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CPA BENCHMARKSCOPA Recommended Benchmarks108 3.3.1 The role of the opposition must be seen asbeneficial to the democratic process.3.3.2 Parliament must encourage conditionsthat guarantee a place for opposition parties indemocratic parliamentary life.109 3.4.1 Parliament must be organized in such away as to encourage the participation of women,so that they may fulfil their role in all activitiesequally with men.110 5.1.1 The Legislature shall have an adequate non-partisanprofessional staff to support its operations including theoperation of its committees.111 5.1.2 The Legislature, rather than the executive branch,shall control the parliamentary service and determine theterms of employment.3.5.1.1 The administrative managementof Parliament must be left to permanent,professional, non-partisan personnel providingsupport for the various services.3.5.1.2 Parliament must have control ofparliamentary services and determine the terms ofemployment of its personnel, independently fromthe executive branch.112 3.5.1.3 Parliamentary personnel must carry outtheir functions with impartiality and mindful oftheir duty of restraint.113 3.5.1.5 Women must be adequately represented atall levels of parliamentary administration114 5.1.3 The Legislature shall draw and maintain a cleardistinction between partisan and non-partisan staff.115 5.1.4 Members and staff of the Legislature shall haveaccess to sufficient research, library, and ICT facilities.116 5.2.1 The Legislature shall have adequate resources torecruit staff sufficient to fulfil its responsibilities. Therates of pay shall be broadly comparable to those in thepublic service.3.5.1.4 A clear distinction must be drawn andmaintained between parliamentary serviceemployees and political personnel (personsemployed by a parliamentarian or parliamentarygroup and working exclusively for them).3.7.1.1 Parliament must have access to the physicaland material facilities necessary for its Membersto carry out their functions under appropriateconditions.3.5.2.1 Parliament must determine the termsfor recruiting its permanent personnel,independently from the executive branch.3.5.2.2 Parliament must be provided with theresources necessary for recruiting the personnelit needs.080 — Benchmarking for Parliaments: Self-assessment or minimum criteria?
APFSADC Parliamentary Forum11.5 Parliament shall recognise the largest opposition party asthe Official Opposition, give due recognition, remunerationand facilities to its leader, and legally guarantee the status ofthat position.10.2.6 Parliaments shall enact laws which require politicalparties to meet the provisions of the SADC Protocol onGender and Development.3.2.1.1. La gestion administrative d’un Parlement doitreposer sur un personnel permanent, professionnel,non partisan afin d’apporter un soutien auxopérations des différents services.3.2.1.2. Le Parlement doit, indépendamment dupouvoir exécutif, avoir le contrôle des servicesparlementaires et déterminer les conditions derecrutement et d’emploi de son personnel.6.1.2 Parliament staff shall not be under the general civilservice and its regulations.3.2.1.3. Le personnel des services du Parlement doitfaire preuve d’impartialité et faire preuve d’un devoirde réserve dans l’exercice de ses fonctions.3.2.1.5 La représentation des femmes doit êtreassurée à tous les niveaux de la hiérarchie del’administration parlementaire.6.2.4 While parliamentary staff may belong to politicalparties, they shall not, while under the employ of Parliament,be active in partisan political activities.6.3.2 Non-partisan staff may belong to political parties butshall neither hold office in such parties nor be active inpartisan activities during their term of office.3.2.1.4. Le personnel des services du Parlement doitêtre clairement distingué du personnel politique(personnes au service exclusif d’un parlementaire oud’un groupe politique et employés par eux).6.1.3 Where applicable, a distinction shall be drawn betweenpartisan and non-partisan staff.6.1.4 Parliament shall be availed adequate human, materialand technological resources to support its operations andthose of its committees.3.2.1.1. La gestion administrative d’un Parlement doitreposer sur un personnel permanent, professionnel,non partisan afin d’apporter un soutien auxopérations des différents services.6.3.4 Parliament shall have adequate resources to recruitsufficient and adequately compensated staff to fulfil itsresponsibilities.3.2.1.2. Le Parlement doit, indépendamment dupouvoir exécutif, avoir le contrôle des servicesparlementaires et déterminer les conditions derecrutement et d’emploi de son personnel.Benchmarking for Parliaments: Self-assessment or minimum criteria? — 081
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ContentsPreface 5I. Introduction 6I
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I. IntroductionEffective parliament
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Vertical accountability vs. Horizon
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Table 2: Summary of the Reasons for
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III. Overview of parliamentarybench
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Experience of the use of the IPU ki
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from international resolutions and
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