Research Briefing
Last week, a cross departmental trio made their way up to what turned out to be a very sunny Lancaster. The trip was intended to foster greater links between Parliament and the academic world by helping to dispel some of the mystery of Westminster, and by encouraging academics to engage with evidence-based scrutiny and policy
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This note sets out the background to the 2014 Budget.
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This note looks at the arguments regarding those women born between April 1951 and 1953 who are expected not to be eligible for the Government's proposed Single-tier State Pension, although a man born on the same date may be.
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This note provides information on Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), which were introduced as statutory committees of all upper-tier local authorities under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. HWBs, which came fully into effect on 1 April 2013, are intended to; improve the health and wellbeing of the people in their area; reduce health inequalities; and, promote the integration of services.
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This note sets out the main statutory duties for public health that were conferred on local authorities by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. The note includes information on public health funding; how local authorities have been spending their ring-fenced public health grants; and on accountability arrangements.
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The new system of Individual Electoral Registration (IER) will be introduced in England and Wales on 10 June 2014 and on 19 September 2014 in Scotland. The current system still mainly relies on the Victorian idea of the ‘head of the household’ being responsible for registering everyone who lives at that property. The Electoral Commission
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This note explains the law regarding the use of 30 mph repeater signs in urban areas.
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The Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill was amended at third reading in the Lords. This Note discusses the changes, which covered the size of the Assembly, the Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland, and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
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Randomised badger culling trials (RBCT) carried out by the previous Government and policy to 2008 summarised.
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On International Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) day on 6 February 2014, Government ministers signed up to a declaration on FGM. It said there is no justification for this practice – it is child abuse and it is illegal. FGM has been illegal since 1985 and the most recent Female Genital Mutilation Act
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This note provides information about the introduction of the NHS care.data system and the use of patients' data for research, and about how patients’ can opt out of having information from their medical records shared through this system.
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The Intellectual Poperty Bill would simplify and clarify design protection and ownership, with the aim of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises. It would introduce new criminal penalties for copying of UK registered designs, facilitate the UK’s joining the international Hague Agreement, and provide for a new design opinions service. It would also allow for the creation of a Unified Patent Court and the international sharing of information on patents. In addition, there is provision for a research exemption from freedom of information law and for greater accountability on the part of the Intellectual Property Office.
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This note describes the changeover of the regulatory regime for consumer credit from the Office of Fair Trading to the Financial Conduct Authority which will take place from 1 April 2014. It looks at changes to the treatment of various groups under the changeover and includes references to further information.
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Some 30% of Europe’s gas supplies come from the Russian Federation and about 50% of these imports, or 15% of Europe’s total gas supplies, are transported through the Ukrainian gas pipeline system. Ukraine itself relies heavily on Russian gas for its own use in industry and for heating homes and offices with about 70% of
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