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2013

17/05/2013 PRCA prepares to revamp regulation after lack of lobbying register in Queen's Speech
16/05/2013 Creative agency RBH joins PRCA
13/05/2013 PRCA Digital Group announces new members and reviews remit to champion digital in PR
10/05/2013 Contact the Elderly appoints Stand Agency for Golden Jubilee campaign
08/05/2013 QUEEN'S SPEECH - LACK OF LOBBYING REGISTRATION BILL 'INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING'
07/05/2013 PRCA matches Clareville to My 1st Years
03/05/2013 Welsh Assembly Standards of Conduct Committee dismisses statutory lobbying register plans
03/05/2013 PRCA responds to reports the Government will axe the statutory register of lobbyists
01/05/2013 PRCA Midlands Group appoints Clive Reeves as Chairman
29/04/2013 Linstock appointed to public affairs campaign for the Association for Project Safety
29/04/2013 Lobbying Register - CIPR, APPC and PRCA working together
26/04/2013 Eulogy! wins Wildstone Consulting account
22/04/2013 PRCA DARE Awards enter final week for entries
17/04/2013 Supreme Court supports PRCA and Meltwater in landmark blow in favour of internet freedom
09/04/2013 Marketing Birmingham and PRCA unite to 'tell the city's story'
26/03/2013 Lord Chadlington praises regional PR in advance of DARE Awards
25/03/2013 PRCA responds to plans for Leveson exemplary damages amendments
20/03/2013 Over two-thirds of communications experts believe PR for The Budget has been poorly controlled
15/03/2013 PRCA Future of Communications after Leveson conference reveals public anger at press is easing
13/03/2013 The NHS needs good PR "now more than ever"
11/03/2013 PRCA responds to Daily Telegraph article on Councillors lobbying
11/03/2013 PRCA launches DARE Awards across the UK
27/02/2013 PRCA sponsors new national PR campaign competition
21/02/2013 Creative Process Announced as New Training Provider for PR Apprenticeship
20/02/2013 91% of PR experts believe the horsemeat scandal has negatively impacted on future trust in meat products
20/02/2013 PRCA Launches Online Video Channel PRCATV
14/02/2013 PRCA announces Leveson conference featuring Lord Black, welcomes Royal Charter proposal
13/02/2013 Industry-leading PRCA Benchmarking survey goes live 18th February
11/02/2013 PRCA Announces 18 New Fellowships - First Fellows Debate to be held in May 2013
08/02/2013 PRCA and Meltwater defend UK Web users from unintentional copyright infringement in the UK Supreme Court
06/02/2013 Cleveland agency DTW joins the PRCA
30/01/2013 Tanya Joseph and Robert Phillips to head up PRCA's newly-launched Diversity Network
22/01/2013 PRCA TO PARTNER WITH CAPSTONE HILL SEARCH
17/01/2013 Shift from project work back to retainer gives industry optimism in new year
16/01/2013 PRCA launches Intern Guidelines to improve industry standards in treatment of interns
14/01/2013 PRCA to hold PR careers day at Manchester Metropolitan University
11/01/2013 The ICCO and the PRCA announce official partnership with World Communication Forum
08/01/2013 PRCA assumes responsibility for global PR body
07/01/2013 PRCA supports Select Committee Chair's call to Government to act on lobbying
07/01/2013 PRCA responds to the news that Pearson is to exit Pearson in Practice
03/01/2013 PRCA launches January sale on training
02/01/2013 PRCA responds to Times article on APPGs

