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    Prisoners (Disclosure of Information about Victims) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

    Friday, 13 March, 2020

    This bill would legally require the Parole Board to consider offenders’ failure to disclose either the location of victims’ remains or the identity of child victims in indecent images when assessing whether that offender should be released from prison.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

    Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

    This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading and remaining stages of the Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill scheduled to take place in the House of Lords on 24 February 2020.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Defence
    • Justice
    • Security
  • In Focus

    TV licence fee evasion: Should it be decriminalised?

    Friday, 14 February, 2020

    In February 2020, the Conservative Government announced a consultation on whether non-payment of the TV licence fee should be decriminalised. This article summarises the arguments for and against decriminalisation and it provides statistics on license fee evasion prosecutions and imprisonments.

    • In Focus
    • Crime
    • Culture, Media & Sport
  • Research Briefing

    Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

    Monday, 27 January, 2020

    This House of Lords Library Briefing has been published ahead of the scheduled second reading of the Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] on 4 February 2020.

    • Research Briefing
    • Brexit & the EU
    • Crime
    • Family & Civil Law
    • International Law
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Policing in the UK: Serious and Organised Crime

    Thursday, 16 January, 2020

    The House of Lords Library Briefing explores the nature of Serious and Organised Crime in the UK. It includes statistics on the scale of the problem as well as information on the response by the Government and the National Crime Agency.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Economy
    • Government
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Policing in the UK: Governance, Oversight and Complaints

    Tuesday, 14 January, 2020

    This House of Lords Library Briefing sets out how the police service in the UK is governed, including details of recent reforms. It also focuses on how the police are held accountable for their actions through systems of oversight and complaints.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Devolution
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    Racism in Football: Tackling Abusive Behaviour

    Tuesday, 14 January, 2020

    This House of Lords Library Briefing describes recent measures introduced by the footballing authorities, individual clubs and social media companies to tackle racism in football, and details existing legislation in this area.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
  • Research Briefing

    Disclosure of Evidence in Criminal Proceedings

    Friday, 10 January, 2020

    This House of Lords Library Briefing provides a chronology of recent discussions on the disclosure of evidence in criminal proceedings. It includes an overview of disclosure procedures, notable high profile cases, and recent developments in disclosure practices across the criminal justice system.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Queen’s Speech January 2020: Debate in the House of Lords Day 2

    Friday, 03 January, 2020

    This House of Lords Library Briefing has been published ahead of day 2 of the Lords debate on the December 2019 Queen’s Speech, covering the following subjects: home affairs, justice, constitutional affairs and devolved affairs.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Devolution
    • Immigration
    • International Law
    • Parliament
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Queen’s Speech: Debate in the House of Lords Day 4

    Friday, 11 October, 2019

    This House of Lords Library Briefing has been published ahead of day 4 of the Lords debate on the Queen’s Speech, covering the following subjects: home affairs, justice, local government, devolved affairs and constitutional affairs.

    • Research Briefing
    • Brexit & the EU
    • Business
    • Communities
    • Crime
    • Defence
    • Devolution
    • Elections
    • Housing
    • Immigration
    • Justice
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Policing Resources Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

    Tuesday, 03 September, 2019

    This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Policing Resources Bill [HL].

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Economy
    • Government
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Obscene Publications Act 1959: 60th Anniversary

    Monday, 29 July, 2019

    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).

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Culture, Media & Sport
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949: 70th Anniversary

    Tuesday, 23 July, 2019

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Economy
    • Family & Civil Law
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Women in the Criminal Justice System

    Thursday, 18 July, 2019

    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”.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Victims of Crime (Rights, Entitlements, and Notification of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

    Friday, 12 July, 2019

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Family & Civil Law
    • Justice

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