Clerk of the House of Commons

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The Clerk of the House of Commons is the chief procedural adviser and senior official responsible for administering the business and records of the UK’s lower parliamentary chamber.

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Clerk of the House of Commons canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional role
parliamentary office
appliesToJurisdiction House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
appointedBy Crown NERFINISHED
appointedOnAdviceOf Speaker of the House of Commons NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
hasDuty advising Members of Parliament on parliamentary procedure
advising on constitutional practice relating to the House of Commons
advising on parliamentary privilege
advising on parliamentary privilege issues affecting the House of Commons
advising on the admissibility of amendments and motions
advising on the conduct of debates
advising on the formation and powers of committees
advising on the interpretation of Standing Orders
advising on the programming and scheduling of House business
advising the Speaker of the House of Commons on procedure
certifying money bills under the Parliament Act 1911
chief procedural adviser to the House of Commons
contributing to inter-parliamentary procedural cooperation
custody of House of Commons records and archives
ensuring compliance with Standing Orders and practice
ensuring impartial procedural advice to all parties
ensuring the correctness of House of Commons proceedings
maintaining the official records of the House of Commons
overall management of House of Commons services with other senior officials
overseeing the business of the House of Commons
providing procedural advice in the Chamber
providing procedural training to House of Commons staff
recording decisions of the House in the Votes and Proceedings
supervising committee staff of the House of Commons
supervising the Journal Office
supervising the Official Report (Hansard) service
supervising the Public Bill Office
supervising the Table Office
supervising the Vote Office
supporting select committees procedurally
supporting the Speaker in rulings on points of order
supporting the conduct of divisions and votes
supporting the legislative process in the House of Commons
officeLocation Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED
partOf House of Commons administration NERFINISHED
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
positionHeldBy corporate officer of the House of Commons
head of the House of Commons Service
reportsTo Speaker of the House of Commons NERFINISHED
requiresQuality expertise in parliamentary procedure
political impartiality
seat House of Commons Chamber Table NERFINISHED
usedBy Members of Parliament seeking procedural advice

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Clerk’s Table usedBy Clerk of the House of Commons