Your Scottish Parliament: Your Voice - Workshops

The Scottish Parliament is offering free workshops which give the opportunity to learn more about how the Parliament works and how to make your voice heard.

  • Do you want to understand the business of the Scottish Parliament?
  • Are you unsure how to influence and make your voice heard?
  • Want to learn more about how Bills are made and passed?
  • Need to know how to write evidence for Committees?

Come along to one of our workshops for a hands-on, interactive session at the Scottish Parliament.

About the Workshops

The interactive workshops are designed for up to 20 participants, with plenty of opportunity for discussion. They will be of interest to individuals or organisations that would like to get involved in the business of the Parliament, but are not quite sure where to start. The agenda includes:

  • Understanding Parliamentary business
  • How Bills are introduced, adapted and passed
  • How to write effective evidence for Committees
  • Other ways of engaging with the Parliament
  • Optional tour of the building: attend a Committee meeting or a debate in the Chamber.

How to attend

Request your place on a workshop by emailing: your_SP@scottish.parliament.uk, providing the following information:

  • Name   
  • Email
  • Tel
  • Which date you would like to attend
  • Organisation (if any)
  • What you would like to get out of attending

We will contact you to confirm your place.

Further Details

Dates: 21 January, 23 February and, 24 March 2016

Time: 10.00 am  - 12.30 pm

Venue: Scottish Parliament, Holyrood (room TG20-21)

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