Debate Pack
Prevention of spiking incidents
There will be a debate on the prevention of spiking incidents in Westminster Hall on 11 January 2023 at 14:30. This debate will be led by Richard Graham MP.
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Research Briefing
Post office numbers
This briefing paper looks at how the number of post offices has changed over time, including by type and UK region / country.
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Debate Pack
Royal Mail and the future of the universal service obligation
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 12 January 2023 at 1.30pm on Royal Mail and the future of the universal service obligation. The debate will be opened by Kate Osborne MP.
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Research Briefing
Disability discrimination
This briefing provides an overview of disability discrimination law and explains legal duties to consider the needs of disabled people.
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Research Briefing
Police powers: pre-charge bail and release under investigation
This Library briefing paper provides an overview of police powers to release suspects from custody under investigation and on pre-charge bail. It also discusses the two major reforms that pre-charge bail has undergone in the last decade, first in 2017 and then in 2022.
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Research Briefing
UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership
People who have claimed asylum in the UK could be sent to Rwanda instead under a controversial relocation agreement, which the High Court has found to be lawful.
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Constituency casework
Civil Legal Aid in Scotland
An overview of the Scottish civil legal aid system, the different categories of help available and their related eligibility criteria.
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Research Briefing
Asylum seekers: the permission to work policy
Asylum seekers are not generally allowed to work in the UK. There is a long-running campaign to have the permission to work rules relaxed, but the Government says that could create a 'pull factor' of asylum seekers to the UK.
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Research Briefing
Draft Victims Bill
The Government published a Draft Victims Bill on 25 May 2022.This briefing provides background to victims policy, the development of the draft Bill, and an overview of its content.
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Research Briefing
Crime in the Turks and Caicos Islands 2022
The Turks and Caicos, a UK Overseas Territory, has seen a rise in violent crime. What is the situation and how has the Territory and UK Government responded?
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Research Briefing
CCTV surveillance by your neighbour
Constituents sometimes complain to their MPs that a neighbour’s CCTV camera is “intrusive” and ask what the law states.
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Insight
Employment Tribunal rulings on gender-critical beliefs in the workplace
Three cases considering gender-critical beliefs have established two important points for employers.
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Debate Pack
The future of BBC local radio
There will be a General Debate on the future of BBC local radio on 8 December 2022.
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Insight
A century since Irish independence
What is the background to Irish independence and how did it impact the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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Debate Pack
International Human Rights Day 2022
There will be a debate on International Human Rights Day 2022 in Westminster Hall on 8 December 2022 at 13:30. This debate will be led by Margaret Ferrier MP.
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