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Wednesday, 13 January, 2021

This Library paper gives a brief overview of public library services in England.

  • Research Briefing
  • Communities
Police powers: unauthorised encampments

Police powers: unauthorised encampments

Thursday, 31 December, 2020

This short Library briefing paper discusses police powers in relation to unauthorised encampments. It also discusses current Government proposals to reform the policing of unauthorised encampments.

  • Research Briefing
  • Civil law
  • Communities
  • Crime
  • Institutions
  • Police
Unitary authorities: The role of parish and town councils

Unitary authorities: The role of parish and town councils

Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

An overview of the responsibilities, locations and budgets of English parish and town councils.

  • Insight
  • Communities
  • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    Adult social care funding reform: developments since July 2019 (England)

    Tuesday, 15 December, 2020

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides a summary of developments concerning the reform of adult social care since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019. It applies to England only.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Community care
  • Research Briefing

    Adult Social Care Funding (England)

    Friday, 11 December, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper examines the key funding pressures facing adult social care services in England and their impacts. The paper also sets out the additional funding committed to adult social care since 2016/17 and briefly summarises recent select committee reports on adult social care funding.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Community care
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Adult social care key issues and sources

    Tuesday, 08 December, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of key issues facing the adult social care sector during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, and provides links to some of the key official guidance for the sector.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Community care
    • Diseases
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Fire Safety Bill 2019-2021

    Monday, 07 December, 2020

    The Fire Safety Bill amends the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and is expected to result in greater clarity over responsibility for fire safety in buildings containing more than one home. The Bill is currently awaiting House of Commons consideration of House of Lords amendments.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Housing and planning
  • Research Briefing

    Migration Statistics

    Wednesday, 02 December, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper is a guide to understanding UK migration statistics. It explains the concepts and methods used in measuring migration and setting out a range of data on migration in the UK and in European Union countries.

    • Research Briefing
    • Demography
    • Immigration
  • Research Briefing

    Postal services

    Tuesday, 01 December, 2020

    This note gives an overview of postal services in the UK. It discusses current regulation, market trends and consumer problems.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Consumers
  • Constituency Casework

    Find a charity in your constituency

    Tuesday, 24 November, 2020

    Sources for searching for charities with a registered address

    • Constituency Casework
    • Communities
  • Debate Pack

    Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on Freedom of Religion or Belief

    Monday, 23 November, 2020

    A Backbench Business debate on the ‘Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on Freedom of Religion or Belief’ has been scheduled for Thursday 26 November 2020 in Westminster Hall from 1.30pm to 3.00pm. The debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee after a representation from Jim Shannon MP, Fiona Bruce MP and David Linden MP

    • Debate Pack
    • Communities
    • Institutions
    • Covid-19
  • Debate Pack

    Recognising and preserving the value of charity-funded medical research in the 2020 Spending Review

    Friday, 20 November, 2020

    A debate will be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 24 November 2020 at 9.30am on recognising and preserving the value of charity-funded medical research in the 2020 Spending Review. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee and the debate will be opened by Dr James Davies MP and Chris Green MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Communities
    • Medicine
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Unemployment by ethnic background

    Friday, 20 November, 2020

    This short paper summarises trends in unemployment rates and looks at how rates vary by ethnicity, age and gender.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Work and incomes
  • Data Dashboard

    Constituency data: ethnicity

    Monday, 16 November, 2020

    Use the interactive dashboard to find constituency-level data on the ethnicity of the UK population

    • Data Dashboard
    • Demography
    • Local data
    • People and places data
  • Debate Pack

    Protections for emergency service workers

    Thursday, 29 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on protections for emergency services is scheduled for Wednesday 4 November 2020 at 4.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Matt Vickers MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Communities
    • Crime
    • Criminal law

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