Run by the House Magazine, Westminster Briefing offer political and policy specialists the rare opportunity to hear about proposed government legislation and initiatives from key parliamentary figures within Westminster and Whitehall. They provide a forum in which to debate core issues and directly influence the policymaking process.

Highly popular and inspiring, Westminster Briefings cover all policy sectors on topics as diverse as justice after the children’s green paper, moving towards a sustainable transport network and recruitment and retention in the public sector. All debates take place under Chatham House rules.

A networking lunch permits further informal discussion between like-minded delegates from central and local government, community, regional and national health authorities and agencies, the education sector, the food industry, sports and leisure providers, academia and voluntary sector representatives.

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For information about our events and to register to attend please email info@westminster-briefing.com or call 020 7091 7680.

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"The Coming Year In Parliament" is established as the leading annual conference in examining the legislative agenda for the year ahead. Organised by The House Magazine it is held shortly after the Queen's speech, it gives a unique overview of government planning and provides an essential briefing not only for public affairs executives and civil servants, but also senior managers and research staff planning for the future, where legislative change has to be taken into account.

For more details visit http://www.westminster-explained.com/coming-year.html

The House Magazine Parliamentary Awards reward the top politicians in both Parliaments as identified by their peers. These prestigious awards are held annually and eagerly anticipated by the political community. Many thanks to Britvic for sponsoring the drinks reception.

The Charity Champion Awards honour the hard work, time and effort devoted by MPs and Peers to charitable causes during the parliamentary year.

Organised by ePolitix.com the awards demonstrate the strong relationship between parliamentarians and the voluntary sector. They offer a rare occasion for charitable causes to have their voice heard and to demonstrate the diverse services they provide to our society today. Charities big and small nominate parliamentarians for a range of categories.

For more details visit www.charitychampionawards.com

Public Affairs News, the leading professional publication for the public affairs industry organises and hosts Public Affairs News Awards.

The Awards, the first dedicated the public affairs industry, mark a significant point in the growth of the public affairs industry and in the increasing recognition of its role and professionalism.

Climaxing at a special awards dinner Public Affairs News Awards recognise achievements in the industry, from in-house practitioners, consultants, journalists and parliamentarians.

For more details visit www.publicaffairsnews.com

Blue Skies - The future of Policy
An effective opportunity to raise awareness of a specific policy topic within the political arena as well as influence targeted audiences of key policy decision makers through an expertly managed events & media programme.

The Whitehall & Westminster World Excellence in Leadership programme has been developed to be the only senior government scheme that promotes innovation and improvement across the entire breadth of central government, reflecting the unique appeal of Whitehall & Westminster World and the close relationship it has with its readers, advertisers and sponsors.

The programme is open to all senior civil servants across all parts of government and will be judged independently by relevant expert government bodies including The National Audit Office, Audit Commission and Office of Government Commerce.

Woman of the Year Awards supported by the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Dods has launched the Woman of the Year Awards to recognise and stimulate the engagement of women in professional fields. It provides an opportunity for parliamentarians to celebrate the female leaders in society who can act as role models to campaign for younger women to take an interest in politics and our democratic process and to encourage their professional pursuits.

The Parliament Magazine MEP Awards is the Parliamentarians’ event.

These prestigious Awards recognise outstanding achievement by MEPs in various policy areas over the past year.

The event will be held again this year at the glamorous Renaissance Hotel on the 10th of October in front of an

audience of MEPs and their assistants, European Commission and Council senior officials, senior representatives

from NGOs and other organisations including international press journalists and public affairs experts.