Parliamentary Reform training programmes

Parliamentary Reform programmes and workshops

+44(0)20 7470 9100 | [email protected]

Parliamentary reformOur expertly taught and participative parliamentary sector programmes help you support necessary change in your parliamentary system.

We offer the following open programmes:

• Parliamentary Administration: Benchmarking against UK and European Parliaments

• Statecraft for Newly Elected Members• Parliamentary Reporting• The Complete Legislative Drafter• Translating Policy into Legislation• Legislative Drafting: A Blended Approach• Managing Government Protocol: Etiquette,

Procedures and Logistics

Who are these programmes for?Members of Parliament or Senate, legislative drafters, parliamentary counsel, protocol, travel and security officers, lawyers, policy makers and legal officers.

About usRIPA International’s experience spans 90 years of supporting public service management and capacity building initiatives around the globe. We work with national and federal governments, ministries and departments, central banks, wider finance and justice organisations in line with their specific strategic requirements.

Open learning programmes Our open programmes are ideal for developing the skills and knowledge of senior professionals within your organisation. Practical in focus and interactive in delivery, they are designed to achieve strategic objectives.

Tailored solutionsWe also recognise that sometimes organisations are presented with unique development needs that require a customised solution. For these situations we offer programmes at our training facility in London or in a country of your choice.

Parliamentary Administration: Benchmarking against UK and European Parliaments

This study tour offers an in-depth examination of the operation of parliamentary administration at Westminster. The parliamentary development that it provides enables participants draw on the experience of those who provide the administrative underpinning of one of the busiest parliaments in the world. The United Kingdom Parliament at Westminster is regarded by many as the foundation of representative democracy and the ultimate authority on parliamentary procedure.

Participants will have the opportunity to visit the Houses of Parliament; gaining a unique opportunity to hear from some of Westminster’s most senior administrators. They will explain how they have dealt with a period of fundamental re-organisation and how they plan to respond to future demands. This programme actively encourages real dialogue between participants and speakers.

What you will learn:

• Recognise the changes made to the UK’s parliamentary administration and learn how to implement them

• Fine tuning legislative processes, parliamentary procedures and the day-to-day running of government

• Implement reforms to achieve value for money and increase efficiency

Benefits of attending:

• Question administrators at Westminster on the day-to-day functioning of one of the busiest parliaments in the world

• Observe first-hand how procedural experts are keeping pace with the demands that typically affect Parliament

• Examine the workings of your own Parliament against the background of developments at Westminster and consider how to contribute to its improved efficiency

A selection of our programmes and workshops Statecraft for Newly Elected Members

Being elected as a Member of Parliament or Senate is a great honour, but it is a responsibility for which most new Members have little prior preparation or training. While systems of government vary around the world, many of the principles and challenges faced by Members are very similar. To perform the roles of representation, legislation and scrutiny in an effective way requires a wide range of skills and an ability to reconcile competing demands.

This workshop offers newly elected Members the opportunity to identify and develop the skills they need in order to perform their roles in a more effective, incisive and fulfilling way. Through a series of lectures, discussions and study tours and practical exercises led by highly experienced experts in parliamentary process, it will help equip new Members with some of the key skills – and build confidence at this critical juncture in a politician’s development.

What you will learn:

• The key principles of legislative process • Legislative drafting, including drafting of amendments • How to play an effective role on a scrutiny committee • Serving constituents and making effective representation• How to deal with conflicts of interest and demands on

your time and expertise• Standards, privilege and contributing to anti-corruption

practices • Public relations, the use of social media and speechwriting

essentials

The final programme will be honed to reflect the priorities of the participating delegates and can be tailored to meet the specific challenges of women Members.


• Examine and debate the key issues facing Members in the wide range of roles that they perform, and apply the experience and knowledge gained to your own parliamentary role

• Identify and develop necessary skills to help perform your roles as an elected Member more effectively

• Experience the working of the Houses of Parliament and meet informally with MPs and peers to share experiences

To reserve your place or obtain further details on any of our programmes or workshops, contact us now on +44(0)20 7470 9100 or email [email protected] quoting “PARL15”

Duration: 1 week Fees: £2,300

Dates: 19 Oct - 23 Oct | 7 Dec - 11 Dec

Duration: 2 weeks Fees: £3,850

Dates: 2 Nov - 13 Nov

Additional Module Study Tour to the European Parliament, Brussels

An opportunity to compare and contrast UK and European Parliamentary administration. Find out more on our website www.ripainternational.co.uk

Dates: 16 Nov - 18 Nov | Fees: £2,200

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The Complete Legislative Drafter

This comprehensive programme aims to provide the tools and techniques to enable you to gain a full understanding of what it takes to be a complete, effective and efficient legislative drafter.

