Through our work supporting parliamentary groups and policy initiatives, CalComms has helped bring together policymakers, industry experts and stakeholders to inform the development of government policy. CalComms played a central role in establishing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Restorative Justice, securing the support of 30 MPs and Peers to launch the initiative in Parliament. Acting as secretariat, we designed and delivered a Select Committee-style inquiry to exami

During the 2022 withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, CalComms coordinated a national media strategy on behalf of the Afghanistan APPG. This resulted in high-profile broadcast appearances for spokesperson Shabnam Nasimi across leading national programmes including BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme, Good Morning Britain, and LBC’s Cross Question with Iain Dale. Through rapid-response media coordination and strategic messaging, CalComms helped ensure parliamentary perspective

CalComms developed a comprehensive communications plan to support the delivery of a major 2,000-home development, ensuring stakeholders were kept informed about construction activity and associated infrastructure works taking place in their area. The strategy included detailed timelines, stakeholder mapping and key messaging designed to explain both the short-term impacts of construction and the long-term benefits of the development. Engagement was delivered across three key

CalComms joined the planning application team for a regional housebuilder after the scheme had attracted adverse publicity. Working closely with the planning team, CalComms developed a targeted communications strategy designed to demonstrate the level of local support for the scheme. The proposed development included a significant provision of affordable and social housing, and the campaign focused on highlighting this provision. Through a coordinated communications strategy,

CalComms has supported the successful delivery of battery energy storage system (BESS) projects across several regions of the UK, achieving a 100% planning success rate with 9 out of 9 applications approved so far . Working in areas including East Sussex, North Hertfordshire, South Staffordshire and Newcastle, our team provided strategic communications and stakeholder engagement to guide complex energy infrastructure projects through the planning process. Each scheme we have

This year has already been a busy one for CalComms. Two events in the space of a month is no small feat. Following the success of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Semiconductors event in February, we were delighted to host another fantastic gathering in Westminster, this time for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the West Midlands. Held at the Thames Pavilion, the event celebrated the many strengths of the region and championed the role culture plays in shaping the i