The Financial Services Act 2021 was introduced in the House of Commons on 21 October 2020 and received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021. It is the first financial services primary legislation passed by the UK Parliament since the UK left the European single market, making reforms in 22 distinct areas.
This briefing paper examines suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in England, as well as Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the creation and implementation of the office of the Chief Coroner for England and Wales and the role of the Chief Coroner
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper deals with coroners' investigations and inquests in England and Wales.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of the post-implementation review of the changes made to legal aid in England and Wales by Part 1 of LASPO.
Research Briefing
The UK's Immigration Rules allow for refugees to be joined in the UK by immediate family members in certain circumstances. Provisions in EU law (the Dublin III Regulation) can also be used to reunite families separated across the EU/UK. The Regulations will cease to apply in the UK after the Brexit 'transition period'. This has given extra impetus to pre-existing calls to widen the scope of the UK's rules.
Research Briefing
High-cost credit covers a range of financial products including bank overdrafts, loans, buy-now-pay-later and rent-to-own. Each product has its own benefits to consumers, but they also carry a risk of consumer harm, especially for vulnerable customers. This harm may include high repayment costs and a greater risk of problem debt. The regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, has been taking action to reduce this harm and it has ongoing monitoring work in this area. This briefing describes the action that has been taken over recent years to stop unfair high-cost credit practices and gives information on the support available to those who find themselves in problem debt.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of the Home Secretary's powers to deport foreign criminals from the UK, related Government policy and Parliamentary and external scrutiny of the efficiency of current procedures.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library research briefing contains a list of commonly-used terms and acronyms that have needed clarification since the United Kingdom voted in the June 2016 EU referendum.
Research Briefing
The Common Travel Area is a special travel zone between the Republic of Ireland and the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. It dates back to the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. This briefing focuses on how the CTA operates between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
Research Briefing
Legal aid for representation at an inquest is generally only available through the “exceptional funding” criteria of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, which came into force on 1 April 2013.
Research Briefing
This Library briefing paper provides an overview of the policy and practice of immigration detention in the UK. It addresses long standing criticisms as well as the recent reforms designed to reduce the numbers of vulnerable people detained and the duration of detention.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on Fees for registering children as British citizens is scheduled for Tuesday 4 September 2018 at 11.30am. The Member leading the debate is Stuart C McDonald MP.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate entitled "Government policy on visas for non-EEA workers on inshore fishing vessels" is scheduled for Tuesday 17 July at 9.30am. The Member leading the debate is Douglas Ross MP.
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