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Training: Registering Members’ Financial Interests
Join the Parliamentary Registrar for a training session on how to register Members’ financial interests. Time: 11:30 – 13:00Date: Tuesday 10 December 2024Location: In-Person and OnlineBooking: https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2309
Training: Staying safe and secure across Meta technologies
Meta are hosting a virtual training for MPs and their staffers to showcase the tools they can use to stay safe and secure across Meta technologies next week Friday 6th Dec at 10h00. As part of this training, they will also cover Meta Support Pros, a dedicated support service to address operational and technical issues…
Last posting dates for Christmas
The last recommended posting dates this Christmas are: 1st Class mail: Friday 20 December 2nd Class mail: Wednesday 18 December. Overseas dates may be considerably earlier – see https://www.royalmail.com/christmas/last-posting-dates for details.
Behaviour Code Training for MPs’ Staff
This training is essential for all MPs staff, and it is booked up many weeks in advance. Please do book on to the first available course here: Course: Behaviour Code – Why it matters for all new Members’ Staff. The Behaviour Code outlines clear guidelines on how you should be treated, and how you should…
Refugee Resettlement to the UK: How does it work?
A training session provided by the House of Commons, aimed at Member’s staff caseworkers. Time: 15:00 – 16:30Date: Tuesday 10 December 2024Location: OnlineBooking essential – https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1918 Casework and correspondence to MPs from resettled refugees in constituencies across the UK has grown in recent years as the number of resettled refugees arriving in the UK has…
Men’s Health Awareness stall
10:30 – 15:30 on Tuesday 26 November 2024 To mark Men’s Health Awareness Month, the Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service (PHWS) and Parligender have partnered together with Andy’s Man Club and Prostate Cancer UK. Andy’s Man Club are a charity who raise awareness for men’s mental health by facilitating groups all across the UK and Prostate Cancer…
The Staff Room
Next Wednesday (27 Nov) The House magazine will publish the first edition of a new bi-weekly newsletter, The Staff Room, written by and for MPs’ staff. It will meet the increasing professionalisation needs of its audience; you’ll learn how to support MPs with parliamentary duties, get training and career development tips, manage offices, use parliamentary facilities and much…
Webinar: Introduction to PolicyMogul for Parliamentary Users
Time: 12:00Date: Wednesday 27 November 2024 This online webinar is your chance to learn about the value that PolicyMogul provides for MPs, peers and parliamentary staff. As well as an overview of the platform’s features, we will highlight some best practices related to getting the most out of the platform. Session includes Q&A. PolicyMogul is…
IPSA Consultation – please respond
IPSA has launched a new consultation: ‘Supporting trust in democracy in the new Parliament’. IPSA is consulting on proposed changes to how it regulates and publish MPs’ funding, including changes to the Scheme of MPs’ Staffing and Business Costs. It’s really important that as many MPs and staff as possible respond to the consultation, and…
Calling all Women Councillors
All councillors in the Elect Her community are invited to Join Us Bring a coffee☕/ tea 🍵/ drink🥛🍸of your choice! Choose a time that best matches your schedule… Thursday 21st November, at 1-2pm and also 7-8pm If you haven’t already told us that you’re a councillor tell us here… https://www.elect-her.org.uk/events-workshops/councillors-coffee-nov21 and we’ll email you zoom…