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In recent years, the population of older prisoners has increased dramatically. Concerns have been expressed that the National Offender Management Service is ill-equipped to deal with an ageing prison population.
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This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries.
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The Payment by Results (PbR) approach to delivery of public services is not new and is not without controversy. This note looks at current and planned projects in rehabilitation, welfare to work, the NHS, children’s social services and with rough sleepers and with vulnerable young people.
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A guide to main issues of debate on the Bill in the House of Lords
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The latest development from the oil-rich nation of United Arab Emirates
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Looks at some of the issues raised in connection with SIPPS, such as the restrictions on investments and the regulatory framework.
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A selective bibliography of terrorism resources. This includes reports on terrorism legislation by the Independent reviewer and government policy.
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The Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy will no longer provide a Search and Rescue Helicopter service in the UK after March 2016. A wholly civilian service run by Bristow Helicopters Ltd and managed by the Department for Transport will provide the Search and Rescue Helicopter capability for the UK.
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The use of non-geographic telephone numbers, such as those beginning 0845, has been controversial – particularly in the context of the delivery of public services by bodies such as HM Revenue and Customs.
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This Standard Note gathers together announcements from ministers and speculation from commentators on the issues that might be included in the forthcoming Queen’s Speech.
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This note provides a brief overview of the different types of debt enforcement methods available to a creditor who is in possession of a court judgment. The rest of the note deals only with Charging Orders; how charging orders are now granted by the court and enforced by way of an Order for Sale.
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This note outlines the reasons for the Partnership (Prosecution) Scotland) Bill. This is one of a series of Bills suggested by the Law Commissions of either Scotland or England & Wales.
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On 11 March 2013 in London the Queen signed the Commonwealth Charter. However, while the UK Government has welcomed it, there has been considerable criticism of the Charter on the grounds that it is not legally binding and cannot be effectively enforced. In September 2012 three Commonwealth Nobel Laureates, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer and Wole Soyinka had said that a weak and ineffective Charter should not be endorsed. LGBT rights campaigners have also been vocal in signalling disappointment with the final text.
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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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Sunni fundamentalist groups are now thought by some to be the most important force in the Syrian rebellion.
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