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.
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Research Briefing
UK general elections since 1918: Top 5 facts in stats
Where were the smallest electorates, the highest turnouts or largest majorities?
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Research Briefing
The United Nations Global Compact for Migration
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was formally adopted by 164 Member States of the United Nations, including the UK, in December 2018. This briefing explains what's in the Compact and its implications for Member States.
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Research Briefing
‘Good character’ removed for some citizenship applications to remedy discrimination
Some children born overseas to British parents were not automatically classed as British citizens by descent, due to discriminatory provisions in the law.
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Research Briefing
Stop-and-search powers: Extension of ‘no-suspicion’ searches
Police forces are no longer expected to follow voluntary guidance on ‘no-suspicion’ searches.
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