We are currently recruiting for two roles.
Please note we do not accept CVs and covering letters. We select for interview through a blind review of responses to an online test and a series of skills based questions relevant to the role. Details of the online application process are contained in the Job Information Packs which can be downloaded below.
DEADLINE: 10am, Monday 7 August 2023
18-month fixed-term contract; salary: £38,000 per annum
We are looking for a full-time Researcher to expand our work on the parliamentary scrutiny of delegated legislation. The purpose of this role is to:
support the day-to-day delivery of our legislative monitoring service, the Statutory Instrument Tracker®;
strengthen our research capability, particularly in relation to legislative standards and the delegation of power in primary legislation;
help promote the recommendations of our Delegated Legislation Review; and
provide training on the legislative process (eg for parliamentarians, MPs staff, legal and public affairs firms, and civil society organisations).
The post is based at our Westminster office with the option of working from home for some of the time.
For further information about the role and how to apply, download the Job Information Pack.
Start your online application here.
DEADLINE: 10am, Friday 11 August 2023
Part-time contract - 0.2fte; salary: £28,000 per annum pro-rated (so £5,600)
We are looking for a part-time Finance and Administration Officer to support a range of key operational functions, particularly finance and membership administration. The role is equivalent to one day per week initially, but with the possibility of increasing the hours over time. There is considerable flexibility about how the hours are worked each week.
This is an ideal role for someone who is highly motivated, has previously worked in an administrative capacity, ideally with some exposure to finance, and who possesses good organisational skills and attention to detail. Supporting our business-critical functions you can make a big impact on the effectiveness and efficiency of our organisation.
The post is based at our Westminster office with the option of working from home for some of the time.
For further information about the role and how to apply, download the Job Information Pack.
Start your online application here.
The Society is currently accepting interns only through academic programmes with work placement components, primarily via the Centre for Legislative Studies at the University of Hull. If this changes, information will be advertised on this page, on social media and via our e-newsletter, and on websites such as jobs.ac.uk / www.w4mpjobs.org.
As we are a small team we are currently unable to provide work experience placements outside such programmes.
The Rwanda Bill has made it over the parliamentary finishing line but not without some last-minute drama. We talk to the SNP’s Alison Thewliss MP about what went on in a small room, behind the Speaker’s Chair, away from the cameras!
To mark the Hansard Society’s 80th anniversary we are launching the Churchill-Attlee Democracy Lecture in honour of our first members, Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee. The inaugural lecture will be given by former Prime Minister the Rt Hon Theresa May MP. This is a fundraising event for our 80th Anniversary Appeal. Date & location: Tuesday 14 May 2024, 7:00-8:15pm, Westminster (venue to be announced) Tickets: £25
With a general election on the horizon there has been a spate of new legislation and regulations to implement changes to the way the election will be run, with consequences for voters and electoral administrators. Parliament has not always had a role in approving these changes. This briefing sets out the core changes to the electoral process that have been implemented since the last general election in 2019, the role that Parliament has played in scrutinising and approving them, and the risks arising from these changes.
The Climate Change Act 2008 established a framework for setting carbon budgets every five years. But the role of Parliament in approving these budgets has been widely criticised, including by the Prime Minister. The Environmental Audit Committee has proposed improvements in the scrutiny process to ensure effective climate action, particularly in the context of the UK’s commitment to achieving 'Net Zero' emissions by 2050. These reforms will significantly alter the way Parliament handles the Seventh Carbon Budget in 2025.
The Government’s flagship Tobacco and Vapes Bill will ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2009. The genesis of the delegated powers in the Bill – dating back a decade - tells an important story about the way in which incomplete policy-making processes are used by Ministers to seek ‘holding’ powers in a Bill, only for that precedent to then be used to justify further, broader powers in subsequent Bills. This ‘creeping’ effect in the legislative process undermines parliamentary scrutiny of ministerial action.
