The Methods of the Minutes

The study concerns the provisions of the Standing Orders of the Sejm relating to the drawing up of minutes of the proceedings of the Sejm and its bodies. The author points out that shorthand reports are the main source of information on the proceedings of sittings, since the minutes of the sittings of the Sejm are kept in the Sejm Archives. The complete, stylistically edited records of the proceedings of committee and subcommittee meetings perform a similar function. The opinion analyses in detail the content of shorthand reports and minutes, the procedures for drawing them up and amending them. It also outlines the method of publication of materials documenting the proceedings of sittings and meetings. Furthermore, the author addresses the issue of making available audiovisual material from Sejm sittings and committee and subcommittee meetings.