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Clerking and Member Support (CAMS)
CAMS purpose is to support the Assembly in carrying out its scrutiny and legislative functions.
We do this by:
- Contributing to the development of parliamentary culture
- Developing and providing procedural advice and operational guidance for Assembly Committees
- Providing strategic and practical support to the Chairpersons’ Liaison Group
- Contributing to Members’ Continuing Professional Development
- Providing policy and administrative support to the Independent Financial Review Panel
- Supporting the Clerk Assistants in the setting of budgets and monitoring of expenditure
Information Standards Office
The Information Standards Office is responsible for the following functions:
- Compliance with legal obligations imposed by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Data Protection legislation, including the Data Protection Act 2018, as well as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
- Assurance of records and information management practises to specified standards.
Data Protection and Governance Officer
The primary purpose of the Data Protection and Governance Officer is to actively support and advise the Clerk/ Chief Executive and the Director of Legal, Governance & Research Services in carrying out governance duties. The Data Protection and Governance Officer maintains and develops the Assembly Commission’s Corporate Governance Framework and Risk Management Strategy, timetabling and coordinating key governance tasks throughout the year, providing secretarial support to the Assembly Commission Audit and Risk Committee (“ACARC”), coordinating stewardship statements, facilitating the necessary reviews of Directorate Risk Registers and the Corporate Risk Register.
The Official Report (Hansard)
The Official Report (Hansard) does exactly what its name suggests — it produces the official reports (an official report is essentially a transcript) for all sittings of the Assembly and most of the Assembly’s Committee meetings.
Public Engagement
The Events Office
Staff in the Events Office are responsible for organising and managing a wide variety of events that take place in Parliament Buildings, including corporate events and weddings/receptions, and also manage and provide a programme of public and private tours.
The Education Service
The Education Service develops and delivers a range of educational programmes and events (both in Parliament Buildings and externally) aimed largely, but not exclusively, at young people and teachers to raise awareness and understanding of the work of the Assembly, and it also has its own dedicated website.
The Outreach and Engagement Office also delivers a range of events, programmes and visits aimed increasing awareness and understanding of, and participation in, the work of the Assembly and also looks after the Assembly’s various inter-parliamentary activities and relationships, for example membership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly.
Examiner of Statutory Rules
Under the Standing Orders of the Assembly, the Examiner of Statutory Rules carries out technical scrutiny of subordinate legislation where delegated to do so by the Committees of the Assembly reporting to the Committees and the Assembly.
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Click on each businessarea for further information on how the Assembly operates...
Clerking and Member Support (CAMS)
CAMS purpose is to support the Assembly in carrying out its scrutiny and legislative functions. We do this by:
Information Standards Office
The Information Standards Office is responsible for the following functions:
Data Protection and Governance Officer
The primary purpose of the Data Protection and Governance Officer is to actively support and advise the Clerk/ Chief Executive and the Director of Legal, Governance & Research Services in carrying out governance duties. The Data Protection and Governance Officer maintains and develops the Assembly Commission’s Corporate Governance Framework and Risk Management Strategy, timetabling and coordinating key governance tasks throughout the year, providing secretarial support to the Assembly Commission Audit and Risk Committee (“ACARC”), coordinating stewardship statements, facilitating the necessary reviews of Directorate Risk Registers and the Corporate Risk Register.
The Official Report (Hansard)
The Official Report (Hansard) does exactly what its name suggests — it produces the official reports (an official report is essentially a transcript) for all sittings of the Assembly and most of the Assembly’s Committee meetings.
Public Engagement
The Events Office Staff in the Events Office are responsible for organising and managing a wide variety of events that take place in Parliament Buildings, including corporate events and weddings/receptions, and also manage and provide a programme of public and private tours. The Education Service The Education Service develops and delivers a range of educational programmes and events (both in Parliament Buildings and externally) aimed largely, but not exclusively, at young people and teachers to raise awareness and understanding of the work of the Assembly, and it also has its own dedicated website. The Outreach and Engagement Office also delivers a range of events, programmes and visits aimed increasing awareness and understanding of, and participation in, the work of the Assembly and also looks after the Assembly’s various inter-parliamentary activities and relationships, for example membership of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly.
Examiner of Statutory Rules
Under the Standing Orders of the Assembly, the Examiner of Statutory Rules carries out technical scrutiny of subordinate legislation where delegated to do so by the Committees of the Assembly reporting to the Committees and the Assembly.