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Home affairs

  • Research Briefing

    Post office numbers

    Monday, 09 January, 2023

    This briefing paper looks at how the number of post offices has changed over time, including by type and UK region / country.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
  • Debate Pack

    Royal Mail and the future of the universal service obligation

    Monday, 09 January, 2023

    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.

    • Debate Pack
    • Communities
  • Research Briefing

    Income tax allowances for married couples

    Friday, 06 January, 2023

    In general married couples are taxed as individuals, though a minority of older couples & civil partners may still claim a 'married couple's allowance'. Since 6 April 2015 individuals have been entitled to transfer part of their personal tax allowance to their spouse or civil partner, if neither they nor their partner are higher rate taxpayers.

    • Research Briefing
    • Family law
    • Tax
  • Data dashboards

    Constituency data: Ethnic groups, 2021 census

    Friday, 06 January, 2023

    Find out how many people identify with different ethnic groups in your constituency, based on 2021 census data

    • Data dashboards
    • Census
    • Communities
    • Demography
    • Local data
    • People and places data
  • Research Briefing

    Inheritance Tax : a basic guide

    Thursday, 05 January, 2023

    This Commons Library briefing provides a summary description of the structure of inheritance tax (IHT) and the main reliefs which are available.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Disability discrimination

    Wednesday, 04 January, 2023

    This briefing provides an overview of disability discrimination law and explains legal duties to consider the needs of disabled people.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
  • Research Briefing

    Police powers: pre-charge bail and release under investigation

    Wednesday, 04 January, 2023

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • Police
  • Data dashboards

    Constituency data: Personal Independence Payment

    Thursday, 22 December, 2022

    Find data for your constituency on people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the outcome of assessments and appeals.

    • Data dashboards
    • Benefits
    • Disability
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Welfare and pensions
    • Local data
    • Work and incomes data
  • Research Briefing

    UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership

    Tuesday, 20 December, 2022

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Institutions
    • International law
  • Research Briefing

    The UK aid budget and support for refugees in the UK in 2022

    Tuesday, 13 December, 2022

    What are the rules on aid spending to assist refugees hosted in the UK, and how does rising UK spending on refugees effect the UK's aid budget in 2022?

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • International development
  • Constituency casework

    Civil Legal Aid in Scotland

    Monday, 12 December, 2022

    An overview of the Scottish civil legal aid system and related eligibility criteria.

    • Constituency casework
    • Civil law
    • Family and civil law
    • Home affairs
  • Research Briefing

    Asylum seekers: the permission to work policy

    Friday, 09 December, 2022

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
  • Research Briefing

    Draft Victims Bill

    Friday, 09 December, 2022

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Courts
    • Crime
    • Police
  • Research Briefing

    Crime in the Turks and Caicos Islands 2022

    Friday, 09 December, 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?

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Overseas territories
  • Research Briefing

    CCTV surveillance by your neighbour

    Thursday, 08 December, 2022

    Constituents sometimes complain to their MPs that a neighbour’s CCTV camera is “intrusive” and ask what the law states.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Security

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