tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications 2025-03-06T06:44:35+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-supports-effective-media-relations-for-parliamentary-officials 2025-03-06T06:44:35+00:00

A one-day training to equip parliamentary officials in Solomon Islands on effective media relations concluded last month.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/enter-our-competition-to-be-ambassador-for-a-day-in-armenia-2025 2025-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

The British Embassy in Yerevan invites female citizens in Armenia aged 18 to 22 to enter a competition to be an Ambassador for a Day.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/removal-of-hereditary-peers-from-parliament-moves-a-step-closer-with-second-reading-in-the-house-of-commons 2024-10-15T11:10:53+01:00

The landmark legislation will remove the right of the remaining 92 hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords and is the largest constitutional reform to the UK Parliament in a quarter of a century

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/democratic-participation-open-letter-to-the-electoral-sector 2024-10-15T00:00:00+01:00

An open letter regarding democratic participation to colleagues in the electoral sector from the Minister for Democracy and Local Growth.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/cabinet-secretary-letter-to-uk-government-ministers 2024-10-03T18:17:37+01:00

A letter from the Cabinet Secretary to all Government Ministers on the Private Members� Bill to enable assisted dying.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-france-local-government-forum-2024-announced 2024-08-05T13:14:02+01:00

The 2024 edition of the UK-France Local Government Forum will take place in Leeds on 12 and 13 December. This will be the third edition of the forum.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-legislation-will-increase-representation-of-female-bishops-in-the-house-of-lords 2024-07-30T00:00:00+01:00

The Government will extend measures to speed up increasing the representation of women bishops within the Lords Spiritual for a further five years.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/british-ambassador-visits-president-of-congress-luis-redondo 2024-03-04T14:28:11+00:00

The British Ambassador, Nick Whittingham, paid a visit to the President of the National Congress, Luis Redondo, to explore initiatives to continue advancing democracy in Honduras.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/bbc-media-action-equip-newsrooms-in-honiara-for-2024-election-coverage 2024-03-04T05:06:41+00:00

A comprehensive two-week training programme focusing on election coverage was organised for journalists by the Media Association of Solomon Islands.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/statement-on-the-security-of-elected-representatives 2024-02-29T15:04:16+00:00

The Security Minister, Tom Tugendhat, on the security of elected representatives and additional funding to protect the democratic process.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/british-ambassador-visits-president-of-congress-nery-ramos 2024-02-23T16:55:07+00:00

The British Ambassador, Nick Whittingham, paid a visit to the President of Congress, Nery Ramos, to find opportunities of collaboration to strengthen Guatemala’s democracy.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/british-embassy-collaborates-with-campaign-for-free-journalism-in-guatemala 2024-02-09T15:20:59+00:00

Campaign denounces the criminalization of journalists that has intensified since last year and has seen several of them persecuted, exiled or detained.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/bbc-media-action-completes-training-in-honiara-on-audience-research 2024-01-16T07:44:01+00:00

Objective of the training is to narrow information gap between voters and media organisations in preparation for General Elections in Solomon Islands.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-minister-lord-benyon-to-attend-inauguration-of-guatemalan-president-arevalo 2024-01-11T15:17:56+00:00

British Minister Lord Richard Benyon will lead the United Kingdom’s delegation to the Presidential inauguration of His Excellency Bernardo Arévalo.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/assistant-parliamentary-counsel-recruitment 2023-11-24T00:00:00+00:00

The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is recruiting talented lawyers! Please see below for further information, including how to apply.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/campaign-highlights-the-role-of-journalism-in-societies-and-democracy 2023-11-22T18:47:51+00:00

Honduras will witness a campaign that aims to underscore the role of journalism in societies and the State's function to guarantee the full exercise of freedom of expression.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/diversity-and-inclusion-at-opc 2023-11-20T14:13:43+00:00

Jenny Munday provides an update on how OPC are continuing to develop their approach to D&I

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/science-and-technology-in-the-kings-speech-2023 2023-11-08T14:59:47+00:00

Parliamentary carry-over of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill and the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill confirmed in yearly speech.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/learning-from-drafters-at-home-and-far-away 2023-10-20T13:31:09+01:00

At OPC, we often collaborate with other legal drafters from all over the globe. Here we discuss working with colleagues from the U.K and commonwealth countries.

tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-parliamentary-counsel 2023-09-29T11:45:06+01:00

A film about working as a Parliamentary Counsel.