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Race Relations Act 1968: 50th Anniversary

Wednesday, 24 October, 2018

On 25 October 1968 the Race Relations Act received royal assent. The Act sought to build on the Race Relations Act 1965, which at the time was widely regarded as providing insufficient protection from discrimination, by extending prohibition of racial discrimination in relation to housing, employment and public services, as well as strengthening the Race Relations Board. This briefing sets out the chronology of how the Race Relations Act 1968 came to be passed, referring for context to the passage through Parliament earlier that year of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
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Seasonal Time Changes

Monday, 22 October, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant to the debate in the House of Lords on 24 October 2018 on the report from the EU Committee 'Subsidiarity Assessment: discontinuing seasonal changes of time and on a related reasoned opinion'.
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Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014

Thursday, 06 September, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate to take place on 13 September 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Harries of Pentregarth that this House takes note of Part II of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 and the effect it has had on third party election campaigning.
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Antisemitism

Thursday, 06 September, 2018

This briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming question for short debate on actions the Government is taking to reassure the Jewish community over the impact of antisemitism in the United Kingdom.
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Emergency Communications

Thursday, 28 June, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on what steps are being taken to improve communications for use in the event of a terrorist incident or other major emergency.
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International Widows’ Day

Monday, 25 June, 2018

This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on what steps Her Majesty's Government are taking to promote International Widows' Day and to help widows following the finding of The Global Widows Report 2015 that their numbers are increasing due to conflict.
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Police and Crime Commissioners

Friday, 22 June, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the role and responsibilities of Police and Crime Commissioners.
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Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Tuesday, 19 June, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill in the House of Lords on 29 June 2018.
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Serious Violence Strategy

Wednesday, 06 June, 2018

This House of Lords Library briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Government’s Serious Violence Strategy.
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Improving the Evacuation, Search and Rescue Plans For Large UK Passenger Ships Operating In Distant Locations

Friday, 18 May, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on improving the evacuation, search and rescue plans for large UK passenger ships operating in distant locations.
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Communications Committee Report: Skills for Theatre: Developing the Pipeline of Talent

Friday, 11 May, 2018

This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on he Report from the Communications Committee Skills for theatre: Developing the pipeline of talent (3rd Report, Session 2016–17, HL Paper 170).
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21 March 2018

Tuesday, 20 March, 2018

This House of Library Briefing provides background information on the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which is observed annually on 21 March.
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Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Communities: Health

Friday, 02 March, 2018

This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Communities (8 March 2018).
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Future of the UK’s Inland Waterways

Friday, 02 March, 2018

This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming QSD on the future of the UK's Inland Waterways.
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Facial Recognition Technology in Security and Policing

Friday, 23 February, 2018

This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what proposals Her Majesty's Government have for the use of facial recognition technology in security and policing.

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