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Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill 2019-2020

Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

The Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill 2019-20 was introduced on 11 February 2020. All stages in the House of Commons are due to take place on 12 February 2020. The Bill has been introduced in response to the terrorist attacks on London Bridge in November 2019 and in Streatham in February 2020. The offenders in each of these attacks had been released from prison automatically without the involvement of the Parole Board. The Bill would end the automatic early release of certain terrorist offenders.
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- Crime
- Defence
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- Prisons
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Section 75 employer debt and multi-employer pension schemes

Monday, 10 February, 2020

Looks at the application of the "section 75 employer debt provisions" to multi-employer pension schemes - such as the Plumbing Pension Scheme
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- Pensions
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Children: parental responsibility – what is it and how is it gained and lost (England and Wales)

Monday, 10 February, 2020

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Children: Enforcement of child arrangements orders relating to contact

Monday, 10 February, 2020

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Children: residence and contact court orders and related matters for parents, grandparents and others

Monday, 10 February, 2020

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Children: Grandparents and others who require leave of the court to apply for access

Monday, 10 February, 2020

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Children: child arrangements orders – grandparents and court orders for contact with grandchildren (Great Britain)

Monday, 10 February, 2020

This House of Commons Library briefing paper considers the arrangements for grandparents applying for a child arrangements order for contact or residence with a grandchild. A link to the full report in pdf format can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Children: child arrangements orders – when agreement cannot be reached on contact and residence (Great Britain)

Monday, 10 February, 2020

This House of Commons briefing paper considers how contact and residence arrangements for children can be settled, for example following separation. If mediation is unsuccessful, then an application can be made for a child arrangements order although for some people the leave (i.e. permission of the court) is required to do so. A link to the full report in pdf format can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Local Government Finance Settlement 2020-21

Monday, 10 February, 2020

This briefing summarises and analyses the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2020-21, set to be debated in the House on Wednesday 12 February 2020.
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Q&A: solar panels

Friday, 07 February, 2020

This Commons briefing paper attempts to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about solar panels.
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Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill 2019-20

Thursday, 06 February, 2020

The Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Bill 2019-20 was introduced by Laura Trott MP following the Private Members' Bills Ballot on 9 January 2020. First reading took place on 5 February 2020 and the Bill's second reading is due on 15 May 2020.
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- Medicine
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Insolvency: joint and several liability notices for directors

Wednesday, 05 February, 2020

This Commons briefing paper provides an overview of the proposal to empower HMRC to issue joint and several liability notices to directors (and others) when certain conditions relating to tax avoidance and insolvency are met, as well as to companies which have been involved with repeated insolvency or non-payment of tax
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- Business
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Naval shipbuilding: February 2020 update

Wednesday, 05 February, 2020

The Commons Library has published several briefing papers in recent years examining surface ship procurement. This short paper looks at the latest developments which include halting the Fleet Solid Support ship competition, a new in-service date for the Type 31 frigates and Sir John Parker's review of the implementation of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
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Bullying in UK Schools

Tuesday, 04 February, 2020

This briefing paper discusses the prevalence of bullying amongst pupils in schools across the UK, and policies to prevent and tackle bullying in English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish schools.
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- Schools
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Brexit: devolved legislature business

Monday, 03 February, 2020

This paper is a record of Brexit-related business in the devolved legislatures. It is updated every Monday when the legislatures are in session.

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