The internal communications function at Parliament is responsible for (1) seeking staff views and feedback on internal communication projects and activities, (2) providing office news and initiatives to be shared through internal channels, and (3) providing communication support for projects led by House of Lords offices and shared estate services. Key responsibilities also include developing, delivering, and reviewing corporate events for staff and members, as well as communication planning, advice, and delivery for senior management, administration programs and projects, HR communications, and surveys.

1. Role and responsibilities of the internal communications function
(November 2015)
Parliamentary
Staff Communications
Group
(1) Seeking staff views
and contributing to
feedback on the
internal comms
projects and activities
(2) Providing office news
and initiatives to be
shared via internal
comms channels and
activities
(3) Providing comms
support for and/or
feedback on projects
and activities by HL
offices and shared
estate services
Development, delivery
and review of
fourannual corporate
events:
o Members’ Open
Day (Nov)
o Senior Mgrs
Away day (Sept)
o Management
Seminar
(Nov/Dec)
o All Staff Meeting
(Jan)
 Plus, support for
other ad hoc staff
and member
seminars and
briefings
Key HL senior contacts
 Management Board
 Heads of Office
 Information Office
 Domestic Cttee Clerks
Internal
Communications
(Part of the Clerk of the
Parliaments’ Office)
Communications planning,
advice and (often) delivery
for:
 Senior management
 Administrationand
estate/bi-cameral
programmes and
projects
 HR communications
 Incident management
and business continuity
 Project management of
the bi-ennial Members
Survey and Staff Survey.
 Ad hoc survey work by
offices to members
and/or staff
 Visual identity
guidelines
Development, delivery and
review of the following
communication channels and
resources:
 Intranet news and events,
and intranet landing pages:
- Parliamentary Staff
- Online Members’ Centre
 Newsletters:Red Carpet
News (staff) and Red
Benches (members)
 Corporate materials:
calendar,structure chart,
promotional resources
supporting IC activities
 Use & content of global
emails including permissions
 MS Office corporate
templates
 Design service for offices
 Member and staff
communication channel
frameworks
 Communication principles
Member
Communications
Group
(Currently inactive)
Supporting and delivering
 Member communications
 Staff communications
 Administration’s internal
communication priorities with the
HC and PDS
Close liaison with
internal and
external
communications
staff in HL, HC &
PDS
Senior sign-off & support
Clerk Assistant (member communications)
Reading Clerk (staff communications and manager
of the IC function)