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    Business rate reliefs in the October 2021 Budget

    Tuesday, 09 November, 2021

    The October 2021 Budget contained several reliefs from business rates that will apply in England in the 2022/23 financial year.

    • Insight
    • Business
    • Economic policy
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 2021-22

    Tuesday, 09 November, 2021

    A briefing on the Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 2021-22

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Local government
  • Insight

    40 years since court case led to reform of same-sex laws in Northern Ireland

    Friday, 22 October, 2021

    After five years of litigation, in October 1981 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Jeffrey Dudgeon's right to a private life had been breached.

    • Insight
    • Courts
    • Devolution
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    Counter state threats legislation

    Tuesday, 19 October, 2021

    The Queen’s Speech in May 2021 announced a new bill to provide the security services with the tools they need to tackle the threat from hostile activity by states. The Government subsequently published a consultation on proposals for legislation to counter state threats which closed in July 2021. This briefing paper examines the background to these proposals and concerns about the implications for press freedom.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Defence
    • Europe
    • Government
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Judicial Review and Courts Bill

    Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

    The Judicial Review and Courts Bill is a wide-ranging Government bill concerned with the justice system. The Bill’s Second Reading debate is scheduled for Tuesday 26 October.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Communities
    • Courts
    • Criminal law
    • Government
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Parliament and Northern Ireland, 1921-2021

    Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

    A briefing on Parliament and Northern Ireland, 1921-2021

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Europe
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    The Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1921

    Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

    A briefing paper on the Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1921

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Elections
    • Europe
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • International law
    • Parliament
  • Insight

    Sarah Everard’s murder: Home Secretary commissions public inquiry

    Wednesday, 06 October, 2021

    Priti Patel has launched a non-statutory inquiry following the sentencing of Sarah Everard's killer. The chair and terms of reference have yet to be announced.

    • Insight
    • Crime
    • Government
    • Police
  • Insight

    Reducing UK aid spending: Which countries are impacted?

    Tuesday, 05 October, 2021

    Recent reductions in UK aid spending have been controversial. Some UK Government priority countries like Pakistan and Yemen have seen their aid reduced.

    • Insight
    • Economic policy
    • Government
    • International development
  • Insight

    Student finance in England: How much would it cost to bring back grants?

    Thursday, 23 September, 2021

    What is the hypothetical effect of reintroducing a means-tested grant for undergraduates, of up to £3,000 a year.

    • Insight
    • Government
    • Higher education
    • Work and incomes
  • Insight

    Student finance in England: Extending the loan term and increasing the repayment rates

    Thursday, 23 September, 2021

    A 35 year loan term could cut the cost of loans to the taxpayer by £1.5 billion, and a 10% repayment rate could cut the cost by £0.7 billion.

    • Insight
    • Government
    • Higher education
    • Work and incomes
  • Insight

    Student finance in England: Impact of reducing the fee cap

    Thursday, 23 September, 2021

    Reducing the fee cap for undergraduates to £7,500 per year would mainly benefit higher earning borrowers, particularly men.

    • Insight
    • Government
    • Higher education
    • Work and incomes
  • Insight

    Student finance in England: Impact of lowering the repayment threshold

    Thursday, 23 September, 2021

    A hypothetical cutting of the threshold to £25,000 would result in middle earners having the largest absolute increase in repayments of any income group.

    • Insight
    • Government
    • Higher education
    • Work and incomes
  • Insight

    Student finance in England: Impact of increasing the loan interest rate

    Thursday, 23 September, 2021

    A hypothetical 1 percentage point (ppt) increase would lead to higher repayments from richer graduates (borrowers), mainly men, in their 40s and 50s.

    • Insight
    • Government
    • Higher education
    • Work and incomes
  • Insight

    Student finance in England: How much do graduates pay back?

    Thursday, 23 September, 2021

    How do graduates (borrowers) pay back their undergraduate loans and how does it differs depending on their earnings?

    • Insight
    • Government
    • Higher education
    • Work and incomes

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