Members’ offices are offered an opportunity to join an in-person briefing in Bristol with representatives of relevant services from across the House Administration and IPSA to find out more about the Dissolution Guidance and ask any questions they may have.
To register to attend, please email MST@parliament.uk
Time: 14:00 – 15:30
Date: Tuesday 8 August 2023
Location: Online via Teams
Open to: all Member’s staff.
This course is being run in conjunction with the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC).
The session will cover:
To book, please visit this link https://parliament.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=2084
Information about Constituency Office Risk Assessments and Public Access to the Parliamentary Estate have both been added to the Members’ Services Team SharePoint site https://hopuk.sharepoint.com/sites/hct-mstinfo/SitePages/Bulletins-and-notices.aspx
The revised ‘running a safe surgery’ booklet is available on the intranet here: https://intranet.parliament.uk/Documents/intranet/Election%20documents/PSD-Safe-Surgery-guide-Oct-2021.pdf
Please ensure that all MPs and staff take the time to read it – it provides simple and effective methods of reducing the risk to you, your Member and your constituents.
We at w4mp are shocked at the news that Sir David Amess, MP for Southend West has died from his injuries after having been attacked at his advice surgery this afternoon. We offer our sincere condolences to his family, friends and staff at this awful time.
Members and their staff need to remain alert and be aware of their security. Please do read our guide here: https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/guides-to-parliament/security-at-westminster-and-in-constituency-offices/ for information about the support which is available to you.
The Members’ Security Support Service (MSSS) provides guidance, advice and support to members of both Houses and their staff, about security away from the Parliamentary Estate. You can call them on 020 7219 2244 if you wish to discuss anything related to security and personal safety.
Security away from Parliament, including at advice surgeries and in constituency offices: https://parlinet.parliament.uk/working-here/lords-staff-handbook/about-house-of-lords/security/
This is an event from the Wellness Working Group
Wednesday 14 July 14
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Nick Gazzard from the Hollie Gazzard Trust talking to the group about Hollie’s story and the work of the Trust. He will be joined by Neil Cahalin from Member Security Services at the House to speak about available personal security measures available through Parliament.
About the Hollie Gazzard Trust:
Hollie Gazzard was murdered by her former partner following domestic abuse and stalking at the age of 20. Hollie’s dad, Nick is determined to raise awareness and help educate other of these issues and what this can lead to using Hollie’s tragedy as a way of getting the message across. He will explain in detail what happened to Hollie, how he turned this awful tragedy into something positive with the creation of the Hollie Gazzard Trust as Hollie’s legacy. A key aim of the Trust is prevention and he will speak about Hollie Guard a personal safety app that has now been downloaded over 50,000 times, along with the development of Hollie Guard Extra. He will finish with a Q&A session and will answer any question about what happened to Hollie, how this has affected him as a father and the family, along with the topics of domestic abuse and stalking.
RSVP to mpsstaff-wwg@parliament.uk
Our office supplier, Banner, has published a catalogue of equipment to allow MPs and staff to return to the workplace safely, including:
You can view the catalogue here: https://www.easyflip.co.uk/BannerReturntotheWorkplace/
Please note that links to the old Parliamentary intranet have been removed as of October 2023. Please use search on ParliNet to find relevant current details, if available.
https://parlinet.parliament.uk/house-of-commons-members-staff/
The House has produced a risk assessment and guidance to support Members in safely re-opening constituency offices.
The guidance advises Members to consider whether it is necessary to open constituency offices and if so provides practical guidance on the steps to take to ensure the safety of Members, their staff and others.
For any questions regarding this guidance, please contact the Parliamentary Safety Team on
safety@parliament.uk.
The latest information about Members’ Personal Safety is now available on ParliNet. This is not just for Members; it’s vital that their staff read it as well. W4MP can’t emphasise strongly enough the importance of your reading this and taking appropriate action.
The ParliNet guide provides detailed information for Members on personal safety and that of family and staff. It covers:
Whether you work at Westminster or in the constituency you should read this.
* The FTAC, a joint Police-NHS unit, will consider cases where intrusive behaviour is causing particular concern or distress or is perceived as harassing or threatening. Potential cases for FTAC should be discussed first with the Members’ Security Support Service.
The Members’ Security Support Service (MSSS) provides guidance, advice and support to members of both Houses and their staff, about security away from the Parliamentary Estate.
MSSS provides support in three keys area:
There’s more about the MSSS on ParliNet.
For information on security in Westminster and in Constituency Offices, please visit ParliNet