP”). The administration of NCP has attracted significant interest from a number of stakeholders. Since appointment we have engaged with a variety of government stakeholders via a mixture of written updates and meetings. Parties we have engaged with have included: the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG); Members of Parliament and local government.