Training

Vote Office Training

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Monday 14 July 2025 | 1pm | 30 min | MS Teams
Vote Office: Understanding the daily business papers (talk & Q&A)
Learn how to navigate the Order Paper and its supporting documents, including information on accessibility. 
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Monday 14 July 2025 | 3pm
VOTE OFFICE TOUR (45 min)
Join us to learn more about the history of the office and the work we do to support Chamber business on a daily basis.
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3pm (45 min): REGISTER

Tuesday 15 July 2025 | 1pm | 30 min | MS Teams
Vote Office: Understanding Bills and legislative documents (talk & Q&A)
Learn about the legislative stages of Bills along with any associated documents and information on accessibility.
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Wednesday 16 July 2025 | 1pm | 30 min | MS Teams
Vote Office: Understanding Select Committee reports and Government policy papers (talk & Q&A)
Learn about the different types of publications released via the Vote Office daily.
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Please get in touch with Iliyan Nanchev if you have any questions or specific requests relevant to your team.

Does the United Kingdom have a constitution?

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House of Commons Library Talk

Session outline

It is often asserted that the UK doesn’t have a constitution, or that it is ‘unwritten’. This talk will test that proposition on the basis of standard constitutional sources.

Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: 10 July 2025
Location: Online
Registration: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=7507

Library Talk: The United Nations at 80

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2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. This talk gives an overview of the United Nations, how its work has evolved over 80 years, and the challenges it faces in the future. The talk will also explore the UK’s role at the United Nations, including as a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council.

Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 26 June 2025
Location: Online via Teams
Registration: via ACT

Library talk: NATO summit preview and the UK armed forces

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The government is expected to set out its defence and foreign policy priorities before the NATO summit. This talk will highlight the key points and lookahead to the main topics of discussion for NATO at its summit on 24-26 June.

Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 19 June 2025
Location: Online Via Teams
Registration: Via ACT

NATO summit preview and the UK armed forces

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House of Commons Library Talk

Session outline

The government is expected to set out its defence and foreign policy priorities before the NATO summit. This talk will highlight the key points and lookahead to the main topics of discussion for NATO at its summit on 24-26 June.

Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: 19 June 2025
Location: Online
Registration: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?f=3479

Library Talk: Tackling violence against women and girls

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Presented by the National Audit Office and the House of Commons Library.

Time: 10:30-11:30
Date: Thursday 5 June 2025
Location: Online via Teams

Over one in four women are estimated to be victims of sexual assault or attempted assault in their lifetime, and one in 12 women are victims of VAWG each year, although the actual number is likely to be much higher. The National Police Chiefs’ Council reported that, in 2022-23, 20% of all police-recorded crime was related to violence against women and girls. Violence against women and girls can have long-term impacts on victims, affecting them physically, mentally, socially and financially. The new government has committed to halve the prevalence of VAWG within a decade as part of its ‘mission’ to make streets safer. The Home Office will lead this mission and is developing a new VAWG strategy. 

In this report, the NAO has examined the Home Office’s leadership of the 2021 “Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls” Strategy (the VAWG Strategy) and the 2022 “Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan” (the Domestic Abuse Plan), to identify lessons to support the delivery of the government’s ambition to halve violence against women and girls. This report looks at how successful the Home Office has been in leading an effective cross-government response to the issue in order to achieve this aim.

To register, please visit this page on the intranet: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/view.php?id=7608

Caseworker Discussion Forum: Ombudsman schemes (UK wide)

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Time: 14:30-15:30
Date: 4 June 2025
Location: Teams

With Donal Galligan (Chief Executive of the Ombudsman Association) and Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) staff, as well as Library specialists covering different ombudsman schemes
Also: Digital Services staff will give a quick update on the Register of Interests for Members Staff service

To register, please visit https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1953