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Armed Forces: Legal Challenges and Derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights

Wednesday, 16 November, 2016

On 24 November 2016, the House of Lords will debate the case for limiting the number and nature of claims against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and UK armed services personnel arising out of future armed conflict abroad. On 4 October 2016, the Government announced that it would introduce a presumption to derogate from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in future conflicts in order to protect the armed forces from “persistent legal claims”. This briefing will focus on the Government’s recent proposals to derogate from the ECHR. It provides an overview of the legal framework for military operations, summarises some of the key legal claims that have been made against the armed forces, and outlines the work of the Iraq Historic Investigations Team (IHAT).
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Impact of the Shortage of Housing on Young People

Thursday, 27 October, 2016

This House of Lords Library briefing presents an overview of housing in the UK, including statistics on housing supply and demand. It considers some of the causes of the housing shortage and explores recent reports that have sought to identify the impact of the housing market on young people. It concludes with a brief summary of government policy in this area.
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National Citizen Service Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 20 October, 2016

This Lords Library briefing provides information on the National Citizen Service Bill [HL] (HL Bill 64 of 2016–17).
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Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Tuesday, 18 October, 2016

This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on Friday 21 October 2016.
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- Family & Civil Law
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Leaving the European Union: Foreign and Security Policy Cooperation

Thursday, 13 October, 2016

On 20 October 2016, the House of Lords will debate the implications of the EU referendum for foreign and security policy cooperation with European countries. Theresa May and members of her Cabinet have stated that they intend for the UK to continue to cooperate closely with EU partners on areas such as security, defence, law enforcement and counter-terrorism after leaving the EU, although it is not yet clear exactly what form such cooperation may take.
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Potential Effect on Peace and Security of the United Kingdom Leaving the European Union

Wednesday, 12 October, 2016

This House of Lords Library briefing provides background reading in advance of the question for short debate on Tuesday 18 October 2016 on the potential effect on peace and stability in Europe and around the world of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.
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Local Libraries and Independent Bookshops in the UK

Thursday, 29 September, 2016

This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on local libraries and independent bookshops in the UK.
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Fragile States: Effects of Conflict

Friday, 09 September, 2016

This Lords Library briefing provides information on fragile states and the effects of conflict, including information on widows.
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Lobbying (Transparency) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Monday, 05 September, 2016

This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Lobbying (Transparency) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on Friday 9 September.
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Powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

Tuesday, 23 August, 2016

This House of Lords Library briefing covers powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 in relation to measures to tackle anti-social behaviour, dangerous dogs, introduction of new fire arm offences and the criminalisation of forced marriage in advance of the question for short debate on 8 September 2016.
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- Crime
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Lobbying and Political Campaigning: Charities and Trade Unions

Tuesday, 02 August, 2016

This House of Lords Library briefing sets out the legislation that regulates the statutory register of lobbyists, and outlines the rules governing the ability of charities and trade unions to engage in political activity and to campaign in relation to elections. This briefing has been written in preparation for the debate in the House of Lords on 8 September 2016 on the role that charities, trade unions and civil society groupings play in a democracy and the case for regulating lobbying activities.
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Resourcing and Staffing of the Courts

Monday, 11 July, 2016

This Lords Library briefing has been prepared for the debate to take place in the House of Lords on Thursday 14 July, about staffing and resourcing of the courts. It provides an overview of HM courts reform, in particular it focuses on the proposed closure of further courts but also touches upon the move to a digitised and more flexible court system and issues that have been raised in response to the proposed reform.
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- Justice
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Policing and Crime Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Tuesday, 05 July, 2016

This House of Lords Library briefing provides an overview of the provisions of the Policing and Crime Bill. It focuses on the provisions of the Bill which concern the emergency services; the police complaints and disciplinary systems; the police workforce; police powers; and the protection of children and vulnerable adults. It outlines the policy background in those areas, and a summary of some of the key amendments made to the Bill during committee and report stages in the House of Commons.
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Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Tuesday, 05 July, 2016

This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Modern Slavery (Transparency in Supply Chains) Bill in the House of Lords on Friday 8 July 2016.
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- Immigration
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Historical Child Sex Abuse Investigations

Monday, 27 June, 2016

A number of investigations into historical child sex abuse in the UK have been launched by the police and public institutions in recent years. This follows allegations that claims of child sex abuse made against public figures had not been properly investigated in the past. This briefing focuses on the existing guidance for conducting these investigations and provides background information on recent investigations that have taken place. It has been written in preparation for a debate that is due to take place in the House of Lords on 30 June 2016 on the case for introducing statutory guidelines relating to the investigation of cases of historical child sex abuse.

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