During the first module you will carry out a series of exercises that will provide you with the analytical skills required to convert policy into legislation and gain an understanding of the way legislation should be drafted and structured.

This is followed by Legislative Drafting; a blended learning programme that combines a two-week classroom based workshop with subsequent e-learning modules that participants can complete in their own local environment. This aspect of the programme will focus on the individual development of your practical skills, and equip you with the knowledge to put into effect the techniques introduced in classroom seminars.

What you will learn:• Identify the different stages of the legislative process• Apply the principles of good policy making• Analyse policy for the purposes of drafting legislation• Prepare and plan your draft• Avoid commonly made mistakes in drafting• Negotiate constitutional constraints• Incorporate law revision and law reform


• Appreciate how legislation comes into being• Be able to work better with those whose task it is to

formulate policy or to draft legislation• Improve your ability to read and construe legislation• Be more aware of the constitutionality of proposed

legislation

Translating Policy into Legislation

Good quality legislation is understandable and accessible. Poor quality legislation is often neither and can incur heavy political, economic, social and environmental costs. This workshop aims to develop an understanding of the analytical skills required to convert policy into legislation; and to demonstrate the ways in which legislation should be effectively drafted and structured. Participants will be encouraged to put learned skills into practice in a series of written exercises.


• Understand the principles behind good policy making• Understand the processes involved in analysing policy,

from a legislative drafter’s viewpoint• Work more efficiently with those whose task it is to

formulate policy or to draft legislation

Legislative Drafting

This blended programme provides participants with a unique distance learning experience. It begins with a two-week classroom based workshop in London, where participants will complete the first module. Then they can complete the remaining modules within the following three months from their own local environment using the Online Learning Centre set up by RIPA International.

Designed by the late Professor Keith Patchett, Emeritus Professor of Law at University of Wales, and facilitated by Roger Rose, formerly First Parliamentary Counsel in Kenya, this programme provides you with both the knowledge and the practical skills to be an effective legislative drafter.


• Support legislative process through more effective training

• Understand why legislation is structured the way it is• Advise interested departments on the scope and effect

of legislation with greater confidence

Duration: 3 weeks + online Fees: £6,495

Dates: 14 Sep - 2 Oct

To reserve your place or obtain further details on any of our programmes or workshops, contact us now on +44(0)20 7470 9100 or email [email protected] quoting “PARL15”

A selection of our programmes and workshops

Translating Policy into Legislation

Legislative Drafting: A Blended Approach

Duration: 2 weeks classroom + 3 months online Fees: £5,950

Dates: 21 Sep - 2 Oct

Duration: 1 week Fees: £2,300

Dates: 14 Sep - 18 Sep | 7 Dec - 11 Dec

OverviewRIPA International has a longstanding history supporting both Houses of Parliament by welcoming delegations from the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha on an annual basis. A recent study tour for various departments from both Houses focused on a detailed explanation of the procedures of both Houses of the UK Parliament and the European Parliament in Brussels in order to provide the participants a road map for change.

SolutionThe programme introduced a European view of parliamentary administration and provided a comprehensive account of the administrative processes of the House of Lords. 18 authoritative speakers with unparalleled knowledge and expertise

were selected to present the programme. Participants were also given a guided tour of the Houses of Parliament as part of an analysis of the legislative process.

SuccessBy tailoring the itinerary of the study tour to focus on specific areas of interest of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, including reporting proceedings, select committees, and a working visit to the European Parliament in Brussels, RIPA International was able to broaden the knowledge of the delegates within their particular areas of responsibility, who learned how the modern day workings of the UK and European parliaments can be translated into the Indian context.

Tailored learning solutionsWe assist our key clients with tailored solutions delivered both in the UK and in-country. If your organisation or department has a specific development need, we can customise any of our programmes to suit them.

• These solutions are designed and developed based on your organisational objectives and can be delivered on an exclusive basis in the UK or at your premises

• We work in partnership with you from the outset - identifying your training needs, your organisational requirements, key objectives and intended outcomes

• Other tailored solutions include study and benchmarking tours, which can be used to compare your organisation with its counterparts in the UK and to network with peers

• Executive coaching packages for senior personnel can also be arranged

RIPA International’s tailored programme design process

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Assess pilot & revise materials

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Case study: Parliamentary Administration, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, India

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