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Criminal law

  • Research Briefing

    The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: summary and implementation

    Wednesday, 30 December, 2020

    Parliament has been recalled to adopt the legislation required to implement the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. This briefing provides an overview of the Agreement and the Bill to implement it

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Criminal law
    • Economy
    • Energy
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    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
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    • Roads
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    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    End of Brexit transition: Security cooperation

    Wednesday, 23 December, 2020

    This paper examines what will change in relation to security cooperation with the EU at the end of the Brexit transition period in either a deal or a no-deal scenario.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence
    • EU law and treaties
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Security
    • Brexit
  • Debate Pack

    Backbench Business: Regulation and Prevention of Online Harms

    Tuesday, 17 November, 2020

    A Backbench Business debate on the Regulation and Prevention of Online Harms has been scheduled for Thursday 19 November 2020. Jeremy Wright MP will open the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    Has anything changed in the Overseas Operations Bill?: Committee Stage report

    Monday, 02 November, 2020

    The Public Bill Committee for the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill concluded on 22 October 2020. Despite a significant number of tabled amendments to Parts 1 and 2 of the Bill, no changes were made. The Bill is not without controversy and MPs are expected to return to some of its more contentious provisions when it comes back to the Floor of the House. Report Stage is scheduled for 3 November 2020.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Civil law
    • Criminal law
    • Institutions
    • International law
  • 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
  • Debate Pack

    Spending of the Ministry of Justice on Legal Aid

    Wednesday, 21 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on the spending of the Ministry of Justice on legal aid is scheduled for Thursday 22 October at 3pm. The Member leading the debate is Sir Robert Neill MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Civil law
    • Criminal law
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill 2019-2021

    Friday, 02 October, 2020

    The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill 2019-2021 was introduced in the House of Commons on 24 September 2020. It is due to have Second Reading on 5 October. It would introduce a power in the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 to authorise conduct by officials and agents of the security and intelligence services, law enforcement, and certain other public authorities, which would otherwise constitute criminality.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Security
  • Insight

    Ethnicity and the criminal justice system: What does recent data say on over-representation?

    Friday, 02 October, 2020

    This Insight looks at how different ethnic groups compared statistically in areas such as convictions, sentencing lengths, types of offence, pleas and at the bench in 2019 across England and Wales.

    • Insight
    • Criminal law
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-21

    Tuesday, 22 September, 2020

    The Government presented the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill on 18 March 2020, thereby meeting its 100-day self imposed deadline. Second Reading has been scheduled for 23 September 2020. Aspects of the Bill are already generating controversy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Criminal law
    • Defence policy
    • Institutions
    • International law
  • Research Briefing

    Sentencing Bill [HL] 2019-21

    Tuesday, 22 September, 2020

    The Sentencing Bill [HL] 2019-21 would introduce a sentencing code. It was introduced in the House of Commons on 9 September 2020 and is due to have its second reading and all remaining stages on 30 September 2020.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
  • Research Briefing

    Magnitsky legislation

    Monday, 20 July, 2020

    Stronger legislation providing for sanctions against corrupt officials who commit gross human rights abuse has been passed, and the UK's first Magnitsky sanctions have been announced...

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill 2019-21: Progress of the Bill

    Friday, 17 July, 2020

    The Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill 2019-21 has completed its Committee stage and is due to have its Report stage and Third Reading on Tuesday 21 July 2020.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill 2019-21

    Monday, 08 June, 2020

    The Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill was introduced on 20 May 2020. Second Reading in the House of Commons is due to take place on 9 June 2020.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: summary of positions

    Wednesday, 03 June, 2020

    The tables in this paper provide a summary of the UK and EU positions in the future relationship negotiations, based on their proposed draft treaty texts and other publicly available statements

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Climate change
    • Criminal law
    • Defence policy
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Government
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • International law
    • International trade
    • Parliament
    • Roads
    • Sciences
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    The Law Officers: a Constitutional and Functional Overview

    Thursday, 28 May, 2020

    This paper provides an overview of the constitutional status and functions of the law officers of the United Kingdom. This includes the law officers of the UK Government and those that advise the three devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Criminal law
    • Devolution
    • Government
    • Justice
    • Parliament

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