2012

19/12/2012 PRCA responds to Director of Public Prosecutions' social media guidelines
19/12/2012 Talk PR takes on PR Apprentice
17/12/2012 Willoughby Public Relations joins the PRCA
11/12/2012 The PRCA responds to the Leveson Report
07/12/2012 PRCA launches new Frontline group
05/12/2012 PRCA donates further free training to Taylor Bennett Foundation Trainee Programme
04/12/2012 PRCA In-House Benchmarking Survey 2013 is now live
03/12/2012 Two-thirds of FTSE 100 companies failing on social media
30/11/2012 PRCA appoints new Director of Communications, Policy and Research
29/11/2012 PR industry shows cautious support for Leveson Report recommendations
26/11/2012 PRCA announces new Chairman and unveils 17% annual growth
21/11/2012 PRCA Consumer Group appoints new executives
20/11/2012 PRCA National Conference to define the Future of PR
20/11/2012 The PRCA and YouGov announce Research Partnership
16/11/2012 Fanclub PR upgrades PRCA membership
15/11/2012 PR Leaders' Panel: Entwistle resignation has further damaged the BBC's reputation
14/11/2012 PRCA 2012 Awards celebrate PR excellence
12/11/2012 PRCA responds to Times article
06/11/2012 New Presidents for Women in PR sectoral group
06/11/2012 PR Council elects new Vice-Chairman
05/11/2012 PRCA first professional body to offer new international course
05/11/2012 UK Public Affairs Industry predicts Obama victory in US Presidential Election
02/11/2012 PR Professional Body calls on Government to regulate “revolving door” lobbying
01/11/2012 Scottish Register must treat all lobbyists fairly and equally
30/10/2012 NSPCC in-house team joins the PRCA
25/10/2012 New leadership for PRCA Third Sector Group
24/10/2012 PRCA calls for clarity and consistency from politicians on lobbying register
23/10/2012 3ManFactory joins PRCA as Consultancy Member
22/10/2012 Comms professionals to define the Future of the PR Industry
19/10/2012 PRCA welcomes first African agency member
17/10/2012 2012/2013 PR Council Chairman Announced
16/10/2012 Olympics contributes to further recovery for in-house communications teams
15/10/2012 PRCA responds to MoD lobbying controversy
12/10/2012 ‘Poor' handling of Savile allegations has damaged BBC's reputation
11/10/2012 Client Consultancy Partnership Charter Launched
10/10/2012 2012/2013 PR Council Elected
10/10/2012 PR budgets continue to grow as consultancies build on Olympics boom
08/10/2012 PRCA updates consultancy professionalism audit
04/10/2012 Media Employer of the Year Awards 2012 open for entries
03/10/2012 Chris Bryant MP to discuss the reputation of lobbying at PRCA PA Group event
02/10/2012 PRCA announces PR Council Election
27/09/2012 PRCA Director General appointed Visiting Lecturer
26/09/2012 PRCA looks to 2012-2013 PR Council
26/09/2012 PRCA welcomes VMA Group public affairs survey findings
25/09/2012 PRCA 2012 Awards shortlists announced
20/09/2012 PRCA Property Group appoints new Chairmen
11/09/2012 PRCA calls for Chloe Smith to engage with the lobbying industry
05/09/2012 Deputy Prime Minister promotes PRCA Intern Campaign as Best Practice
04/09/2012 PR trade body welcomes new DCMS appointment
04/09/2012 Expert Board develops in-house qualification offering
30/08/2012 Just a week left to enter UK Social Media Communications Awards
24/08/2012 British press right not to publish Prince's nude photos says PR industry
15/08/2012 Diffusion joins the PRCA and is awarded the Consultancy Management Standard
14/08/2012 Excellent Olympics beats PR Leaders' expectations
08/08/2012 FAPRA matches Clareville Communications with Pabobo
06/08/2012 PRCA warns NLA Code of Practice must be sincere
03/08/2012 Signs of recovery for in-house communications teams in latest PRCA Barometer
31/07/2012 PRCA announces new category of membership
24/07/2012 PR leaders concerned over Olympics travel disruption; but positive about Olympic PR success
19/07/2012 CommsCopyright.com launched to help brands better understand copyright law
16/07/2012 PRCA comments on Cabinet Office statement
13/07/2012 Committee broadly supports PRCA recommendations for statutory register
10/07/2012 Consultancies encouraged to keep pitching as Barometer reveals strong growth figures
