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The Compliance Officer for IPSA

Wednesday, 29 April, 2020

This briefing paper sets out the legislative background to the post of Compliance Officer, created in the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, as amended. The Compliance Officer investigates complaints about expenses claimed by Members of Parliament and reviews claims that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority does not allow. The briefing paper outlines the procedures the Compliance Officer follows in undertaking investigations and reviews.
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Economic Indicators, April 2020

Monday, 27 April, 2020

Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Managed Service Companies

Monday, 27 April, 2020

This note discusses the introduction in 2007 of the 'Managed Service Companies' (MSCs) legislation, which sought to prevent the exploitation of this corporate form for tax avoidance.
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Coronavirus: Calls to ease No Recourse to Public Funds conditions

Monday, 27 April, 2020

This briefing summarises who is subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) visa condition and how it is applied. It also identifies what state support and concessions might be available for migrants with NRPF during the coronavirus crisis. It does not cover migrants’ entitlements to NHS healthcare, or the position of European Economic Area nationals.
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The Care Quality Commission

Friday, 24 April, 2020

This House of Commons Library briefing explains the statutory role and powers of the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
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Employment rights and insolvency

Friday, 24 April, 2020

This briefing describes the options available to employees when owed money by an insolvent employer or one who refuses to pay statutory redundancy pay.
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Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-20

Thursday, 23 April, 2020

This briefing provides an overview of the Domestic Abuse Bill in advance of its second reading on 28 April 2020.
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Libya: upsurge of violence amid the pandemic

Tuesday, 21 April, 2020

The battle for control of Libya has continued inconclusively since Colonel Gaddafi’s rule ended in 2011. Over the last year conflict has intensified again, with a surge in violence recently, despite the threat presented by coronavirus.
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General election results from 1918 to 2019

Friday, 17 April, 2020

This dataset presents UK general election results by constituency from 1918 onwards. It draws on several sources, described below, which may contain errors. For each constituency, the dataset includes the number of votes and vote share for different political parties, as well as the electorate and turnout. Turnout was calculated as valid votes divided by the electorate.
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Coronavirus implications for the further and higher education sectors in England

Friday, 17 April, 2020

This House of Commons library briefing paper gives a brief overview of the possible impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the further and higher education sectors on England. It outlines the implications for funding and recruitment of students and sets out issues of concern to students.
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Coronavirus: Fears for the Rohingya

Thursday, 09 April, 2020

Refugees camps are especially vulnerable to serious outbreaks of Covid-19. Here we look at the conditions in the world’s largest refugee settlement, Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled.
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Support for low carbon power

Wednesday, 08 April, 2020

This briefing covers background to the contract for difference mechanism for supporting low carbon power.
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- Energy
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Direct taxes: rates and allowances 2020/21

Monday, 06 April, 2020

This paper sets out direct tax rates and principal tax allowances for the 2020/21 tax year, as announced in the 2020 Budget on 11 March 2020. The paper outlines the conditions necessary for eligibility for these tax allowances, and provides a summary of the general tax position in straightforward cases.
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- Tax
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Coronavirus Act: Food supply

Monday, 06 April, 2020

The Coronavirus Act provides powers to require information about food supply chains. The Government has said that it is collaborating with the food sector to manage the risk of disruption to supply chains, but that the Act provides powers in case requests for voluntary provision of information were not to be complied with in the future.
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By-elections in the 2017 Parliament

Friday, 03 April, 2020

This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out results of the by-elections held in the 2017 Parliament. There were five by-elections in the two year Parliament, details can be found in the report. Full details are presented in the associated PDF but an overview of the recent by-election results are shown below.

Total results (page 183 of 562)