Bell Pottinger guilty of ethical failure in Gupta campaign, UK regulator finds
'Many of our clients would look at this and not use agencies which have been kicked out of the association for unethical behaviour'
25 August 2017 - 07:34
Former Gupta spin doctors Bell Pottinger could see an exodus of clients after a UK regulatory body found them in breach of their code of ethics. The UK-based Public Relations and Communications Association found the company breached at least one of their ethical codes, though the full ruling on Bell Pottinger's conduct will be released only early next month. The company is a member of two public relations regulatory bodies, they being the association and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR).
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