Research Briefing
Registration and management of sex offenders
Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides various measures that enable the police in England and Wales to monitor and manage sex offenders living in the local area
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Research Briefing
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 2022-23: Progress of the Bill
This briefing paper provides information on the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 2022-23, introduced in the House of Commons by Stuart C McDonald MP as a Private Member's Bill on 15 June 2022. The paper lays out the background, content, progress and commentary on the Bill.
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Research Briefing
Turnout at elections
This Library Briefing presents statistics on turnout at elections in the UK, including general, local and European Parliament elections and elections to the devolved administrations.
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Research Briefing
Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill 2022-23: Progress of the Bill
This briefing paper provides information on the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill 2022-23, introduced in the House of Commons by Dean Russell MP as a Private Member's Bill on 15 June 2022. The paper lays out the background, content, progress and commentary on the Bill.
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Research Briefing
House of Lords Reform in the 2019 Parliament
There will be a debate on House of Lords reform in Westminster Hall on 10 January 2023.
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Research Briefing
Procurement Bill 2022-23
The Procurement Bill would reform the way public authorities purchase goods, services and public works by simplifying and modernising procurement rules and procedures. This briefing has been prepared ahead of the Bill’s second reading in the House of Commons on 9 January 2023.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
To support the self-employed through the coronavirus outbreak the Government introduced the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS).
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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
Committee on Standards – lay members
A motion to appoint a lay member to the Committee on Standards is scheduled to be considered on Monday 9 January 2023, in the Chamber.
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Research Briefing
Housing conditions in the private rented sector (England)
This briefing covers private rented sector housing conditions. It explains the legislative framework, identifies key issues and outlines proposals for reform.
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Research Briefing
Brazil: 2022 presidential election
Brazil held a presidential election on 2 October 2022, with a run-off poll taking place on 30 October. Former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro.
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Research Briefing
The Royal Navy’s surface fleet
An overview of the the UK's naval surface fleet, future ships and the Government's naval procurement policy.
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Research Briefing
Product safety
This briefing paper provides an overview of the current product safety regime in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Online advertising
This briefing considers the Online Safety Bill and the Online Advertising Programme consultation. It also looks at other initiatives and proposed regulatory interventions that would impact on online advertising.
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