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Disability in the UK: Rights and Policy

Thursday, 21 June, 2018

This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Baroness Thomas of Winchester (Liberal Democrat) on 28 June 2018 “that this House takes note of the different challenges facing disabled people in the United Kingdom in 2018”. It provides an overview of the legal framework governing disabled people’s rights in the UK both in domestic law, in the Equality Act 2010, and in international law, in the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. It also examines some possible implications for disabled people of the UK’s exit from the European Union.
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International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict:19 June

Thursday, 14 June, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, which takes place annually on 19 June to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence.
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World Day Against Child Labour: 12 June 2018

Monday, 11 June, 2018

This briefing marks World Day Against Child Labour, which take place every year on 12 June, to focus attention on the global extent of child labour, and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it. It sets out the background to 2018 campaign, the International Labour organisation’s definition of child labour and statistics on the global prevalence of child labour. It also discusses the UK’s response to child labour and touches upon the UK’s domestic law and rules on employment undertaken by children.
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Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Friday, 08 June, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill [HL] on 20 June 2018.
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Proposed UK-EU Security Treaty

Wednesday, 23 May, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides an overview of current UK-EU cooperation on security and justice, as well as a summary proposals by the UK and EU for cooperation in this area once the UK has left the EU.
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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Summary of Lords Amendments

Friday, 18 May, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing summarises amendments made to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the House of Lords.
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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Report Stage

Monday, 14 May, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of third reading in the House of Lords of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, on 16 May 2018. The Briefing summarises amendments made to the Bill at report stage.
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Work of the Ad Hoc Committees in 2015–16: House of Lords Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee

Friday, 20 April, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information about the work of the House of Lords Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee; its recommendations; the government response; and information highlighted in subsequent correspondence between the chair of the House of Lords Liaison Committee and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict. It also contains a summary of the debate held in the House of Lords on the report, and concludes with a summary of certain developments which have occurred since the Committee reported.
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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Lords Committee Stage

Thursday, 12 April, 2018

This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of report stage in the House of Lords of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, which starts on 18 April 2018. It summarises areas of the Bill at which the Government indicated during committee proceedings it would look again.
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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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Criminal Records Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 08 February, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Criminal Records Bill [HL] on 23 February 2018.
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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: 2018

Monday, 05 February, 2018

This House of Library Briefing provides background information on the United Nations International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
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Rehabilitation in Prisons

Thursday, 21 December, 2017

This House of Lords Library briefing discusses the measures that prisons in England and Wales implement with the aim of reducing reoffending, together with the Government’s policies on the use of those measures.
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Immigration Control (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Monday, 11 December, 2017

This House of Lords Library briefing has been produced in preparation for the second reading of the Immigration Control (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill [HL] (HL Bill 17 of 2017–19) on Friday, 15 December 2017, a private member’s bill introduced by Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws (Labour).
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Bach Commission Report: The Right to Justice

Thursday, 07 December, 2017

This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the final report of the Bach Commission on Access to Justice ahead of a debate on this topic scheduled to take place in the House of Lords on Thursday 14 December 2017.

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