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Family law

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    Confidentiality and openness in the family courts: current rules and history of their reform

    Friday, 18 September, 2015

    This briefing paper considers transparency in the family courts, including communication of information and media attendance, and background on recent changes in this area.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Civil law
    • Courts
    • Crime
    • Family law
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    Key Issues for the 2015 Parliament

    Tuesday, 19 May, 2015

    This book examines the key issues facing the House of Commons over the course of the 2015 Parliament - from the public finances to the UK’s membership of the EU and from school places for children to climate change.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • Benefits policy
    • Business
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Climate change
    • Communities
    • Consumers
    • Crime
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
    • Demography
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Elections
    • Energy
    • Europe
    • Family law
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Further education
    • Government
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • Institutions
    • International trade
    • Justice
    • Middle East
    • Parliament
    • Pensions
    • Pre-school education
    • Press and media
    • Prisons
    • Public spending
    • Rail
    • Schools
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Tax
    • Technology
    • The EU
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Forced marriage

    Wednesday, 21 January, 2015

    The Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 has criminalised both forced marriage and breach of a Forced Marriage Protection Order. This note gives background.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Crime
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Marriage of same sex couples across the UK: What’s the same and what’s different?

    Thursday, 15 May, 2014

    Legislation in England and Wales (the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013) and in Scotland (the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014) introduces marriage for same sex couples. The legislation will also enable civil partners to convert their civil partnership into marriage, and transsexual people to change their legal gender without necessarily having to end their existing marriage.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Immigration Bill: Committee Stage Report

    Monday, 27 January, 2014

    The Immigration Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 10 October 2013 and had its Second Reading on 22 October. It is due to have Report stage and Third Reading on 30 January 2014. This Note discusses the main issues debated in Public Bill Committee.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Civil law
    • Family law
    • Finance
    • Health services
    • Housing and planning
    • Immigration
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Immigration Bill

    Thursday, 17 October, 2013

    The Immigration Bill would significantly reduce migrants’ rights of appeal; restrict access to services including private rented accommodation, bank accounts and NHS services by reference to immigration status; establish new arrangements for investigating sham marriages and examining persons departing the UK; and make various other changes related to immigration controls.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Civil law
    • Family law
    • Finance
    • Health services
    • Housing and planning
    • Immigration
    • Rented housing
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Lords amendments

    Tuesday, 16 July, 2013

    The purpose of this note is to draw attention to the principal amendments that were made in the Lords. It does not cover all minor or technical amendments. All the agreed amendments were Government amendments, many of which were moved in response to amendments proposed but not agreed at earlier stages, and commitments made by the Government to consider matters further. Peers debated many other amendments, on some of which they voted, but this note does not cover amendments that were not agreed.

    • Research Briefing
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Children and Families Bill Committee Stage Report

    Friday, 31 May, 2013

    The Children and Families Bill introduces a wide range of legislation concerning adoption and children in care, aspects of family justice law, special educational needs, the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England, child care, statutory rights to leave and pay for parents and adopters, time off work for ante-natal care, and the right to request flexible working. This paper complements Research Paper 13/11 prepared for the Commons Second Reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Civil law
    • Education
    • Family law
    • Further education
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Committee Stage Report

    Tuesday, 19 March, 2013

    This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. It complements Research Paper 13/08 prepared for the Commons Second Reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Children and Families Bill

    Friday, 15 February, 2013

    The Children and Families Bill introduces a wide range of legislation concerning adoption and children in care, aspects of family justice law, special educational needs, the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England, child care, statutory rights to leave and pay for parents and adopters, time off work for ante-natal care, and the right to request flexible working. This paper has been prepared for the Second Reading of the Bill.

    • Research Briefing
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Civil law
    • Education
    • Family law
    • Further education
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill

    Friday, 01 February, 2013

    The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 24 January 2013 and is due to have its second reading debate on 5 February 2013. It would introduce civil marriage for same sex couples, and enable religious organisations to opt in to conduct same sex marriages if they wish to do so. The Bill includes provisions intended to protect religious organisations and individuals from being forced to conduct same sex marriages. The proposals have proved highly controversial with interested parties expressing strong opinions both for and against same sex marriage. The Bill would also enable civil partners to convert their partnership to a marriage and would enable married transsexual people to gain legal recognition in their acquired gender without having to end their marriage.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Protection of Freedoms Bill: Committee Stage Report Bill 189 of 2010-11

    Tuesday, 28 June, 2011

    This is a report on the House of Commons Committee Stage of the Protection of Freedoms Bill. It complements Research Paper 11/20 prepared for the Commons Second Reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Family law
    • Government
    • Police
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Marriage (Wales) Bill [HL]

    Wednesday, 03 March, 2010

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill [HL] Committee Stage Report

    Friday, 20 July, 2007

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law
  • Research Briefing

    The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill [HL] Bill 129 of 2006-07

    Thursday, 28 June, 2007

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Family law

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