Lords resources page

Introduction to Lawmaker

1. Overview of Lawmaker

2. Glossary of terms

3. Introduction to XML

4. Keyboard shortcuts

5. Multi-factor authentication guide

6. Duty Clerk Notes on using Lawmaker

7. Lawmaker roles & responsibilities

One-page process summaries

Links to Lawmaker’s sharepoint site in Parliament

1. Lords amendment overview

2. Same day marshalled list

3. Lords bills & acts overview

4. Lords ping pong motions overview

5. Consolidated lists overview

6. How to raise an issue

7. When to update LegHub

8. Duty Clerk Summary

Quick start links

1. Creating a new project

2. Preparing a bill for introduction

3. Preparing the ‘as amended’ bill version

4. Publishing bills

5. Drafting UK amendments

6. Submitting amendments

7. Tabling UK amendments (incl. 'ready for publishing')

8. [Lords] Generating Official Lists

9. Publishing amendments on UK parliament's website

10. Converting a UK Bill into an Act

How to raise an issue

1. Check the https://lawmaker.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/USERMANUAL/pages/64913464 page for any relevant info/workarounds

2. Perform a search in the online help site to see if there is additional information on the issue on the ‘how to’ page for the feature you’re using

3. Check the Lawmaker Support Portal to see if the issue has already been raised

Normal office hours

Contact the Lords Lawmaker Superuser for any further support and advice. They will raise the issue on the Lawmaker Support Portal for escalation if required.

Weekdays until 9pm

If Lawmaker appears to be unavailable or to have stopped responding (e.g. if you can’t open documents in the Editor) or if you encounter some other urgent issue, you should raise it using one of the following means:

1. Raise an Urgent system issue request type issue on the Lawmaker Support Portal which will immediately alert the service team, or

2. Call the service team using their escalation number. One of the service team will pick up your call as soon as possible.

After 9pm and at weekends (and it can’t wait until normal office hours)

1. While a member of the service team may be able to assist outside core hours, there is no guarantee of that and you can instead escalate the issue directly to our contractor, Leidos (This number will be monitored 24/7.)

2. If Lawmaker is unavailable, also report it to PDS helpdesk on x2001 to check whether it might be a wider issue affecting Parliamentary Estate rather than Lawmaker.

Training materials

Links to Lawmaker’s sharepoint site in Parliament

1. Amendments and Amendment Lists

2. Bills and Acts

3. Using the Editor

4. Amending Bills

5. Ping Pong

Other useful links

Links to Parliament’s sharepoint site

1. LegHub notes

2. Procedural notes

3. BCDR processes

4. Lawmaker Support Arrangements (guidance issued by TNA)

5. Lawmaker health check