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Some notorious cases have highlighted concerns about whether police in England and Wales “shoot to kill” and whether the systems that might hold the police to account are effective.
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This House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out the conventions on the relationship between the two Houses of Parliament and their origins. On 17 December 2015 Lord Strathclyde published his review of secondary legislation and the primacy of the House of Commons. This briefing paper sets out the background to the review and Lord Strathclyde's recommendations.
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This note sets out the development of regulation covering credit ratings agencies since the financial crash of 2008.
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The CCRC was created to prevent a repeat of the notorious miscarriages of justice of the 1970s and 1980s.This Commons briefing paper provides an overview of the commission's approach to applications, its history and of the debate as to whether it is fit for purpose.
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Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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This House of Commons Library research briefing explains how the system for registration of consultant lobbyists works in practice. The first Register of Consultant Lobbyists was published in March 2015.
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New draft codes of practice providing guidance on equipment interference and the interception of communications were published in November 2015. They relate to the investigatory powers of law enforcement agencies and the intelligence and security agencies provided for by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the and Intelligence Services Act 1994.
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This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the history of political and regulatory intervention designed to increase the competiveness of domestic energy markets in Great Britain. The Paper sets out the timetable for the Energy Market Investigation and summarises the provisional findings that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published. The paper also summarises the main actions that Ofgem has undertaken in the past to tackle the level and complexity of tariffs.
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This briefing gives details of the new Disabled Students' Allowances which were announced on 2 December 2015, the changes will come into effect in 2016/17. The changes aim to improve value for money and rebalance the distribution of responsibility for disabled students between HEIs and the Government. The briefing gives details of the new system, highlights issues and contains comment, it follows on from library briefing paper SN/SP/6013, Changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA), 14 October 2014.
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This note outlines the introduction and purpose of the Market Abuse Directive and Regulation which has as its aim the prevention of insider dealing and the misuse of financially sensitive market information in the financial markets.
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This Commons Library Briefing paper provides background to, and explains the provisions in, the Mobile Homes Act 2013. The Act is aimed at improving conditions on permanent mobile home sites and strengthening the rights of mobile home owners on these sites.
Research Briefing
On 10 December 2015 the Government published its latest annual report on the Armed Forces Covenant. It highlights all of those areas where progress has been achieved over the last year and outlined some key priorities for the future. Among them is the extension of the Armed Forces Covenant to members of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Merchant Navy. The Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2015 is the subject of a Westminster Hall Debate on Thursday 7 January 2016.
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This Paper describes the Solvency II directive which came into force in January 2016.
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This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the Prime Minister’s proposed reforms, the launch of the UK reform agenda at the European Council in June 2015 and EU institutional initiatives of relevance to the Government's reform agenda. It also considers the level of support for the UK from other EU Member States, the role – if any - of the devolved administrations in the negotiations, public opinion, the referendum campaigns and other recent developments.
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Prisoner categorisation centres around an assessment of risk and the need for supervision. Whether prisoners in England and Wales are being recategorised simply to fill spaces in open prisons remains controversial.
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