No 3: Explanatory and educational materials
Parliament regularly publishes explanatory and educational materials on the role of parliament, committees and MPs, and on parliamentary processes, procedures and activities.
No 2: Information about parliamentary work
Comprehensive information about all aspects of parliamentary work is made available in a timely manner, and in formats that can be easily accessed and understood by all groups in society.
No 1: Principles, policies and practices
Parliament’s rules of procedure establish principles and policies on transparency in all aspects of parliamentary work . The rules of procedure also set out how these principles and policies are translated into practice.
No 5: Innovation
Parliament encourages a culture of innovation that allows new processes to be tested and, where appropriate, incorporated into its work.
No 4: M&E
Parliament has an M&E system to track progress and identify where adjustments are needed.
No 3: Common Principles for Support to Parliaments
Parliament has endorsed the Common Principles for Support to Parliaments, which are used in practice by parliament and its partners.
No 2: Responsibility for institutional development
Responsibility for institutional development is clearly allocated within parliament, and the parliamentary administration has established teams to support institutional development.
No 1: Strategic planning
Parliament has a strategic plan for its institutional development, which sets out a long-term vision and goals and actions to achieve them. Strategic planning is an inclusive process and the plan is regularly reviewed and updated.
No 4: Professional development
The parliamentary administration has a professional development framework that promotes an ethos of parliamentary service and ensures that staff have the skills and knowledge to support the institutional continuity of parliament.
No 3: Complaints
There is a clearly defined and robust process for the filing and independent investigation of complaints concerning alleged breaches of the code(s), with sanctions applied where such complaints are upheld.
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