No 1: Health and safety
The legal framework requires parliament to ensure the health and safety of MPs, staff and visitors to parliament. Health and safety policies and regulations are subject to regular monitoring and evaluation.
No 4: Monitoring
Workforce diversity, including gender balance, is regularly monitored. Data on the composition of the parliamentary administration is publicly available. The effectiveness of diversity and gender equality policies is regularly reviewed.
No 3: Positive approaches to workforce diversity
Parliament adopts positive approaches that provide real opportunities for all groups in society, including underrepresented groups, to be included in the parliamentary workforce. Human resources policies place a special emphasis on the recruitment, retention and promotion of underrepresented groups.
No 2: Gender equality policy or plan
Parliament has a gender equality policy or plan that includes a clear and detailed set of objectives and processes for achieving gender balance within the parliamentary administration, including at senior levels.
No 1: Equal-opportunity employer
The legal framework establishes that parliament is an equal-opportunity employer and provides for non-discrimination in the recruitment, employment and advancement of parliamentary staff.
No 4: Continuous improvement
Parliament gathers data and participant feedback on its youth inclusion and education programmes for the purpose of continuous improvement.
No 3: Youth inclusion and education programmes
Parliament has developed diverse, meaningful and youth-friendly programmes for youth inclusion and education, including programmes developed in conjunction with schools, universities and youth organizations.
No 2: Youth engagement opportunities
Parliament provides young people with meaningful opportunities to engage in core aspects of parliamentary work, including the work of its committees. Such forms of engagement are substantive and influence parliamentary decision-making.
No 1: Consultation
Parliament regularly consults with youth organizations with a view to developing effective mechanisms for including young people in formal and informal political processes.
No 3: Resources
Parliament has sufficient research and analysis capacity to support gender-responsive budgeting. MPs have access to training on gender-responsive budgeting and to information needed to support their work.
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