Verkhovna Rada
The Administration of the Verkhovna Rada of
The Administration of the Verkhovna Rada of
The Administration of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is formed and acts
in compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine, Laws of Ukraine, Rules and
Resolutions of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Instructions of the Chairman of
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and the Secretary General, as well as the Regulations
on the Administration of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, prepared by the
Committee on the Rules, Deputies’ Ethics and Organization of the activities of
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and approved by the Instruction of the Chairman
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of May 31, 2000.
The issues of approving the Administration’s structure, appointing and
relieving of a position of it’s Head are managed exceptionally by the Verkhovna
Rada of
The List of members of Staff, the number of employees of the
Departments, conditions of their logistics supply and the Administration’s
Budget are determined by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of
The structure of the Administration and the boundary quantity of its
staff 1065 in number were approved by the Instruction of the Chairman of the
Verkhovna Rada of
The Administration is composed of the Secretariats of the Leadership
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the
Leadership of the Administration of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Secretariats of the Committees and the Ad
Hoc Monitoring Commission on Privatization, the Secretariats of the
Parliamentary Factions and Groups, 4 Chief Directorates,
6 Directorates, 4 Departments and 1 Substantive Sector.
The Secretariats of the Chairman of
the Verkhovna Rada of
Within the Administration the following sub-units function in addition
to the above mentioned:
The Chief Scientific and Advisory
Directorate of the Parliamentary Administration provides scientific and legal
examination of bills, proposed by the subjects of legislative initiative to the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, as to the adequacy of conceptual solution of certain
issue: legal, economic, social expediency of passing a law; its conformity to
the standards of human rights and freedoms; completeness of legal regulation;
compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine, International Agreements of
Ukraine, principles of system legislation; simplicity and clearness of legal
regulations and the mechanisms of their application.
The Chief Legal Directorate of the
Parliamentary Administration provides legal examination of bills submitted to
the Verkhovna Rada of
The Chief Directorate for Documentary Provision of the
Parliamentary Administration provides documentary servicing of the Ukrainian
Parliament, proper documentation and documents circulation, registration and
passage of documents in the Administration of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,
processing and delivery of business mail, registration and visa of legislation
acts, their release, distribution and publication, editing of bills before the
second and subsequent readings, providing stenography, archiving, servicing of
office equipment.
The Chief Directorate on Organizational Issues of the
Parliamentary Administration provides organization and methodic approach in the
activities of the Secretariats of the Parliamentary Committees for elaboration
and analyses of bills; maintain computer database and monitoring of bills
passage; organization of plenary meetings of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,
registration of People’s Deputies participating in parliamentary meetings,
preparation of interpellations for announcement by a Chair during plenary
meetings.
The Directorate interacts with respective Secretariats of Committees and
Parliamentary Factions and Groups in preparing and conducting Days of
Government and Parliamentary Hearings in the Parliament, and in training and
providing internships for People’s Deputies of Ukraine.
The Information Directorate of the
Parliamentary Administration provides for the right of Ukrainian citizens to
receive information on the activities of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, assists
the mass media in covering the activities of the Parliament, monitors
information on Parliamentary activities, exchanges information with state
authorities and local governments, provides information and library services to
People’s Deputies of Ukraine and Administration staff.
The Directorate of Computerized Systems of the
Parliamentary Administration provides software and information servicing to
legislative process in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the basis of complex
computerization, utilization of modern methods and techniques of data
processing and software maintenance during plenary meetings of the Parliament,
administering of the Parliamentary integrated data bank.
The Directorate for Liaison with Local Authorities and
Local Governments of the Parliamentary Administration provides direct
liaison of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with regional communities, Local
Authorities and Local Governments, takes stock of their quantity and
composition, provides methodical and consultative assistance on the issues of
local self-governance, in particular on elections to local councils, elections
of village town mayors, staff training and upgrading.
The main tasks of the Directorate
for Inter-Parliamentary Relations of the Parliamentary Administration are
to provide organization and information assistance in the International
activities of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; to elaborate and ensure
implementation of cooperation programs of the Parliament with Legislatures of
other countries, Inter-Parliamentary Institutions, Organizations and Unions; to
prepare visits of parliamentary delegations to other countries and reception of
foreign parliamentary delegations and officials; accumulation, processing and
preparation for use of documents, reference and analytical materials on
relevant issues, ensuring protocol during receptions of foreign guests by the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
The Personnel Directorate of the
Parliamentary Administration is in charge of selection and promoting employees
according to their professional qualities and competence, of their continuous
training and encouraging for promotion. The Directorate provides personnel
services for People’s Deputies of Ukraine, their consultants, attached to the
Parliamentary Administration, and employees of structural sub-units of the
Administration who are civil servants.
The Department for Liaison with
Judiciary Bodies prepares materials and provides representation of the
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine during consideration of cases in the Constitutional
Court of Ukraine, Prosecutor’s Offices of Ukraine, Judicial Bodies of General
Jurisdiction, and liaison of the Parliamentary Administration with Bodies of
Justice and other Independent Judicial Bodies with the aim of exercising
constitutive authorities by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as regards the
mentioned Judicial Bodies.
The Monitoring Department of the
Parliamentary Administration takes stock and monitors carrying out of
assignments set out in the Laws of Ukraine and Resolutions of the Verkhovna
Rada of Ukraine and which have to do with preparation and submission for
consideration by the Parliament of bills and other documents. The Department
monitors that the terms of considering interpellations be met and informs People’s Deputies of Ukraine of
the outcomes of their consideration.
The Department of Citizens Appeals provides
opportunities for citizens to appeal to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on the
issues that lie within its competence; considers proposals, appeals and
complaints of citizens who appeal the Parliament; organizes reception of
citizens at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; assists People’s Deputies of Ukraine
in processing citizens appeals.
The Executive Directorate of the
Parliamentary Administration is in charge of providing logistic, financial and
household services to the Parliament activities.