10/07/2012 PR industry body defends City lobbying
09/07/2012 PRCA welcomes legislation to regulate collecting societies
06/07/2012 Lobbying minister sets out statutory register timetable at PRCA Summer Party
02/07/2012 Peter Bingle Consulting joins PRCA
28/06/2012 PRCA defends lobbying industry at Electoral Reform Society Conference
27/06/2012 Wikipedia guidance for PR will build mutual understanding
21/06/2012 Over 70% of PR Internships are unpaid reveals joint PRCA/Intern Aware study
19/06/2012 PR leaders call for death of AVEs
19/06/2012 PRCA to consult on broadening public affairs register
12/06/2012 PRCA slams Defamation Bill ahead of second reading in Parliament
11/06/2012 Charities must be included on statutory register of lobbyists claims PRCA
11/06/2012 PRCA introduces new gold standard for in-house communications teams
08/06/2012 PRCA's “Find A PR AGENCY” matches Cow to Hotel.info
07/06/2012 PR industry heads gather for London roundtable
28/05/2012 Three point quality promise for PRCA training
22/05/2012 PRCA urges MPs to back calls for statutory register of all lobbyists
22/05/2012 Best Practice Committee broadly accepts Access Commission's Recommendations
22/05/2012 PRCA members to learn of savings following Copyright Tribunal decision
22/05/2012 PRCA's “Find A PR AGENCY” matches Kindred to BAFTA
17/05/2012 PRCA launches new training portal
17/05/2012 PRCA welcomes Minister's proposals to Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
15/05/2012 PR professionals present at Wikimedia UK AGM
15/05/2012 The end and the beginning - Copyright Tribunal issues final decision
15/05/2012 PRCA and Intern Aware launch Internships in PR survey
09/05/2012 TranslateMedia Offers Dedicated Multilingual Buzz Monitoring Services
09/05/2012 PRCA disappointed with omission of Lobbying Bill in Queen's Speech
08/05/2012 PRCA Public Affairs Group appoint new executive
08/05/2012 PR industry proves to be recession proof according to latest influential research
02/05/2012 BT Group joins the PRCA
24/04/2012 PRCA Midlands Group appoints new executive
16/04/2012 Entries now open for 2012 PRCA Awards
14/04/2012 PRCA quarterly economic barometer points to in-house stability
13/04/2012 PRCA survey shows a boost for the PR industry
13/04/2012 PRCA rejects Government's definition of a lobbyist
11/04/2012 Industry Body welcomes Parliamentary support for all-inclusive lobbying register
11/04/2012 PRCA confirms new senior management team
04/04/2012 PRCA Rejects Complaint against Bell Pottinger Public Affairs
02/04/2012 PRCA publishes latest Public Affairs Register
29/03/2012 Public Affairs Group meet Lobbying Minister
29/03/2012 PR Leaders welcome 2012 Budget
26/03/2012 Lobbying Register Separate To Party Funding Warns PRCA
15/03/2012 PRCA and Meltwater Group battle v NLA saves industry millions
09/03/2012 PR Leaders' Panel reject latest definition of PR
09/03/2012 PRCA to give evidence to Select Committee on Lobbying
01/03/2012 PRCA Careers Day 2012
29/02/2012 PRCA responds to NCVO U-turn on lobbying register
29/02/2012 PRCA calls for in-house lobbyists to be included in statutory register of lobbyists
14/02/2012 PRCA and Meltwater battle v NLA saves industry millions
13/02/2012 PRCA calls for greater distinction between APPGs and APGs
09/02/2012 Senior PR figures attend consultation evening for PR apprenticeship scheme
02/02/2012 Bankers' bonuses damaging party reputations
31/01/2012 PRCA quarterly economic barometer shows in-house confidence weak, but employment prospects stable
26/01/2012 Industry publishes joint report on agency remuneration
23/01/2012 PRCA publishes independent Access Commission's recommendations
23/01/2012 PRCA publishes independent Access Commission's recommendations
20/01/2012 PRCA Welcomes Government Lobbying Consultation
19/01/2012 PRCA welcomes specialist trade body communications consultancy
19/01/2012 PRCA Consultancy Economic Barometer Points to Difficult Period Ahead
19/01/2012 PRCA continues support of Taylor Bennett Foundation Internship Scheme with PR Training
03/01/2012 BIG Partnership joins PRCA as New Year's resolution

