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CommunitiesView All

Unemployment by ethnic background
Communities Research Briefing Work & Incomes 

Unemployment by ethnic background

August 16, 2018 Comments Off on Unemployment by ethnic background

The unemployment rate is higher for people from a BAME background than from a White background, although the rate varies…

Social care: forthcoming Green Paper on older people and parallel programme (England)
Communities Community care Research Briefing 

Social care: forthcoming Green Paper on older people and parallel programme (England)

August 15, 2018 admin Comments Off on Social care: forthcoming Green Paper on older people and parallel programme (England)
Post office numbers
Communities Research Briefing 

Post office numbers

August 9, 2018 Comments Off on Post office numbers
The Equality Act 2010: caste discrimination
Communities Family & Civil Law Research Briefing 

The Equality Act 2010: caste discrimination

August 3, 2018 Comments Off on The Equality Act 2010: caste discrimination
Press regulation after Leveson
Communities Research Briefing 

Press regulation after Leveson

July 27, 2018 Comments Off on Press regulation after Leveson

CrimeView All

Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19
Criminal law Research Briefing 

Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19

August 17, 2018 admin Comments Off on Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19

The Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 was introduced on 21 June 2018. It has completed its Committee Stage and…

Medical use of cannabis
Criminal offences Diseases Health services Medicine Research Briefing 

Medical use of cannabis

August 15, 2018 Comments Off on Medical use of cannabis
Government response to organised crime and young people’s safety
Criminal offences Research Briefing 

Government response to organised crime and young people’s safety

August 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on Government response to organised crime and young people’s safety
Magnitsky legislation
Criminal law Institutions Research Briefing 

Magnitsky legislation

July 27, 2018 Comments Off on Magnitsky legislation
CCTV for communal areas of care homes
Community care Crime Research Briefing 

CCTV for communal areas of care homes

July 24, 2018 Comments Off on CCTV for communal areas of care homes

Family & Civil LawView All

Blue Badges and parking for disabled people in England
Family & Civil Law Research Briefing Roads 

Blue Badges and parking for disabled people in England

August 16, 2018 admin Comments Off on Blue Badges and parking for disabled people in England

This paper is chiefly concerned with the Blue Badge scheme; it also includes information on the provision of parking bays…

The Equality Act 2010: caste discrimination
Communities Family & Civil Law Research Briefing 

The Equality Act 2010: caste discrimination

August 3, 2018 Comments Off on The Equality Act 2010: caste discrimination
Findings of the Care Crisis Review
Families & social services Family law Research Briefing 

Findings of the Care Crisis Review

July 24, 2018 Comments Off on Findings of the Care Crisis Review
Disabled facilities grants for home adaptations
Family & Civil Law Housing Research Briefing 

Disabled facilities grants for home adaptations

July 22, 2018 Comments Off on Disabled facilities grants for home adaptations
Progress on protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts
Criminal offences Family law Research Briefing 

Progress on protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts

July 13, 2018 Comments Off on Progress on protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts

JusticeView All

Prisoners’ voting rights: developments since May 2015
Elections Institutions Prisons Research Briefing 

Prisoners’ voting rights: developments since May 2015

August 9, 2018 Comments Off on Prisoners’ voting rights: developments since May 2015

This House of Commons Briefing Paper analyses the debate over the voting rights of prisoners since May 2015, it also…

Legal aid and the post-implementation review
Courts Research Briefing 

Legal aid and the post-implementation review

August 6, 2018 admin Comments Off on Legal aid and the post-implementation review
UK Prison Population Statistics
Prisons Research Briefing 

UK Prison Population Statistics

July 23, 2018 Comments Off on UK Prison Population Statistics
Small claims for personal injuries including whiplash
Family & Civil Law Finance Justice Research Briefing Roads 

Small claims for personal injuries including whiplash

July 9, 2018 admin Comments Off on Small claims for personal injuries including whiplash
Contracting out of probation services
Justice Prisons Research Briefing 

Contracting out of probation services

July 4, 2018 admin Comments Off on Contracting out of probation services

ImmigrationView All

Fees for registering children as British citizens
Immigration Research Briefing 

Fees for registering children as British citizens

August 17, 2018 Comments Off on Fees for registering children as British citizens

A Westminster Hall debate on Fees for registering children as British citizens is scheduled for Tuesday 4 September 2018 at…

TOEIC visa cancellations
Immigration Research Briefing 

TOEIC visa cancellations

August 7, 2018 Rosie Barber Comments Off on TOEIC visa cancellations
Migration Statistics
Immigration Research Briefing 

Migration Statistics

July 23, 2018 Comments Off on Migration Statistics
Homelessness among refugees
Asylum Housing Research Briefing 

Homelessness among refugees

July 16, 2018 Comments Off on Homelessness among refugees
Government policy on visas for non-EEA workers on inshore fishing vessels
Farming and fishing Immigration Research Briefing 

Government policy on visas for non-EEA workers on inshore fishing vessels

July 13, 2018 Comments Off on Government policy on visas for non-EEA workers on inshore fishing vessels

SecurityView All

Nigeria: July 2018 update
Africa Economy Institutions International trade Research Briefing Security 

Nigeria: July 2018 update

July 10, 2018 Comments Off on Nigeria: July 2018 update

President Muhammadu Buhari is now into the final year of his four-year term as president of Nigeria. Presidential and parliamentary…

Investigation of Former Armed Forces Personnel Who Served in Northern Ireland
Armed forces Defence policy Devolution Institutions Research Briefing Security 

Investigation of Former Armed Forces Personnel Who Served in Northern Ireland

June 26, 2018 Comments Off on Investigation of Former Armed Forces Personnel Who Served in Northern Ireland
Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2017-19
Research Briefing Security 

Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2017-19

June 8, 2018 Comments Off on Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2017-19
Terrorism in Great Britain: the statistics
Criminal law Research Briefing Security 

Terrorism in Great Britain: the statistics

June 7, 2018 admin Comments Off on Terrorism in Great Britain: the statistics
Terrorism Insurance & Pool re
Finance Research Briefing Security 

Terrorism Insurance & Pool re

June 6, 2018 Comments Off on Terrorism Insurance & Pool re

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