Research Briefing
UK’s first post-Brexit sanctions
As well as being the first new sanctions since Brexit, they are the first to be seen as ‘Magnitsky sanctions’.
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Research Briefing
The Pensions Regulator: Powers to protect pension benefits
Looks at the Pensions Regulator's powers to protect pension scheme benefits and measures to strengthen them in the Pension Schemes Bill (HL} 2019/21
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Research Briefing
Applying as homeless from an assured shorthold tenancy (England)
This paper considers how English local authorities deal with private tenants who have been served with a section 21 notice and are about to become homeless.
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Research Briefing
Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
This Commons Library briefing paper provides historical background information on the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.
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Research Briefing
Worker exploitation in UK clothing supply chains
This Insight discusses exploitation in UK garment factories, how workers’ rights are enforced, and the calls to make companies responsible for rights violations in their supply chains.
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Research Briefing
The Public Sector Equality Duty and Equality Impact Assessments
This briefing provides an overview of the Public Sector Equality Duty and related debate.
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Research Briefing
The Chancellor’s summer economic update: Background briefing
The Chancellor will make a statement to the House on Wednesday 8 July. He will outline plans to support the economy. The Chancellor’s statement is being labelled as a ‘summer economic update’.
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Research Briefing
Economic update: Unprecedented fall in GDP marks low point of recession
The magnitude of the recession caused by the coronavirus outbreak is now more evident.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, June 2020
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Defined benefit pension scheme funding
Covers the development of funding requirements for defined benefit pension schemes. including reforms in the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/21
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: health and social care key issues and sources
This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of key issues facing the NHS and social care services during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, and links to official UK and international guidance and data. It also lists other reliable sources of information in the health and social care sector, including comment from organisations representing patients, staff and service providers. This briefing paper was last updated on 13 July 2020.
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Research Briefing
Service Police review
The Ministry of Defence published a review of the Service Police as part of a wider review of the Service Justice System. This Commons Library briefing paper discusses who the Service Police are, what they do, and the outcome of the review.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Responses in Rwanda and Tanzania
This Insight looks at the effectiveness of responses to coronavirus in Rwanda and Tanzania and the wider political and economic impacts.
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Research Briefing
Airport slots: A short explainer
This Insight explains the global legal framework and the powers various bodies in the UK (and at present the EU) have to affect how slots are allocated.
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Coronavirus in developing countries: Mapping national policy responses
This Insight maps the main trends in coronavirus policy to date among developing countries.
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