2011

09/12/2011 PRCA Withdraws From UKPAC
08/12/2011 PRCA & Pearson in Practice to shake up PR careers with first ever Apprenticeship scheme
07/12/2011 PRCA to investigate complaint against member
05/12/2011 PR Council sets out strategic direction
02/12/2011 PRCA Professional Practices Committee clears RLM Finsbury
29/11/2011 PRCA welcomes TUPE rethink
25/11/2011 PRCA announces 2012-2014 Chairman
21/11/2011 PRCA announces support for Speaker's Parliamentary Placements Scheme
16/11/2011 PRCA Awards 2011 celebrate best in PR
16/11/2011 PRCA and Meltwater take NLA to Supreme Court
09/11/2011 PRCA launches University Partnership with debate at University of Westminster
07/11/2011 PRCA official sponsor of the Golden Hedgehog Awards
07/11/2011 PRCA and Meltwater granted permission to appeal to Supreme Court
03/11/2011 PRCA announces exciting National Conference
26/10/2011 Event: Have we Lost Control? The North West PR Industry Debate
25/10/2011 PRCA Freelancer Network connects consultancies and freelancers
21/10/2011 PRCA welcomes Joint Committee's proposal to strengthen protection from online defamation in Draft Defamation Bill
18/10/2011 PRCA welcomes lobbying announcement
13/10/2011 Deputy Prime Minister supports PRCA - PR Week Campaign to end unpaid internships
10/10/2011 PRCA Trends Barometer, 3rd quarter 2011, reveals uncertain outlook for PR industry
04/10/2011 PRCA launches individual membership
22/09/2011 PRCA Releases Midlands PR Census Data
21/09/2011 PRCA 2011 Awards shortlists announced
20/09/2011 PRCA Launches In-House Benchmarking
13/09/2011 UK Copyright Tribunal hearing begins in Meltwater/PRCA key copyright challe
09/09/2011 PRCA publishes Jane Howard's history of PR consultancy
08/09/2011 PRCA Unveils Scottish PR Census Data
07/09/2011 Colin Byrne Joins PRCA Board of Management
06/09/2011 PRCA to Sponsor Fire Communicators' Conference
06/09/2011 PRCA Announces PR Council Officers
05/09/2011 PRCA Launches Universities PR Partnership
01/09/2011 PRCA halves regional training prices
23/08/2011 PRCA Launches PR Freelancer Portal
22/08/2011 PRCA announces Precise Evaluation Award
17/08/2011 London Riots damage London's reputation
15/08/2011 PRCA calls on industry to lobby Parliament re temporary copies
15/08/2011 PRCA's Francis Ingham elected to Capital's Council for commerce
08/08/2011 PR Council Members Elected
08/08/2011 Mynewsdesk sponsors digital PR award
03/08/2011 PRCA welcomes Government endorsement of Hargreaves Review
27/07/2011 UK Ruling Classifies Millions as Copyright Offenders
26/07/2011 PR Council Voting Underway
14/07/2011 Reputation industry worth £7.5bn to UK economy
12/07/2011 PR Leader's Panel believe the worst is still to come for News International
06/07/2011 Vision Critical announced as PRCA Awards sponsor
23/06/2011 PRCA responds to COI abolition
21/06/2011 The Amber Group to sponsor the 2011 PRCA Awards
20/06/2011 Hollis PR to sponsor 2011 PRCA Awards
20/06/2011 Francis Ingham keynote to MIPAA 2011 PR masterclass
13/06/2011 Meltwater Group announced as Headline Sponsor of this year's PRCA Awards
13/06/2011 PRCA warns changes to defamation law could harm UK PLC
09/06/2011 PRCA embeds evaluation into industry standard
08/06/2011 Alan Milburn supports the PRCA's campaign to end unpaid internships
01/06/2011 PRCA price commitment shakes up training market
24/05/2011 PRCA responds to Hargreaves Report on UK IP Copyright Law
17/05/2011 PR Leaders believe Twitter makes reputation management harder
11/05/2011 PR Leaders believe Coalition will survive Referendum and Local Elections
10/05/2011 PR Leaders say 'No to AV' campaign skillful but dishonest
05/05/2011 PRCA broadens services with new appointments
19/04/2011 PRCA welcomes MD of Tangerine PR as Chairman of its North West group
15/04/2011 PRCA benchmarking survey heralds fragile recovery PR industry
11/04/2011 Weber Shandwick VP Elected Chairman of the PRCA in Scotland
05/04/2011 PRCA Kilimanjaro Trekkers Reach the Summit for Leonard Cheshire Disability
28/03/2011 PRCA to launch best practice tools for PR and Communications teams
28/03/2011 PR Leaders expect budget to stimulate sector
28/03/2011 New guide on how to improve agency briefing in an integrated world
18/03/2011 PRCA Welcomes Tee Recommendations
16/03/2011 PRCA provides free PR Training to Taylor Bennett Foundation Internship Scheme
15/03/2011 Survey highlights massive opposition to web licence scheme
15/03/2011 PRCA makes submission to UK Intellectual Property Review
07/03/2011 FAQ: Newspaper Licensing Agency Dispute - Meltwater and PRCA
07/03/2011 Survey highlights massive opposition to web licence scheme
23/02/2011 PRCA Launches Access Commission
04/02/2011 PRCA grows offering globally through a Training partnership with ICCO
26/01/2011 PR Leaders Positive About 2011 - But Concerned About UK Economy
24/01/2011 PRCA opens for business in the Middle East

