The Online Safety Bill: A reading list
This briefing provides a selection of reading on the Online Safety Bill.
Online Safety Bill: Commons stages
This Briefing summarises the Commons stages of the Online Safety Bill [Bill 4 2022-23].
National Security Bill 2022-2023
The National Security Bill 2022-23 was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 May 2022. It would replace existing counter-espionage laws with a comprehensive framework for countering hostile state activity analogous to the counter-terrorism framework established since 2000. It would also limit the availability of civil legal aid and damages to those connected with terrorist activity.
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Research Briefing
National Security Bill 2022-2023: Progress of the Bill
The National Security Bill is due to have its remaining stages on 16 November. This paper analyses the amendments made to the Bill in Committee and the main areas of debate so far.
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Insight
Police vetting: How it works and calls for change
The Government says it expects all recommendations for improvement to be “acted on as a matter of urgency”.
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Research Briefing
Review of unduly lenient sentences
The Attorney General has the power to refer to the Court of Appeal sentences for certain offences which they believe to be unduly lenient. This is sometimes called the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
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Research Briefing
Hate Crime Statistics
This briefing paper looks at Hate Crime in England & Wales using figures provided by the Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) and the Police Recorded Crime Series. The paper also presents data on hate crime rates per 100,000 population in each police force area and for each hate crime strand. It also looks at similar figures in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The tables that accompany the briefing paper are currently being updated.
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Research Briefing
The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill
This briefing explains the background and main provisions of the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 2022-23.
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Research Briefing
Public Order Bill: Progress of the Bill
This briefing summarises the second reading and committee stage of the Public Order Bill
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Research Briefing
Police powers: unauthorised encampments
This Library briefing paper discusses police powers in relation to unauthorised encampments.
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Research Briefing
Firearm Crime Statistics: England & Wales
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.
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Research Briefing
Police powers: stop and search
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.
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Research Briefing
Police powers: Strip searching
This Commons Library briefing paper discusses police powers to conduct "strip searches". It outlines the procedures for conducting strip searches; the available evidence on the use of strip searches; and recent debate about the impact they can have.
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Research Briefing
Terrorism in Great Britain: the statistics
This briefing examines the available statistics on terrorism since 2001 in Great Britain.
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Debate Pack
Anti-social behaviour awareness week
There will be a debate on Anti-social behaviour awareness week in Westminster Hall on 20 July 2022 at 14:30. This debate will be led by Jacob Young MP.
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