AN EXPERT'S VIEW: BEHIND THE SCENES OF PROVIDING TECHNICAL EXPERTISE TO A COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENT: THE GAMBIA

Torrance shares insights about providing technical expertise to a Commonwealth Parliament in Gambia. Following earlier contact between the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the National Assembly of The Gambia, which produced a self-assessment against the CPA's Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures and the revision of the Assembly's Standing Orders, he was invited to join a CPA delegation assisting the Assembly's Members and officials in developing its first Code of Conduct, which was a priority for the Speaker of the Assembly. At the end of a stimulating and productive visit, they provided Assembly officials with a final draft Code of Conduct, which incorporated a guide to the registration of interests, and flagged possible consequential changes to the Assembly's Standing Orders for further consideration.