Research Briefing
Ending free movement: How will EU citizens prove their right to work in the UK?
The Government is rethinking plans to have a temporary transition period for new EU citizens coming to the UK.
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Research Briefing
Must planning committees follow officers’ advice in reaching decisions?
This briefing examines the relationship between planning officers and councillors and how published guidance deals with the considerations that might arise when planning committees overturn officers’ advice. It applies to England only.
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Research Briefing
Will free movement end from 31 October 2019?
What needs to happen before free movement can end in the UK and what does this mean for EU citizens living in the UK before Brexit?
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Research Briefing
Economic update: Consumers spend but economy contracts
The UK economy contracted in quarter 2 of 2019, but consumers continue to spend. The new Government has made several public spending pledges.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, August 2019
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Right to Rent: private landlords’ duty to carry out immigration status checks
This briefing paper provides an overview of Right to Rent checks which must be carried out by private landlords/agents in England. The checks were introduced by the Immigration Act 2014. Breaches may, in some circumstances, amount to a criminal offence after changes introduced by the Immigration Act 2016 on 1 December 2016. The checks are controversial and have been subject to legal challenge.
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Research Briefing
Anti-social neighbours living in private housing (England)
This briefing paper outlines the legal position and potential remedies available where people find themselves living next door to tenants of private landlords or owner-occupiers who exhibit anti-social behaviour (ASB). The briefing focuses on the legal position in England.
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Research Briefing
Bank holidays: How are they created and changed?
As everyone prepares for this long weekend, a future bank holiday has sparked attention.
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Research Briefing
Using British passports in the EU after Brexit
How will Brexit impact the use of British passports in the EU and the introduction of new ones?
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Research Briefing
Anti-social behaviour in social housing (England)
This briefing paper provides an overview of the remedies available to social landlords to deal with tenants who exhibit anti-social behaviour. The paper focuses on England but some of the same legislation applies in Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland operate under different legislative regimes. The Home Office updated guidance for frontline professionals dealing with ASB in August 2019.
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Research Briefing
Self-employment in the construction industry
This note gives some background to the question of employment status and the difficulties it has caused in the construction sector, before discussing initiatives by both the Labour Government in 2009 and the Coalition Government in 2014, and more recent debates as to the possibility of a longer-term solution to this issue.
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Research Briefing
National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill 2017-19
The National Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) Bill, Bill 381 of 2017-19, was presented on 25 April 2018.
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Research Briefing
Zero-hours contracts: Rights, reviews and policy responses
There has been a rise in the number of workers aged 16-24 on zero-hour contracts.
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Research Briefing
New online security measures: What if you don’t have a smartphone?
From September 2019, people shopping or banking online may face new checks in order to prevent fraud.
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Research Briefing
General election results from 1918 to 2019: All data now in one place
The Commons Library has now made general election results from 1918 to 2017 available to view in one place.
Total results (page 242 of 638)