This year's programme attracts biggest number of participants to date.
Governments Skills' Parliamentary Capability team are celebrating after the events they organised to mark UK Parliament Week attracted their highest number of participants yet.
UK Parliament Week is an annual event to spread the word about what Parliament is, what it does and how to get involved.
The Parliamentary Capability team have organised a special programme to mark it every year for the last 7 years.
Why Parliament matters to civil servants
"As civil servants, we are all directly affected by what goes on in Parliament because what happens there provides the context for what we do in our individual roles," said Parliamentary Capability lead, Daniel Wood.
"That's why we're committed to giving civil servants opportunities to learn more about the parliamentary system including its history and processes, as well as advice on how they can support ministers in responding to parliamentary scrutiny."
Reaching a wider audience
Daniel and his team offer parliamentary courses all year round but he says UK Parliament Week is a chance for us to reach civil servants who might not otherwise sign up to one of its regular courses.
Highlights of the week
This year, the team created sessions that included a look at the role of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, the untold story of Parliament's 'Necessary Women', and one about the work of the Public Accounts Committee.
At one event, team members Petros Chasanakos and Valentina Tomassetti were even called upon to step in to facilitate a session when one of the key speakers was unable to attend.
They are pictured above as they joined the Leader of the House of Commons, Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP, and the Leader of the House of Lords, Rt Hon Baroness Smith of Basildon, as they discussed their roles in government and Parliament and the importance of Parliament to civil servants.
