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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
An open letter regarding democratic participation to colleagues in the electoral sector from the Minister for Democracy and Local Growth.
A letter from the Cabinet Secretary to all Government Ministers on the Private Members’ Bill to enable assisted dying.
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.
The Government will extend measures to speed up increasing the representation of women bishops within the Lords Spiritual for a further five years.
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.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
A comprehensive two-week training programme focusing on election coverage was organised for journalists by the Media Association of Solomon Islands.
The Security Minister, Tom Tugendhat, on the security of elected representatives and additional funding to protect the democratic process.
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.
Campaign denounces the criminalization of journalists that has intensified since last year and has seen several of them persecuted, exiled or detained.
Objective of the training is to narrow information gap between voters and media organisations in preparation for General Elections in Solomon Islands.
British Minister Lord Richard Benyon will lead the United Kingdom’s delegation to the Presidential inauguration of His Excellency Bernardo Arévalo.
The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is recruiting talented lawyers! Please see below for further information, including how to apply.
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.
Jenny Munday provides an update on how OPC are continuing to develop their approach to D&I
Parliamentary carry-over of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill and the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill confirmed in yearly speech.
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.
A film about working as a Parliamentary Counsel.
The British Embassy in Lima is seeking bids for a project that supports and improves media freedom in Peru.
95% of people who voted in person in May's election found the process easy, research published today shows.
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