Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing looks at how Universal Credit will affect benefit claimants who are, or were, getting the Severe Disability Premium. It covers measures which came into force in January 2019 to prevent people getting SDP from moving onto UC until they can receive transitional protection, and "SDP transitional payments" for those who have already moved to UC and lost SDP.
Research Briefing
This Commons briefing paper provides a summary of the impact on ATOL of a “no deal” Brexit. In the process, it also provides an outline of the current insolvency protections provided by ATOL in respect of package holidays and LTAs.
Research Briefing
This House of Commons Library briefing paper explores the latest developments concerning the financial state of the Four Seasons Health Care Group – the UK’s second largest care home provider – and (for England) the regulatory oversight of strategically important social care providers and the temporary duty of local authorities to meet people’s needs when such a provider suffers business failure. A link to the full pdf report can be found at the foot of this page.
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What are the rules during the pre-election period? What do they mean for Ministers, civil servants, the devolved administrations and local councils?
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The Dublin III Regulation allows the UK to return migrants to other EU countries in certain circumstances. How does it work? And how might it be affected by Brexit?
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The number of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats has risen sharply this year compared with 2018.
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The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill 2019-20 was introduced in the House of Commons on 4 November 2019. At the time of writing, the Government has yet to confirm whether it will progress further before Parliament dissolves.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper provides an overview of Level 4 and 5 education (i.e. qualifications between A Levels and an undergraduate degree), including Government proposals for reform.
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This Commons Library briefing paper examines the factors behind the unrest in Hong Kong in 2019 and the UK/China Joint Declaration.
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The timetable is 25 working-days and sets out key dates .
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This Briefing Paper provides information on which claimants are affected by the reduction in Housing Benefit/housing element of Universal Credit when under-occupying a social rented home. The policy is often referred to as 'the removal of the Spare Room Subsidy' or the 'bedroom tax'. The benefit reduction has been in place since 1 April 2013. The paper has been updated to include some of the more recent legal challenges to the under-occupation deduction.
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This House of Commons briefing paper provides an overview of the current regulation of political advertising in the UK.
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This briefing paper outlines the statutory timetable for the December 2019 parliamentary general election.
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This paper provides an overview of the general licence system for controlling wild birds in England, following media attention given to the revocation of three licences in April 2019.
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