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  • Research Briefing

    How the UK Government deals with EU Business

    Thursday, 10 May, 2012

    This Note looks at UK Government and Civil Service structures and culture; what happens at the UK-EU interface, and methods for transposing EU law into UK law.

    • Research Briefing
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Government
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    Queen’s Speech 2012

    Wednesday, 18 April, 2012

    This Standard Note gathers together speculation on the issues that might be included in the forthcoming Queen’s Speech.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Orders under the Public Bodies Act 2011

    Thursday, 29 March, 2012

    The Public Bodies Act 2011 received royal assent on 14 December 2011. The Act provides for orders to be brought forward to abolish, merge, modify the constitutional arrangements of; modify the funding arrangements of; and modify or transfer the functions of public bodies.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Council Tax 2012/13

    Wednesday, 28 March, 2012

    This note contains key statistics on council tax levels in 2012/13 and a limited amount of analysis is provided. The average council tax for a band D household in 2012/13 is: £1,444 in England; £1,188 in Wales; and £1,149 in Scotland.

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    Ministers’ pay since April 2007

    Tuesday, 06 March, 2012

    This note summarises the pay freezes and reductions that have been applied to Government ministers since April 2007. Under the Labour Government ministerial pay was frozen. The Coalition Administration reduced ministerial salaries in order to achieve a five per cent reduction in ministerial remuneration (ministerial and Members' salaries combined).

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    Local Government Finance Settlement 2012/13

    Friday, 03 February, 2012

    Local Government Finance Settlement figures for 2012/13 were confirmed on 31 January 2012. This note provides analysis and allocations for individual authorities.

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    Local Government Finance Bill 2010-12

    Thursday, 05 January, 2012

    This Research Paper has been prepared for the second reading of the Local Government Finance Bill 2010-12. The Local Government Finance Bill has been carried over into the 2012-13 session as Bill 4 of 2012/13. The Bill had completed its Committee Stage before the end of the 2010-12 Session and will have its remaining stages on 21 May 2012. Research Paper 12/14 considers the proceedings on the Bill before it was carried over.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing benefits
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    The abolition of regional government

    Monday, 19 December, 2011

    A description of the changes and closures of the machinery of regional government that existed at the General Election of 7 May 2010.

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    The Public Bodies Bill [HL] : Commons and remaining stages

    Thursday, 24 November, 2011

    This standard note covers the Commons stages of the Public Bodies Bill [HL]

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    Impeachment

    Wednesday, 16 November, 2011

    This Note looks at the history of impeachment. This note has been replaced by a new briefing paper.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Public Service Reform

    Thursday, 11 August, 2011

    This Standard Note provides background information on the Coalition Government’s public service reform agenda and current ideas about commissioning public services.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    Local government: publicity code

    Wednesday, 13 July, 2011

    This note looks at the history of the local government publicity code as well as the question of enforceability of the provisions of the code

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    Thresholds in Referendums

    Thursday, 30 June, 2011

    Referendums have become an established mechanism for validating constitutional initiatives in the UK. The possibility of using an appropriate minimum turnout, or a special majority to ensure that the outcome of such a poll is seen as legitimate is sometimes raised. This note looks at the debate in the UK so far and briefly looks at the use of referendum thresholds in states outside the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Local government
    • Parliament
  • 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

    Public Bodies Bill [HL]

    Tuesday, 14 June, 2011

    The Public Bodies [HL] Bill is largely enabling legislation. It would allow ministers, by order, to abolish, merge or transfer the functions of the public bodies listed in the appropriate schedules to the Act. It is the main legislative vehicle for taking forward the Government’s review of public bodies, the results of which were published in October 2010.

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    • Government

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