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    Suicide prevention: schools and colleges

    Tuesday, 03 September, 2024

    This briefing provides information on suicide prevention policy in schools and colleges in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Education policy is devolved, and there are different measures in place across the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Further education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Suicide prevention: online platforms, print media and broadcasting

    Monday, 02 September, 2024

    Ofcom enforces measures in the Online Safety Act to protect web users from suicide or self-harm content. It also regulates broadcast media, but not the press.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Health
    • Press and media
  • Research Briefing

    AUKUS pillar 2: Advanced capabilities

    Monday, 02 September, 2024

    What advanced capabilities are the UK, Australia and the US developing under the AUKUS security partnership?

    • Research Briefing
    • Asia Pacific
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Sciences
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Housing: Key resources for constituency casework in England

    Friday, 30 August, 2024

    A guide to some reliable sources of information to help answer the most common constituents' housing questions.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    Conflict in Ukraine: A Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression

    Tuesday, 27 August, 2024

    Two years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, states continue to discuss setting up a tribunal dedicated to prosecuting aggression against Ukraine. This briefing outlines how a Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression may be set up, and progress to date.

    • Research Briefing
    • Europe
    • International law
  • Research Briefing

    The service complaints system

    Friday, 23 August, 2024

    The service complaints system enables serving and former personnel to complain about and seek redress on matters relating to their service.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
  • Research Briefing

    Saudi Arabia: Introductory country profile

    Thursday, 22 August, 2024

    This briefing provides an introduction to Saudi politics, human rights, trade, and international relations. It also signposts further reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economy
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Suicide prevention: Transport

    Tuesday, 20 August, 2024

    Network Rail, train operators and British Transport Police all have a significant role in responding to and reducing suicides on the rail network. Local and national highway authorities have a similar role on the road network.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health
    • Rail
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Blue Badges and parking for disabled people

    Tuesday, 20 August, 2024

    Blue Badges provide parking concessions for disabled people across the UK. Badge eligibility differs slightly between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Careers guidance in schools, colleges and universities (England)

    Friday, 16 August, 2024

    This briefing looks at the requirements on schools, colleges, and universities in England to provide careers guidance, the quality of the advice provided, and also the organisations working to provide careers advice.

    • Research Briefing
    • Further education
    • Higher education
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Oman: Introductory country profile

    Friday, 16 August, 2024

    This briefing provides an introduction to Oman's politics, human rights, trade, and international relations. It also signposts further reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    The Advanced British Standard

    Thursday, 15 August, 2024

    This briefing explains the 2022 Sunak government's plans to introduce the Advanced British Standard in England, a new qualification that was due to replace A Levels and T Levels, but which will now not be going ahead.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Hormone pregnancy tests

    Thursday, 15 August, 2024

    Pregnancy tests that involved taking tablets containing hormones were used from the late 1950s until the 1970s in the UK. The use of these medicines has been linked to birth abnormalities but the evidence is disputed.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Kuwait: Introductory country profile

    Wednesday, 14 August, 2024

    This briefing provides an introduction to Kuwait's politics, human rights, trade, and international relations. It also signposts further reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Loot boxes in video games

    Tuesday, 13 August, 2024

    When players open a loot box in a video game they get a random item. Some liken loot boxes to gambling, although they aren't covered by gambling regulation.

    • Research Briefing
    • Culture, media and sport

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