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‘How to be a Select Committee Member’ – Training Events

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There are two “How to be a Select Committee Member” events taking place this week. If your Member has recently been elected to a Select Committee, they are strongly encouraged to attend. 

Wednesday 23 October 2024, 10am – 10.50am (Macmillan Room, Portcullis House). 

Tuesday 29 October 2024, 10 – 10.50am (Macmillan Room, Portcullis House).

The sessions will cover:

  • practical aspects of committee work, such as the inquiry process and how committees make decisions;
  • meeting procedure and etiquette;
  • and information about the support from specialist teams available.

Members can register to attend these events, by completing this short online form. 

There are also two events for staff coming up: “How to support your Member with select committee work”. These will be really useful if your Member has recently been appointed to a Select Committee. 

  • Wednesday 30 October 2pm to 2.45pm 
  • Tuesday 5 November 11.30am-12.15pm 

These 40-minute sessions will cover:

  • What are select committees and how do they work?
  • How to support a Member who is serving on a select committee?
  • Q&A – ask us anything! 

    To sign up, book via Act.  

Presentation and Q&A: Data protection – hear from the experts

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Time: 10:30 – 12:00

Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024

Location: House of Commons

This is in-person training, and booking is required. You can see more information on ParliNet.

As controllers of personal data under data protection law, Members of Parliament have certain obligations. This session will cover these obligations and how to comply with them, including how to handle sensitive constituent data, requirements for sharing personal data with public sector organisations, and how to respond to Subject Access Requests. Half of the session will be dedicated to answering your questions.

This session will be of particular interest to new Members and new Members’ staff, but will also be useful to others seeking to refresh their knowledge. 

VOTE OFFICE TRAINING THIS WEEK

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Please note that this training is only available to people with a parliamentary network account.

Introduction to the Vote Office (talk & Q&A, 30 min) 

Information on the Vote Office’s full range of services, including parliamentary and 
government papers available from their offices as well as their digital services.

In-person Sessions for Members and Estate-based Members’ Staff

Monday, 14th October, 1pm (In-Person; 30 min): REGISTER

Tuesday, 15th October, 1pm (In-Person; 30 min): REGISTER

Sessions for Members and Constituency-based Members’ Staff 

Location: MS Teams

Monday, 14th October, 11am (MS Teams; 30 min): REGISTER 

Tuesday, 15th October, 11am (MS Teams; 30 min): REGISTER 

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.

Monday, 14th October:

12pm: REGISTER

3pm: REGISTER 

Tuesday, 15th October: 

12pm: REGISTER

3pm: REGISTER 

Wednesday, 16th October:

12pm: REGISTER

3pm: REGISTER 

Thursday, 17th October:

12pm: REGISTER

3pm: REGISTER 

Select Committee training session

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Are you going to be supporting a Member serving on a select committee? Or, do you simply want to understand more about how select committees work?

The Select Committee Team is offering training for Members’ staff on ‘how to support your Member with select committee work’. This is a virtual event, which will be held on Microsoft Teams, and is open to all Members’ staff, whether you are based in Westminster or in the constituency. 

This 40-minute session will consist of a short presentation from committee staff with the remaining time left for questions. We will cover:

•       What are select committees and how do they work?

•       How to support a Member who is serving on a select committee?

•       Q&A – ask us anything!

There are currently two dates available:

•       Wednesday 30 October 2pm to 2.45pm

•       Tuesday 5 November 11.30am-12.15pm

Sign-up via Act – Course: How To Support Your Member With Select Committee Work (learningpool.com)

More dates will be added if there is sufficient demand, please use the waitlist function to indicate your interest if you are unable to attend either of the two dates advertised. 

Whistleblowing Training for MPs and MPs’ Staff

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This training session will be delivered by Protect, a UK independent whistleblowing charity and legal advice centre.

Members of Parliament are designated in the law as people to whom whistleblowers can disclose information about wrongdoing, risks and malpractice. This training aims to help MPs and their staff who may receive concerns understand their role in the process, the protections available and the risks to whistleblowers who may have taken a big step in speaking up.

Time: 10:00
Date: Wednesday 30 October 2024
Location: Online via Teams
Booking and further information: https://parliament.learningpool.com/enrol/index.php?id=2290

October Benefits Newscast

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The Benefits Training Company produces a monthly newscast which features three of their benefits experts discussing the latest benefits news stories including changes to legislation, DWP announcements, relevant case law and guidance. There are links to the sources of the items discussed, and some that aren’t discussed if they think they might help.

In this month’s Benefits Newscast, David, Will and Sarah discuss extrapolating from non-PIP activities; Means-testing winter fuel payments; UC managed migration & passporting; UC managed migration current issues & resources; Carer’s allowance & averaging earnings.

You can also access previous newscasts on their website: https://www.benefitstraining.co.uk/benefits-newscast/

Access to cash and banking Q&A – Caseworker Discussion Forum

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Time: 14:30 – 15:30
Date: Tuesday 8 October 2024
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams

The October 2024 forum will be a Q&A on access to cash and banking – what the public can expect from banks and regulators in maintaining access to cash services. We will be joined by Abbas Panjwani from the Library’s Business & Transport team.

To book, please go here: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/signup.php?s=17909

Free PolicyMogul Webinars

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PolicyMogul is hosting two webinars to introduce parliamentary users to its platform. You can learn more about it, and sign up for the webinars here: https://about.policymogul.com/parliament/

Sessions, including a Q&A will take place on:

  • Friday 11th October, 12:00
  • Tuesday 15th October, 16:00

You can read a bit more about PolicyMogul here: https://w4mp.org/w4mp-guides/researcher-extraordinaire/policymogul-a-free-political-monitoring-and-research-platform/

Q&A on prisons issues – Caseworker Discussion Forum

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Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Date: Thursday 12 September 2024
Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams

The September 2024 forum will be a Q&A on prisons issues. It will be led by Jacqui Beard from the Library’s Home Affairs Section.

To book, please go here: https://parliament.learningpool.com/mod/facetoface/signup.php?s=16700