Parliamentary Reporting

05 Jul 10 - 09 Jul 10 - London Book this course 15 Nov 10 - 19 Nov 10 - London Book this course
Duration: 1 week
Price:£2100
Course ref: 10PAR

Overview:

The Department of the Official Report – familiarly known as Hansard – is responsible for producing reports of the proceedings of the main Chamber of the House of Commons, of Westminster Hall, of Standing and Grand Committees and of certain Select Committees. The Department also operates the annunciator system and is responsible for printing written questions and answers. Hansard is an indispensable aid for Members and others within the House and for those outside it who need a clear, accurate and independent account of the proceedings.

Attend this workshop and you will experience, first hand how the experts, Hansard, carry out their Parliamentary reporting and how you can introduce a variety of initiatives aimed at helping your departments and organisation develop effective results-based measurement and reporting systems
 



Learning objective
You will be able to:
  • You will be guided by experts from the world’s premier Hansard in the United Kingdom Parliament
  • You will have the opportunity to observe the Hansard process from start to finish: from witnessing and recording a speech, through transcription, editing, collation, page make-up and printing, to the preparation and publishing of the final bound volume

Course content
  • Increased understanding of how oral debate can be rendered comprehensible in written form
  • Guidance on the conventions of formal parliamentary debate and procedure
  • Instruction in the use and maintenance of an in-house style guide
  • Guidance on reliable sources for checking facts, quotations, etc. in reference books and online
  • Instruction in the use of parliamentary reporting software
  • Instruction in digital audio retrieval and playback
  • Guidance on editing for consistency and readability

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