Research Briefing
Adult Social Care: Means-test parameters since 1997
This briefing considers how the main parameters for the financial means-test for adult social care - such as the capital limits - have changed since 1997.
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Research Briefing
Informal carers
This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides information about the number of informal carers in the UK and the issues they face. It also explains the rights, benefits and support available to informal carers as well as current and previous Government policy on caring.
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Research Briefing
Children: child arrangements orders – safeguards when domestic abuse issues arise (England and Wales)
This briefing provides information on how the family courts address issues of domestic abuse in private law proceedings relating to children, in particular proceedings relating to child arrangements orders. The final two sections of the briefing provide information on proposals for reform in this area.
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Debate Pack
Dementia Action Week
A 'General debate on the Dementia Action Week’ has been scheduled for Thursday 27 May 2021.
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Research Briefing
Reform of adult social care funding: developments since July 2019 (England)
Reforming the funding of adult social care, including how people pay for care, has been an issue for successive governments. This briefing provides a summary of developments in this area since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019.
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Research Briefing
Child Maintenance: Fees, enforcement and arrears
This paper describes what steps the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) may take when a Non-Resident Parent (also known as a “Paying Parent”) fails to pay child maintenance on time or in full. It also provides information on the application, collection and enforcement fees charged by the CMS, and briefly summarises analysis on the effectiveness of the CMS’s enforcement and collection system. This paper relates primary to Great Britain: Section 6 describes Northern Ireland’s system.
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Research Briefing
“Common law marriage” and cohabitation
This Commons Library briefing paper provides general information about how the law applies to cohabitants, the number of cohabiting couples, and about the Law Commission’s proposals for reform.
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Research Briefing
International parental child abduction (England and Wales)
This briefing covers international child abduction, including the criminal law, steps to prevent abduction occurring, and what to do if it does happen.
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Research Briefing
Teacher recruitment and retention in England
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on the recruitment and retention of teachers in England, including the Government's recently published Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy. It also gives an overview of attempts to reduce teacher workload.
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Constituency Casework
The Child Maintenance Service (CMS): Key sources and FAQs
An overview of key Child Maintenance Service (CMS) resources for caseworkers.
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Debate Pack
World Social Work Day 2021
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘World Social Work Day 2021’ has been scheduled for Thursday 18 March 2021 from 3:15pm. The debate has been initiated by Emma Lewell-Buck MP and David Simmonds MP.
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Debate Pack
Social care reform and the social care workforce
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Social care reform and the social care workforce’ has been scheduled for Thursday 18 March 2021 from 1:30pm. The debate has been initiated by Barbara Keeley MP.
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Research Briefing
Children’s social care services in England
An overview of children's services in England, focused on demand and funding.
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Research Briefing
The Pupil Premium
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides an overview of policy on the Pupil Premium since its introduction in 2011, including funding levels, eligibility criteria, and accountability.
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Research Briefing
The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations
This briefing describes the laying of the Statutory Instrument, its content, reaction from the sector, and extensions to the initial Instrument that came into force in April 2020.
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