Since it began in 2000 w4mp has commissioned an extensive collection of guides to good practice to provide staff with advice and support in carrying out the main activities expected of you in your job.
Most guides were written by staff working for MPs; some originate from various House Departments or our good friends in the House of Commons Library.
Guides are regularly revised and updated. This site holds older versions of the published guides. They are presented as a long list of old documents and you should use the search tool to find the ones you want.
It should not be relied on as a source of current information but is provided for research purposes
Most contact names, phone numbers and email addresses have been removed as they are out of date.
You can search the site here: [wpbsearch]
- 10 things the Library can do for you
- Working for an MP (2010 Guide)
- Access to refreshment facilities in the Palace of Westminster
- Act – the Parliamentary Learning Management System
- Asylum casework
- Being an Intern / Doing Work Experience
- Book Club Archive to December 13
- Book Club Report: February 2014
- Book Club Report: January 2014
- Booking committee and meeting rooms
- Bulk emails – the DOs and DON’Ts
- Business of the House and its Committees: a short guide
- Can’t ring constituents who bar calls from withheld numbers?
- Case management software information
- Casework
- Clarification on proper use of Commons stationery
- Foreword by the Clerk of the House
- Commons Library Directory of Subject Specialists – latest version
- Commons Personnel Advice Service
- Complaints about an MP
- Conservative 6-a-side Football
- Constituency Casework Toolkit – from the Commons Library
- Constituency Open Days
- Contributors
- Details of Courses from Learning and Development
- Dealing with Service Providers and Consumer Protection (for Caseworkers and Researchers)
- Debate Packs from the Commons Library
- Defamation – how it applies to MPs
- Diary Management – Never miss another appointment
- Dissolution 2015
- Dissolution 2015 – general information
- Do you need to register as self-employed?
- Doing research in an MP’s office
- Campaigning: Early Day Motions
- Editing Your MP’s Wikipedia Page
- Email etiquette
- Employment Rights
- Everyday Tasks
- Facilities and Services for Members’ Staff
- FAQs for new staff
- Fast Stream Appointments
- Favourite Parliamentary Moment of the Year – 2011
- Foreign nationals working for MPs
- Foreword by Mr Speaker
- Freedom of Information and Data Protection issues
- Freedom of Information requests
- Creating a Winning CV & Cover Letter
- Giving a Successful Interview
- Getting the best out of your internship
- Glossary of Parliamentary Terms
- Groups which staff can join
- Guide to All Party Parliamentary Groups
- Guide to the Child Support Agency
- Guides to Commons Library Services
- Handling Lobbyists
- Handling the Media
- Help at Work for All Staff
- Helping your constituents – A guide for MPs and their staff from the Citizens Advice Bureau
- Hiring Staff
- Hiring work experience students and interns
- Hotline numbers for MPs, MEPs, MSPs, AMs and their staff
- House of Commons Library
- How it works
- How the place works – Parliamentary Procedure
- Parliamentary CV Scheme feedback: Application advice from staff
- How to arrange Gallery Tickets
- How to compile a briefing for a roundtable or panel discussion
- How to get photos of your MP in the chamber
- How to organise a school visit to Westminster
- How to stop junk faxes, junk mail and unwanted sales calls
- How to survive your first ten days at Westminster
- How to survive your first ten days in the constituency office
- Immigration Casework
- First things you need to know
- Infiltrating Westminster – how to get a foot in the door
- Internship Charter – code of practice from CIPD
- Introduction
- Introduction to political blogs and social media
- Introduction to the Child Maintenance Service – guide for MPs and Staff
- IPSA
- Laptop security
- Legal Ombudsman
- Library Briefing Papers (Research Papers and Standard Notes)
- Library Contact Scheme
- Library Talks
- List of current MPs elected to Parliament following the 2010 General Election
- List of Ministerial Responsibilities
- List of waiting times for UK visa applications
- Lords and Commons Tennis Club
- Managing an Internship in Your Office
- Managing your MP’s Internet enthusiasm
- Maps of the Parliamentary Estate
- Finding your way: Maps of the Parliamentary Estate
- Maternity Leave and Pay for MPs’ Staff
- Members and Constituency Etiquette – vital guide
- Members’ Staff Security & Verification Questionnaire
- Members’ Tours
- Moving on – Life after working for an MP
- MPs and Freedom of Information
- MPs and Freedom of Information
- National Minimum Wage and Volunteers
- Old Guides
- On-site nursery at Westminster
- Online Parliamentary Archives catalogue
- Online resources from the Commons Library
- Organising a Meeting in Parliament
- Organising events in the constituency
- Organising things: Diary, meetings and events
- Other Groups
- Other Places to Look
- Other Places to Look for Jobs
- Other Useful Sites
- ParliAble
- Parliament: Users’ Guide
- Parliamentary Book Club
- Parliamentary CV Scheme: Feedback
- Toolkits for MPs’ staff by external organisations
- Parliamentary jargon
- Parliamentary Netball Group
- Parliamentary Outreach – free service for the public
- Campaigning: Parliamentary Questions (PQs)
- Parliamentary Running Club
- Parl’y Office of Science & Technology – POST notes
- Paying for security costs in your constituency
- Campaigning: Petitioning 10 Downing Street
- PICT (Parl’y Info Communication & Technology) – what they offer
- Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) support
- Planning and Management
- Planning for Constituency Cases – Library Standard Note
- Political Assistants’ Pay
- Political links and know-how
- Political opinion polling
- Politics-related websites – Keele University links
- Preparing for a Constituency Surgery
- Promotion of a Political Party: Guidance from IPSA and the Information Commissioner
- Protocol clarified on representing constituents
- Quick Tips to Help You Find a Job Working for an MP
- Redundancy
- Register of Interests
- Representation
- Researcher Extraordinaire
- Researcher’s Guide to Managing an Intern
- You and Your Job: The Facts
- Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster
- Security at Westminster and in Constituency Offices
- ‘Servants of the House’ – what the Clerks do
- Services from the Library for Members’ staff
- Setting Up the Office
- Speechwriting for Party Conferences
- Sporting and other groups which staff can join at Westminster
- Staff rights
- Staff salary scales
- Standard letters and forms
- Starting Out: Applications, internships and work experience
- Legislation: Statutory Instruments made simple
- Support in Your Job
- Surviving your first ten days in the constituency
- Surviving Your First Ten Days in Westminster
- Ten Things the Library Can Do For You
- The Library
- The Library Loans Service
- The Members’ Handbook
- Help with Parliamentary Procedures for Staff
- theyworkforyou.com website
- Today’s Meetings – where to find them all
- Tools and Resources
- Twelve Months in a Constituency Office
- Understanding the Parliamentary Stages of a Government Bill
- Useful Internet Tools for Staff
- Volunteers
- Welcome
- Welcome pack for new staff 2013: Clerk of the House
- Welcome to your new job
- Welfare Reforms 2011 onwards – road map to changes
- Schedules: The Dissolution and Prorogation of Parliament
- What is ‘Prorogation’?
- What is the National Minimum Wage?
- Whips and Their Work
- Who’s Who
- Organising Work Experience in an MP’s Office
- Working as an Intern
- Working from Home: A guide for those who work for an MP
- Legislation: Working on Public Bills
- Working with lobbyists
- Working with Wikipedia
- Working with Wikipedia and other Foundation Projects
- Writing a speech
- Your Employment
- Your MP: Basic Info
- Your Office