''The Parliamentary Review'' is a British pay-to-publish journal, with organisations having to write their own copy and pay £3,500 for it to be published. The journal is owned by Westminster Publications Ltd, a for-profit venture that is not affiliated with Parliament or the UK government.

History

It was established in 2012 by Daniel Yossman, then a 23-year-old graduate in Russian and business management from the

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was appointed chairman of the publication in 2017, and former home secretary

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was appointed as co-chair in 2018. Previous editions have featured forewords from high-profile politicians such as prime ministers

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and David Cameron alongside chancellor

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and secretaries of state

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, Michael Gove,

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and Damian Hinds. The review also regularly features forewords from the chief executives of industry-leading trade bodies, such as TechUK, the

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, the

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, EEF and the

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. ''The Parliamentary Review'' sends letters inviting organisations to be represented in the publication. It has received criticism for the charges, sometimes up to £4,000, that are made to some of the organisations that take them up on the invitation, as well as for implying that it has links to parliament. This criticism has been highlighted by articles in the national press, including ''

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'', and Schools Week. In particular, the publication and its publishers have been accused of misleading headteachers of schools across England. School leaders have reported being led to believe they were being singled-out for commendation for their good work, but were then asked to stump up thousands of pounds to be featured. In 2019, the Advertising Standards Authority investigated three issues raised against ''The Parliamentary Review'' and on 6 November 2019 upheld the complaints. They concluded that the letters sent to businesses were not clearly identifiable as a marketing communication and that they were misleading in that they gave the impression of being an official government publication. Furthermore, they concluded that the articles within ''The Parliamentary Review'' were advertorials that should have been labelled as advertising.

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