Research Briefing
Prohibition of tobacco vending machines
The purpose of this note is to consider in detail the Protection from Tobacco (Sales from Vending Machines) England Regulations 2010.
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Research Briefing
VAT on postal packages
Imports into the EU worth 10 euros or less are VAT-exempt, though Member States may apply a threshold up to 22 euros, and the UK has done this. (Personal gifts are subject to a higher limit set at 45 euros.) The Channel Islands lie outside the EU for VAT purposes. Following concerns that some UK retailers had been exploiting low value consignment relief, as it is known, by selling goods over the internet VAT-free from subsidiaries based in Jersey and Guernsey, this relief was withdrawn from imports from the Channel Islands from April 2012. This note gives a short summary of the rules regarding VAT on small-value imports, before discussing this reform.
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Research Briefing
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 can used to deal with a wide variety of distressing behaviour. This Briefing Note looks in detail at how it works in England and Wales, and summarises the different provisions which apply in Scotland. It also looks at the equivalent legislation in Northern Ireland.
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Research Briefing
Home ownership and renting: demographics
This briefing paper looks at the demographics of households in owner-occupied, privately rented and social rented housing over the last twenty years.
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Research Briefing
Bank accounts: problems of identification
This note is aimed at the more practical manifestations of money laundering legislation: why can't I open a bank account?
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Research Briefing
Sure Start (England)
The development and impact of the Sure Start early years programme since 1998, from the initial targeted, local partnership-run programmes through to universal local authority-run children's centres, to reforms introduced by the Coalition Government.
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Research Briefing
Local Elections 2017
Elections were held for 4,846 seats on 88 local councils in England, Scotland and Wales on 4 May 2017. The 2017 local elections took place with a “snap” General Election being announced two weeks earlier on 18 April.
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Research Briefing
The Parthenon Sculptures
This paper looks at the history of the Parthenon sculptures and the ongoing controversy over them. It describes their acquisition by the British Museum and the long-running debate about suggestions they be returned to Athens.
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Research Briefing
Payment Systems Regulator
The financial crash of 2008 was a wake up call to the inadequacies of financial regulation worldwide. The basic payment service mechanisms on which everything relies did not escape the notice of the authorities. The upshot is a new regulator of the 'plumbing' of the financial system. This note describes its establishment and scope.
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Research Briefing
Housing Benefit entitlement: renting from relatives
This briefing paper explains how entitlement to Housing Benefit may be affected when a claimant is renting from a close relative.
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Research Briefing
Housing Benefit: under-occupation in the private rented sector
This Commons Library briefing paper explains the application of size criteria to people claiming Housing Benefit and under-occupying their homes in the private rented sector.
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Research Briefing
Comparing the Right to Buy in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides a comparison of Right to Buy policies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Research Briefing
Family-related leave
This briefing provides an overview of the rights to leave and pay afforded to those with children.
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Research Briefing
Assistance with home repairs/improvements
This Commons Library briefing paper describes the assistance available to help owner occupiers to carry out repairs and improvements to their homes. Most assistance is administered by local authorities.
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Research Briefing
Evicting squatters
This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the legal remedies, both civil and criminal, that are available to landlords and homeowners to evict squatters from their properties in England and Wales.
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