Elected Technologies will be hosting two free online presentations of the latest version of Caseworker.MP:
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Date: Tuesday 7 October 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Please email support@electedtechnologies.co.uk from your Parliamentary account to sign up to attend.
Virtual training hosted by the Wellness Working Group
Speaker: Maternal Mental Health Alliance
Time: 14:00 – 15:00
Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025
Location: Online via Teams
Join us to hear from the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA) who will provide us with information about how we can help support ourselves, colleagues or constituents who may be struggling with their own, or someone else’s mental health during pregnancy, or beyond.
Please email mpsstaff-wwg@parliament.uk for the details and link.
For the most up-to-date information, please visit the strikes webpage.
Due to planned strike action, severe disruption is expected on the London Underground between Sunday 7 and Friday 12 September, and on DLR services on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 September.
If you need to travel, plan ahead, allow more time for your journey, check the TfL website or use the TfL Go app . You can sign up for notifications in TfL Go to get alerts for major disruptions to travel.
Strikes are planned on the Tube and DLR between 7 and 12 September. If they go ahead, we expect services will be disrupted.
Strike action will also affect some bus routes in west, northwest and southwest London from 05:00 on Friday 12 until 05:00 on Monday 15 September.
Other TfL services, including the Elizabeth line, London Overground and trams, will be running on strike days.
Some services may be unable to stop at all stations or run to their normal destination at times.
Services will be extremely busy
MMSST is excited to announce the launch of its brand-new Career and Progression Hub – your one-stop destination for everything you need to grow, develop, and thrive in your career.
Your career is a journey – and we’re here to help you make the most of it.
This initiative is part of our commitment following the Speaker’s Conference on Employment Conditions – helping Members’ staff feel more connected to the wider parliamentary community and extending House Administration support to you.
What’s Inside the Hub?
How to Access
The Careers and Progression Hub is now live and the link can be accessed from ParliNet.
We are excited to share that the Members and Members’ staff Services Team (MMSST) are planning a roadshow event in Yorkshire and the Humber this October. This forms part of a wider programme of roadshows taking place across the UK throughout the year.
What to expect
The roadshow event is aimed at all Members’ staff and is a valuable opportunity to:
Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.
Help to shape the event
The MMSST are keen to hear from you as we begin to plan the event. Your input will help us tailor the event to your needs.
The roadshow will take place during October 2025. We have not yet confirmed a location for the roadshow, as we are keen to hear your feedback and preferences for location within the region. We are provisionally looking to host the event w.c. 27 October.
Please email MMSST@parliament.uk to register your interest and share your suggestions by Friday 29 August. Please let us know:
Want to find out more about the Bank of England and how it affects your constituents?
The Bank of England is inviting MPs’ staff based in Wales to a briefing session on the work of the Bank at a venue in the centre of Cardiff, taking place on the morning of Tuesday 23 September.
Senior Bank staff will deliver a briefing on the Bank’s responsibilities – including setting interest rates and regulating the banking sector – and how it affects your constituents. The Bank’s Agent in Wales will provide an overview of his work and themes from recent conversations with businesses and community organisations.
With an interest rate decision on 18 September, this will be an ideal opportunity to learn more about the work of the Bank and ask your constituents’ questions. You can learn more about our Agent for Wales here.
We would be grateful if you could share this with any colleagues based in constituency offices in Wales and the surrounding area who may be interested in attending.
The briefing will take in person and online and is for staffers only. Please email ParliamentaryAffairs@bankofengland.co.uk from your parliamentary network account to book a place.
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 18 September 2025
Location: Online via MS Teams
The Casework Discussion Forum takes place each month via MS Teams.
This month’s discussion is about correspondence processes in Government departments and executive agencies.
Cabinet Office staff will provide an overview and outline any particular areas of these processes that have been updated recently and how they may affect Parliamentarians and their staff
The forum is complemented by a dedicated Teams chat which enables you to share ideas and best practice, with support being on hand from the Library should specialist knowledge be required.
You do not have to be a caseworker to attend these sessions – they are open to any Members’ staff who handle casework.
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Excellent links to Westminster and great location for local amenities and social life. House is spacious with large kitchen and small garden.
Rent is £1150pcm before bills, please contact dan.gottschalk@parliament.uk if interested.
The Members and Members’ Staff Services in collaboration with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) are pleased to invite Members’ staff to attend our upcoming roadshow events in Scotland this September.
Event details
The roadshows are open to all Members’ staff. There will be two roadshow events taking place in Scotland:
Both events will follow the same agenda, so please attend the event that is more convenient for you to travel to.
To register to attend please email (MMSST@parliament.uk) and you will be sent an outlook invitation. Please register your interest by Tuesday 2 September.
What to expect
The agenda will include informative presentations from IPSA and the Home Office, as well as updates from the House Administration. The events are also a chance to connect and network with colleagues from other local offices.
For more information, please contact MMSST@parliament.uk
Free webinar from Policy in Practice
Time: 10:30 – 11:45
Date: Wednesday 27 August 2026
Location: Online
Registration: Please click here for full details and registration
Changes to disability benefits are set to affect millions of low income households across the UK. Despite recent government concessions softening the immediate impact, significant changes remain on the horizon, with major implications for councils, NHS services and local support systems.
An increase to Universal Credit and investment in employment support is offset by changes to the health element of Universal Credit, putting additional pressure on already stretched services.
For councils, understanding who will be affected and preparing early will be key to avoiding deepening hardship in their communities.