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From Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC)
  • New First Parliamentary Counsel Appointed

    New First Parliamentary Counsel appointed to lead the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Assistant Parliamentary Counsel Recruitment

    The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel is recruiting talented lawyers! Please see below for further information, including how to apply.

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  • Diversity and Inclusion at OPC

    Jenny Munday provides an update on how OPC are continuing to develop their approach to D&I

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  • Learning from drafters at home and far away

    At OPC, we often collaborate with other legal drafters from all over the globe. Here we discuss working with colleagues from the U.K and commonwealth countries.

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  • A day in the life of a Parliamentary Counsel

    A film about working as a Parliamentary Counsel.

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  • The legislation game at Civil Service Live

    The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel teach the legislative process to civil servants using "Legislate?!" the board game.

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  • Elizabeth Gardiner to be appointed Honorary Queen’s Counsel

    Elizabeth Gardiner CB will be appointed Queen's Counsel in the 2020 apppointments.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The legislation game

    A way of interesting civil servants in the legislative process.

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  • First Parliamentary Counsel appointed: Elizabeth Gardiner

    Elizabeth Gardiner has been appointed as the First Parliamentary Counsel and new Permanent Secretary for the Government in Parliament Group.

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    First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

  • Parliament week 2014: Cabinet Office events

    Cabinet Office is participating in Parliament Week, a programme of events and activities that connect people with parliamentary democracy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Innovation and continuity in law-making

    Richard Heaton gave the 2014 Sir William Dale Memorial Lecture on legislation and good law at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Making the law easier for users: the role of statutes

    Richard Heaton gave a talk at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on common law and statute law.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Parliament Week: Cabinet Office opens its doors

    For the first time, Cabinet Office is opening to the public as part of Parliament Week – a programme of events that aims to bring the democratic process closer to people.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Join the good law conversation

    The government has launched the ‘good law’ initiative to make legislation more accessible and understandable for UK citizens.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government