Governance and independence
Sponsorship never determines editorial outcomes.
A platform that can be influenced is worth nothing to a regulator, and therefore worth nothing to a sponsor either. Our independence is not a courtesy we extend. It is the asset we are protecting.
What sponsors do not get.
No advance sight of any publication. No approval or review rights over research. No influence over research priorities or findings. No speaker selection in research, policy or closed-door sessions. No termination right if a finding goes against them. No access to participant data, under any circumstances. No preferential access to public authorities.
When research is adverse to a funder, we publish it unchanged.
We notify the sponsor on publication day, not before. They may publish a response alongside it. They cannot terminate for cause. If they withdraw at renewal, we disclose that in our annual report. This will happen. We tell every prospective sponsor so before they sign.
Six bodies, with stated powers and stated limits.
Governing Council
Research & Editorial Board
Regulatory Advisory Council
Industry Advisory Council
Fellowship Advisory Board
Ethics & Integrity Function
The Legum Compliance boundary.
No solicitation takes place on any Dialogue platform, by anyone, including Legum Compliance. Where Legum Compliance has a client relationship material to a research topic, we disclose it in the publication and commission additional independent review.
Every publication discloses its funding source. Our annual report discloses all sponsors, all amounts by band, and any funder exceeding 10% of income. Our annual integrity report discloses substantiated breaches. Our annual impact report includes an honest account of what did not work.
Public authorities pay nothing: no membership fee, no attendance fee, no sponsorship relationship of any kind.