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Assessment of Government Policies (Impact on Families) Bill 2015-16

Tuesday, 01 December, 2015

The Assessment of Government Policies (Impact on Families) Bill 2015-16 is Caroline Ansell's Private Members' Bill which would make the Family Test a statutory requirement for the Government in taking account of impacts on families when making new laws and policy. The Bill was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure on 24 June 2015 and is expected to have its second reading debate on Friday 4 December 2015. This page contains explanatory links to the Bill, background information on the Family Test and coverage in Parliament.
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- Children and families
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Legal basis for UK military action in Syria

Tuesday, 01 December, 2015

What is the legal significance of the November 2015 UN Security Council Resolution for the UK and other states using force in Iraq and/or Syria?
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Riot (Compensation) Bill

Tuesday, 01 December, 2015

The riots in London and other cities in 2011 raised serious issues about insurance liability and compensation. This Bill is the response.
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Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015: a summary

Monday, 30 November, 2015

Updated analysis of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
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Syria: a reading list

Monday, 30 November, 2015

This is a reading list that covers the situation in Syria, the complexity of battling Syrian groups and of outside interventions, the legal implications of any UK intervention and other aspects that will form part of one of the House’s most significant debates of recent years.
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High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill: Instruction (No. 5)

Monday, 30 November, 2015

This is a one page guide to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Instruction (No.5)
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- Rail
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Pakistan: November 2015 update

Monday, 30 November, 2015

The Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) government, led by prime minister Nawaz Sharif, is now well into its third year in power. Its tenure has arguably seen a weakening of civilian authority, although there seems little prospect of a military coup. But the overall security situation within the country has improved markedly during 2015.
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2016 Benefits Uprating

Friday, 27 November, 2015

This note sets out the main benefit and tax credit rates for the 2016-17 financial year.
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Iraq and Syria – developments in 2015

Friday, 27 November, 2015

After the Paris attacks, the pressure for Western countries to do more about ISIS has grown. Is that leading them to downgrade the violence perpetrated in Syria by the government of Bashar al-Assad?
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Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information) Bill

Friday, 27 November, 2015

This Commons Library Briefing gives an overview of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (Information) Bill which would provide for an extension of the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s powers to obtain information to aid its inquiries.
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Riot (Damages) Bill

Friday, 27 November, 2015

This Commons Library briefing paper has been archived.
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Immigration Bill 2015-16: Committee Stage Report

Thursday, 26 November, 2015

The Immigration Bill is due to have Report and Third Reading in the Commons on 1 December. This briefing summarises the main changes made to the Bill in Public Bill Committee and some of the new clauses proposed for consideration at Report stage.
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Corporate insolvency: Insolvency Practioners’ fees

Thursday, 26 November, 2015

This briefing paper has been replaced by a new paper on 'Insolvency Practitioners' Fees' (CBP 7402), dated 25 November 2015, which looks in detail at the new provisions of the Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2015.
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- Business
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Higher Education Green Paper 2015 Fulfilling Our Potential

Wednesday, 25 November, 2015

The Higher Education Green Paper published on 6 November 2015 makes proposals to reform the higher education system. The paper proposes introducing the Teaching Excellence Framework to assess teaching quality in higher education institutions and reward those with excellent teaching. It will also introduce a single entry route into higher education to level the playing field between public providers and private providers, strengthen activities around access to higher education and abolish the Higher Education Funding Council for England and replace it with a new body the Office for Students. The consultation on the Green Paper closes on 15 January 2016 and it is anticipated that a higher education bill will follow.
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Retention of fingerprints and DNA data

Wednesday, 25 November, 2015

This note sets out the current law in England and Wales on the retention of fingerprints and DNA data by the police under the regime introduced by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. It also outlines the background to the changes made by the Act.

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