Research Briefing
Policing Resources Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Policing Resources Bill [HL].
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Research Briefing
Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament: Recent Work
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place in the House of Lords on 9 September 2019 that “this House takes note of the recent work of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament”.
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Research Briefing
Indigenous Languages: Are They in Danger?
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information ahead of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on 9 August 2019.
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Research Briefing
Obscene Publications Act 1959: 60th Anniversary
On 29 July 2019, 60 years will have passed since the Obscene Publications Act 1959 received royal assent. This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on the Act. It also covers developments in the law that were relevant to the then Government’s attempt to ban the publication of D H Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover (R v Penguin Books Ltd 1960). This includes the previous case of R v Hicklin (1858).
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Research Briefing
Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949: 70th Anniversary
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared to mark the 70th anniversary of the passing of the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949 on 30 July 1949. The Act meant that, for the first time, there was a consistent approach to providing assistance to people who could not afford to access the courts or pay for advice from a lawyer.
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Research Briefing
Women in the Criminal Justice System
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 25 July 2019 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Farmer (Conservative) “that this House takes note of the needs of women in the criminal justice system”.
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Research Briefing
Victims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Victims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL], scheduled to take place on 19 July 2019.
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Research Briefing
EEA Nationals (Indefinite Leave to Remain) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the EEA Nationals (Indefinite Leave to Remain) Bill [HL], scheduled to take place on 19 July 2019.
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Research Briefing
Crown Prosecution Service: Rape Cases and Guidance
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the Crown Prosecution Service and rape cases and guidance.
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Research Briefing
People of Faith: Persecution in the 21st Century
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate on the extent of persecution of people of faith due to take place in the House of Lords on 11 July 2019.
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Research Briefing
Church of England’s Social Media Community Guidelines
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the Church of England’s social media community guidelines.
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Research Briefing
Children’s Experiences of the Hostile Environment
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the report produced by Project 17 ‘Not Seen, Not Heard: Children’s Experiences of the Hostile Environment’.
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Research Briefing
Job Security, Inequality and Mental Illness
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the impact of job security and reducing inequality on mental health.
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Research Briefing
NHS and Future Trade Deals
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate on the case for protecting the NHS in future trade deals entered into by the United Kingdom which is due to take place in the House of Lords on 4 July 2019.
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Research Briefing
UK Aid Programmes: Human Rights in Pakistan
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on UK Aid programmes and human rights in Pakistan.
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