No-deal Brexit: A guide to Commons Library research
The No-deal Brexit: A guide to Commons Library research is an annotated bibliography of sources published by the House of…
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Family & Civil Law
Suicide Prevention: Policy and Strategy
This House of Commons Library briefing paper examines suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and…
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Getting divorced if there is a no-deal Brexit
This Commons Library briefing paper considers how getting divorced might be affected by a no-deal Brexit…
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The spending of the Ministry of Justice
This is a debate pack on the spending of the Ministry of Justice, covering prisons, probation, courts, and legal aid…
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Child maintenance: enforcing payment of arrears (GB)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at what steps can be taken by the Child Support Agency (CSA)…
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Child maintenance: how it is calculated under the 2012 CMS scheme (UK excluding NI)
This House of Commons Library briefing note sets out how the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) calculates the amount of child…
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Inheritance tax and civil partnerships
This note looks at the debate on the treatment of spouses and civil partners for the purposes of inheritance tax,…
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Income tax allowances for married couples
In general married couples are taxed as individuals, though a minority of older couples & civil partners may still claim…
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Marriage of same sex couples: Northern Ireland
This Commons Library briefing paper considers the current law relating to marriage of same sex couples in Northern Ireland and…
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“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,…
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Registration of stillbirth
This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the registration of stillbirth and with calls for the law to be changed…
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Legal help: where to go and how to pay
This Commons Library briefing paper provides information about where to seek legal help and advice.…
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Obtaining a copy of a will
This Commons Library briefing paper provides information about obtaining a copy of a will. In general, a will is a…
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Enforcement officers (formerly known as bailiffs)
This Commons Library briefing paper summarises recent changes to the regulation of enforcement agents (formerly known as bailiffs).…
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Breathing space for individuals in problem debt
The Treasury has confirmed that before the end of the year the government will lay before Parliament new regulations to…
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