The future of local banking services and access to cash
An overview of policy relating to the closure of bank and building society branches and to efforts to protect access to cash.

The Policing and Crime Bill will return to the Commons for consideration of Lords Amendments on 10 January 2017. This paper looks at the main amendments, and briefly summarises the debate on them.
Policing and Crime Bill - Lords Amendments (711 KB , PDF)
The Policing and Crime Bill will return to the Commons for consideration of Lords Amendments on 10 January 2017. 307 amendments were made in the Lords, and these are set out in HL Bill 118, Lords Amendments to the Policing and Crime Bill. Most of these were Government amendments. The Home Office has produced Explanatory Notes.
This paper looks at the main amendments, and briefly summarises the debate on them.
There were a number of controversial amendments which the Government opposed. These are:
A number of amendments tabled by Opposition party and crossbench peers and backbenchers have been supported by the Government. These include amendments on pardons for homosexuality offences; and an amendment to remove the duty of coroners to conduct an inquest in all cases where the deceased had an authorisation for the deprivation of their liberty in place.
Policing and Crime Bill - Lords Amendments (711 KB , PDF)
An overview of policy relating to the closure of bank and building society branches and to efforts to protect access to cash.
This briefing looks at statistics on gun crime in England and Wales. It uses police recorded crime data to evaluate trends over time and to compare crime between police force areas, with a section focusing specifically on gun crime in London. Type of offence and type of weapon used are also analysed, as well as age and ethnicity of victims.
This Commons Library briefing paper discusses police stop and search powers. It outlines a recent history of their reform and available evidence on their effectiveness at reducing and detecting crime.