Debate Pack
A backbench business debate on a motion relating to UK policy on torture and the treatment of asylum claims will be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 2 March 2017. Dr Tania Mathias, Alistair Carmichael, Dr Lisa Cameron and Kate Green will open and lead the debate.
Debate Pack
A backbench business debate on a motion relating to Unaccompanied children in Greece and Italy will be held in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 23 February 2017. The debate will be opened and lead by Alison McGovern, Heidi Allen, Tom Brake and Anne McLaughlin.
Debate Pack
This pack has been produced ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall at 9.30am on Wednesday 30 November 2016 on the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme. The Member in charge of this debate is Helen Whately MP.
Debate Pack
This pack has been produced ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall at 2.30pm on Wednesday 16 November 2016 on immigration rules for international students. The Member in charge of this debate is Stuart C McDonald MP.
Research Briefing
From April 2011 a number of schemes operated by Jobcentre Plus – including the Deprived Areas Fund, the Adviser Discretion Fund and the Travel to Interview Scheme – were abolished and replaced by the “Flexible Support Fund” (FSF). The FSF gives Jobcentre Plus Districts greater freedom to tailor back to work support to individual and local need.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper details the introduction of the Taser to policing in England and Wales, sets out the training and operational guidance provided to officers issued with the weapon and summarises the controversy around its use.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing discusses the debate around raising the age of criminal responsibility - the age below which a child is deemed not to have the capacity to commit a crime.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing explains why those in England and Wales with pleural plaques are not entitled to compensation whilst in Scotland and Northern Ireland those with the condition are able to claim damages.
Research Briefing
This note provides an overview of civil court claims for mesothelioma.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at 'no win, no fee' funding arrangements in the UK. Following the withdrawal of civil legal aid, many litigants are reliant on such arrangements for access to justice. Unable to afford lawyers' fees, they enter into agreements whereby they will not pay their lawyers should they lose but must pay an extra success fee in the event that they are successful.
Research Briefing
On 28 January 2016 the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Michael Gove, told the House of Commons that his department would no longer pursue the introduction of the ‘dual contracting’ scheme for the provision of criminal litigation services in England and Wales. He also announced the suspension of a second reduction in solicitors’ fees. The change in policy ended the long-running dispute between the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the legal profession over changes to criminal legal aid.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on the motion that "this House has considered asylum seeker dispersal policy" will be held on Tuesday 3 May 2016 at 1130hrs. The Member in charge of this debate is Simon Danczuk.
Research Briefing
The Policing and Crime Bill 2015-16 has its second reading on 7 March 2016. It includes provisions covering collaboration between police and fire services; reforms to the police complaints and discipline systems; new safeguards for pre-charge bail; powers for police staff and volunteers; and changes to firearms law. This briefing analyses the Bill and the policy background, and provides some relevant comment.
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This briefing paper sets out the structure of fire and rescue authorities in England, details the sources of their funding and the cuts since 2010, summarises the reports of Sir Ken Knight and the NAO and discusses reaction to the proposal for much greater collaboration between fire and police services.
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