2010

18/11/2010 PRCA announces new action on Evaluation
04/11/2010 PRCA forms Northern Ireland regional group
27/10/2010 Biggest Ever PRCA Awards Celebrate PR Excellence
26/10/2010 PRCA Awards First Practical PR Qualification
05/10/2010 PRCA launches designatory letters
27/09/2010 PRCA welcomes Bright One in new partnership to promote PR volunteering
21/09/2010 Reasons to be a member of the PRCA
20/09/2010 PRCA Awards 2010 shortlists announced
02/09/2010 PRCA Announces Latest Recruit
02/09/2010 PRCA to introduce new designatory letters
09/08/2010 PRCA Midlands FrontLine reactivates young PR community
09/08/2010 PRCA and IVCA announce alliance
29/07/2010 Caroline Kinsey elected first PR Council Chairman
27/07/2010 Brighton & Hove agency joins PRCA
23/07/2010 PRCA Chief Executive Commits for 2011/2012
16/07/2010 AMEC and the PRCA announce new evaluation initiative
07/07/2010 PRCA announces ambitious policy agenda
06/07/2010 Reputation Online PRCA Member Column
28/06/2010 PR Leaders' Panel welcomes budget
25/06/2010 PRCA and WPR Announce Agreement
22/06/2010 PRCA announces PR Council
18/06/2010 PRCA endorses AMEC evaluation principles
10/06/2010 Women in PR group opens talks with PRCA
07/06/2010 UKPAC Announce Independent Members
20/05/2010 PRCA announces Leonard Cheshire Disability as first Chairman's Charity
14/05/2010 PRCA/ PCG PR Freelancers Network
06/05/2010 Opinium joins the PRCA's endorsed supplier programme
06/05/2010 PRCA and PCG tie-up creates network for PR freelancers
28/04/2010 PRCA Awards announces impressive sponsorship list
27/04/2010 The PRCA 2010 Awards are now open for entries
07/04/2010 Speed Communications joins PRCA
30/03/2010 Bell Pottinger joins PRCA
22/03/2010 Why register?
11/03/2010 PRCA launches international membership
05/03/2010 PRCA Endorsed Fresh Award Winners Announced
03/03/2010 PRCA calls for improvements to pitching process
24/02/2010 salt PR & PFMA
17/02/2010 salt PR - Pet Obesity: The Reality 2009

2009

16/12/2009 NLA hyperlink tax being challenged in Copyright Tribunal
23/11/2009 Edelman rejoins PRCA; Robert Phillips joins PRCA Board
17/11/2009 PRCA further strengthens management team
02/10/2009 8 October: AGM, Chairmans Dinner & Conference
16/09/2009 Communications association appoints Welsh vice-chairman
07/07/2009 Leading in-house communications teams join PRCA
18/05/2009 Precise becomes PRCA media intelligence partner
02/04/2009 9 in 10 agencies have had clients steal ideas from pitches
12/03/2009 Degrees Vital for PR Career
03/03/2009 84% of PR Leaders' say evaluation makes PR credible
10/02/2009 PRCA phone lines down
09/02/2009 In-house Comms teams invited to join PRCA
02/02/2009 PRCA establishes FD Group to support agencies in current economic climate
28/01/2009 PR increasing its share of marketing budgets
16/01/2009 PR consultancies optimistic for 2009

2008

21/11/2008 PRCA appoints managers for Find A PR Agency service and member recruitment
14/10/2008 Weber Shandwick rejoins PRCA
28/08/2008 Firefly dazzle at PRCA Quiz night
28/07/2008 Cirkle Director appointed Chairman of PRCA committee for South East and East Anglia
20/06/2008 Watch the PRCA National Conference online
11/04/2008 PRCA PR Leaders' Panel calls time on over-servicing
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