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Parliamentary Office

The Society works with Government Departments on relevant legislation and regularly submits evidence to Select Committee enquiries. The Parliamentary Office and the Research Board work together to manage the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) Fellowship programme; and briefings (POST notes) on various subjects have been published. The Parliamentary Office monitors proposed legislation and policy and works with partners inside and outside parliament.

Parliamentary Office Information Booklet

Parliamentary Officer

The Parliamentary Officer is a member of staff who advises the Society on Parliamentary issues, ensures that information from Parliamentary systems is appropriately communicated within the Society, and implements the Society's agreed strategic and policy decisions. The Parliamentary Officer is Dr Ana Padilla.

The Society and current legislation

• Submissions to Scrutiny Committees on Public Bills
• Submissions to Government Departments related to matters of legislation
• Submissions to Select Committee Inquiries

Influencing the wider debate in parliament

• Difussion of knowledge through Parliamentary Seminars
• The Society's Fellowship at the Parliamentary Office BPS

The devolved nations

• Coming soon
  

Other activities

• Contributions to other inquiries of interest
• The Society's Fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST)
• Documents of interest to Society members
• Parliamentary Officer activity updates
  

Useful links

• Useful links
  

Useful documents

The Psychologist Article - Getting Psychology into our Parliaments (November 2007)

Parliamentary Officer Communication Protocol