Research Briefing
Local Authority Byelaws
This note describes the general procedures under which local authorities may make byelaws, and lists some of the byelaw-making powers currently available.
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Research Briefing
EU Circular Economy Package
A House of Commons Library summary of the new EU Circular Economy Package, including key targets, timelines and proposals for recycling, food waste and landfill. Initial reactions to the new Circular Economy Package are also included.
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Research Briefing
The National Minimum Wage: volunteers and interns
National Minimum Wage: volunteers and interns
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Research Briefing
The Bail Accommodation and Support Service
Constituents sometimes express concerns about nearby properties they think might be housing ex-offenders. This note gives background on the Bail Accommodation and Support Service, which houses people on bail and released early from prison in the community.
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Research Briefing
Paying the statutory charge: legal aid in England and Wales
Individuals who have received legal aid may, at the end of the case, have to repay some or all of their legal aid costs. The Legal Aid Agency has been trying to recoup money owed via the statutory charge.
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Research Briefing
Independent Aviation Noise Authority
This short briefing provides information on the Independent Aviation Noise Authority as proposed by the Airports Commission, what it might do and whether it is going to happen.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, December 2015
This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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Research Briefing
The Bellwin Scheme
This briefing outlines the emergency financial assistance to local authorities in England provided by the Bellwin Scheme.
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Research Briefing
Community Transport
This short briefing provides an overview of community transport services. Note: funding for and the provision of such services is devolved within the UK.
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Research Briefing
The 2015 UK National Security Strategy
The Commons Library has published a briefing which provides an overview and analysis of the 2015 UK National Security Strategy (NSS). Published on 23 November 2015, the NSS is incorporated into a single document with the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), which sets out the specific policies and capabilities flowing from the strategy.
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Research Briefing
The EU’s response to the migration crisis: recent developments
This note provides a brief update on recent developments in the EU's response to the migration crisis, including the EU's military operation against people smuggling in the Mediterranean. Documents related to the EU's response to the migration crisis are due to be debated in the House on 14 December.
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Research Briefing
Have changes to legal aid in England and Wales since 2013 created more “advice deserts”?
Concerns about “advice deserts” are not new, but were revived by the changes to legal aid which (critics claimed) might have an adverse impact on providers of legal aid and so leave people with legal problems with fewer sources of help.
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Research Briefing
Controversy in 2010-11 surrounding the Government’s plans for legal aid reform
Many changes have been made to the way in which the legal aid scheme is organised and managed but the current scheme is, in essence, the same as it was when founded in 1948. A green paper on legal aid reform was published on 15 November 2010. Perhaps its most controversial aspect was the proposal to take some categories of case out of scope for funding.
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Research Briefing
European Union Referendum Bill 2015-16: Progress of the Bill
This House of Commons Library paper summarises the progress of the European Union Referendum Bill 2015-16 through Parliament. The Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 9 June 2015 and progressed through Committee stage on 16 and 18 June 2015. Report stage and Third Reading took place on 7 September 2015. The Bill returned from the House of Lords on 1 December 2015.
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces Bill 2015‑16
The five-yearly Armed Forces Bill provides the legal basis for the UK's armed forces and its system of military law.
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