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Serjeant At Arms

The Chief Serjeant-at-Arms is an office in the Parliamentary Service charged with duties involving service to the Speaker, Members, the Clerk and other staff of the National Assembly and performance of chamber and ceremonial duties. The Serjeant-at-Arms also perform a number of miscellaneous security and safety duties for the general welfare of Parliament. In performing these duties the Office of Serjeant-at-Arms perform the following duties:-

Legal Services

The Director, Legal Services is the head of legal services function in the National Assembly. The Director/Deputy Clerk is responsible to the National Assembly for this service. The Director/Deputy Clerk supervises, guides, counsels, trains and develops all legal staff and co-ordinates administration and overall management of the legal services provided to the National Assembly which includes:-

Hansard Department

The Hansard Department is an office in the Parliamentary Service responsible for the records of proceedings of the National Assembly and its Committees. The Hansard Department is also the official archivist for the National Assembly in charge of custody of all Journals, Reports, Papers, Magazines and National Assembly Proceedings. The duties and responsibilities of the Hansard Department include:-

Committee Services

The Director, Committee Services is the administrative services head to all Committees of the National Assembly. The activities of the Director pertain to budgeting for Committees, Committee meetings schedule, procedural advice to Chairmen of Committees and the Liaison Committee on parliamentary procedures and practices with regard to Committee business. Duties and responsibilities for the Director, Committee Services include:-

Legislative and Procedural Services

The Director, Legislative and Procedural Services is the administrative services head for the procedure and business of the National Assembly. Duties and responsibilities for the Director include:-

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