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Criminal law

  • Research Briefing

    Criminal Injuries Compensation for victims of child abuse

    Thursday, 16 May, 2019

    This briefing explains the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme's treatment of victims of child abuse and current areas of reform. It covers England, Scotland and Wales.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
  • Insight

    Extradition from the UK: What next for Julian Assange?

    Tuesday, 23 April, 2019

    What are legal considerations for the UK in deciding whether to extradite Mr Assange to Sweden or the US?

    • Insight
    • Americas
    • Courts
    • Criminal law
    • Europe
  • Research Briefing

    Knives and offensive weapons

    Thursday, 21 March, 2019

    This briefing provides information on the two main categories of offence relating to knives and offensive weapons in England and Wales: offences relating to possession and offences relating to sale and supply. It also describes police guidance on cautioning and charging and the Government's policy on knife crime.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
  • Research Briefing

    Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) [HL], Bill 294 of 2017-19: Briefing for Report Stage

    Thursday, 07 March, 2019

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview and background to the Private Member's Bill: Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) [HL], Bill 294 of 2017-19. The Bill has completed its parliamentary stages in the House of Lords and is now passing through the House of Commons.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Courts
    • Criminal law
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    What if there’s no Brexit deal?

    Friday, 08 February, 2019

    What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a situation might come about, the constitutional implications for the UK and in some cases for the devolved administrations, and what the impact might be in a range of policy areas.

    • Research Briefing
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  • Research Briefing

    Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill

    Tuesday, 29 January, 2019

    The Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL] would create a framework to enable law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to apply to a UK court for an ‘overseas production order’ requiring a person (in practice, generally a communications service provider or ‘CSP’) in a foreign jurisdiction to produce or grant access to electronic data for the purposes of investigating and prosecuting serious crime. An application would only be granted if the judge was satisfied that the data was likely to be of substantial value to the criminal proceedings or investigations for which it was sought, and that it would be in the public interest.

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Security
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2017-19

    Monday, 21 January, 2019

    The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill 2017-19 (HC Bill 219) was published on Wednesday 6 June 2018. Consideration of Lords amendments by the House of Commons is scheduled for 22 January 2019

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • Institutions
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    The Political Declaration on the Framework for Future EU-UK Relations

    Friday, 30 November, 2018

    This paper looks at the Political Declaration on the Framework for the Future Relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which was agreed by EU leaders on 25 November.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Civil law
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • International trade
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • The EU
    • Transport
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Stalking: Developments in the law

    Wednesday, 21 November, 2018

    A Private Members' Bill with Government support aims to introduce new civil Stalking Protection Orders. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 was introduced to deal with stalking, but critics argued that it was not effective enough. Scotland introduced a specific offence of stalking in 2010, and England and Wales created two new specific offences in 2012. Northern Ireland still relies on the more general offence of harassment.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
  • Research Briefing

    Brexit Unknowns (update)

    Wednesday, 26 September, 2018

    What do we still not know about the Brexit process or the withdrawal agreement with the EU that is currently being negotiated? This paper looks at some of the main unknowns.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Armed forces
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence policy
    • Devolution
    • Economy
    • Environment
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    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
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    • Farming and fishing
    • Government
    • Health services
    • House of Commons
    • Immigration
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    • International development
    • International law
    • International trade
    • Justice
    • Nationality
    • Parliament
    • Pensions
    • Security
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • The EU
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19

    Friday, 17 August, 2018

    The Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19 was introduced on 21 June 2018. It has completed its Committee Stage and is awaiting Report and Third Reading on 5 September 2018.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
  • Debate Pack

    Estimates day: Ministry of Justice spending

    Friday, 29 June, 2018

    Overview of MoJ spending with detailed statistics on prisons and probation, courts, and legal aid.

    • Debate Pack
    • Civil law
    • Courts
    • Criminal law
    • Justice
    • Prisons
  • Debate Pack

    Public legal education

    Friday, 11 May, 2018

    A Westminster Hall debate on Public legal education is scheduled for Tuesday 15 May 2018 at 2.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Ranil Jayawardena MP.

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

    Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill 2017-19

    Wednesday, 25 April, 2018

    The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill 2017-19 is a Private Member’s Bill, introduced by Chris Bryant. It would introduce a new offence of assaulting an emergency worker, new sentencing guidance, and new powers to take bodily samples from suspects. This Briefing Paper discusses the background to and content of the Bill, and has been updated to reflect the Committee stage debate.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    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.

    • Research Briefing
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    • Business
    • Civil law
    • Climate change
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economy
    • Environment
    • Equality
    • EU institutions
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    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Government
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
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    • Parliament
    • Rail
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