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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Tuesday, 10 July, 2018

This House of Commons Library briefing explains what Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are, their purpose and the process which is followed in order to authorise a deprivation of liberty. The paper outlines the Law Commission's recommendations to abolish DoLS and replace them with a new system called the Liberty Protection Safeguards. The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill was introduced to the House of Lords on 3 July 2018. The Bill broadly follows the Law Commission’s recommendations, with some changes.
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An early history of British race relations legislation

Monday, 09 July, 2018

This Library paper has been written to support the House of Commons ‘artist in residence’ project First Waves: Exploring the impact of race relations legislation in the UK. Scarlett Crawford has been commissioned by the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art in the House of Commons to explore the impact of the 1965, 1968 and 1976 Race Relations Acts. This paper provides information on all three of these Acts. It explains their main provisions and looks at how they attempted to address racial discrimination in the UK.
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UN Committee report on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: debate on the Government’s response

Thursday, 14 June, 2018

There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the Government response to the report on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities on 20 June 2018 at 9:30. The debate is will be opened by Rosie Duffield MP. This landing page provides background information in preparation for the debate.
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International Day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia

Tuesday, 15 May, 2018

A debate on the ‘International Day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia’ has been scheduled for Thursday 17 May 2018 in the Main Chamber. The debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee after a representation from Peter Kyle MP and Angela Eagle MP.
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Are NHS mental health therapies working for everyone?

Wednesday, 25 April, 2018
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Brexit: new guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations

Thursday, 19 April, 2018

Brexit negotiations have resumed and this third phase will cover issues outstanding from the last phases - the Irish border in particular - and the framework for future EU-UK relations. This paper looks at how the EU and the UK envisage their relationship after Brexit.
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Antisemitism

Monday, 16 April, 2018

General debate on antisemitism
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Brexit: the draft withdrawal agreement

Monday, 26 March, 2018

The Commission published a draft legal text of the withdrawal agreement in February 2018 and an updated draft on 15 March. On 19 March a third text was published which showed where there is full agreement between the EU and the UK, where there is agreement in principle and where there is no agreement. This paper looks at the recent draft, making reference to earlier drafts where relevant.
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International Womens Day 2018 – Women in Parliament and Politics

Wednesday, 07 March, 2018

International Women's Day on 8 March is being marked with debates in both the House of Commons and House of Lords. Key statistics on women in Parliament and politics are summarised here and in the linked documents.
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General debate on Holocaust Memorial Day 2018

Tuesday, 16 January, 2018

There will be a general debate on Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 to be held in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 18 January. The subject was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
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Estimating the gender impact of tax and benefits changes

Monday, 18 December, 2017

How can we estimate the impact of budget measures on women and men since 2010?
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Sport participation in England

Thursday, 14 December, 2017

This briefing provides statistics about participation in sport by intensity, type, and socio-economic characteristics in England.
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General Debate on Deafness and Hearing Loss

Wednesday, 29 November, 2017

On 30 November 2017 there will be a General Debate in Westminster Hall on Deafness and Hearing Loss. This debate is sponsored by Jim Fitzpatrick MP.
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Lasting power of attorney: what are the options?

Thursday, 17 August, 2017
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Housing Benefit: under-occupation in the private rented sector

Friday, 09 June, 2017

This Commons Library briefing paper explains the application of size criteria to people claiming Housing Benefit and under-occupying their homes in the private rented sector.

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