The 38th CPA Small Branches Conference brought together Members of Parliament from the smallest jurisdictions in the Commonwealth to discuss issues relevant to their Legislatures in a series of workshops.

Over recent years, logistical, financial and infrastructure demands have placed huge demands on the smallest jurisdictions in the Commonwealth and Parliaments and Governments are increasingly required to prepare for different eventualities.

Commonwealth Parliamentarians examined the unique challenges they face as this conference discussed strategies to meet the unique developmental needs of the CPA’s smallest Legislatures through key thematic workshops and development activities that build parliamentary capacity for CPA Small Branches and create greater opportunities for the sharing of knowledge, parliamentary strengthening and cooperation across the network.

CPA Small Branches Conference Theme

Resilience and Preparedness of CPA Small Branches

Workshop A: Disaster Risk Preparedness for Small Jurisdictions

Workshop B: Building Sustainable Economies in CPA Small Branches

Workshop C: Financial Scrutiny and Oversight: How can small Parliaments ensure effective accountability?

Workshop D: Wellbeing Indicators for CPA Small Branches

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At the Conference, delegates elected a new Chairperson of the CPA Small Branches network. Joy Burch MLA, ACT, Australia was elected as Chairperson for the next three years. Hon. Churchill Gill MP, Seychelles was elected as the Vice-Chairperson.