Montserrat Legislature endorses new Privileges Bill for Members
The Legislative Assembly of Montserrat has recently passed the Powers, Privileges and Immunities Bill which provides protections to the Members and staff of the Legislature in the exercise of their duties.
The new regulations were one of a number of recommendations that arose from a self-assessment of the Legislative Assembly against the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures undertaken in 2022. In total, 24 recommendations were proposed to strengthen the governance, independence and administration of Montserrat, one of the smallest Legislatures in the Commonwealth.
Other activities include an evaluation of the Standing Orders and an Administrative review. In addition, the Montserrat Legislature was able to benefit from funding for equipment that allows the proceedings of the Chamber to be ‘live’ streamed for benefit of the general public.
The funding was granted through the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) Capital Investment Fund which aims to raise the accessibility of CPA member Parliaments.
Read the CPA Benchmarks report from 2022
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