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    Listed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 23 of 2024–25

    The Listed Investment Companies (Classification etc) Bill [HL] is a private member’s bill which would address the classification of investment trusts and issues around the disclosure of costs associated with listed closed-ended investment companies (LCICs). The bill would require the Financial Conduct Authority to take note of the characteristics of LCICs. It would also amend assimilated EU law so that LCICs and advisers investing in them would not be required to aggregate investment companies’ disclosed costs in their own fee disclosures to client.

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    Great British Energy Bill: HL Bill 43 of 2024–25

    The Great British Energy Bill is a government bill which would establish Great British Energy, a new government-owned clean energy company. The government has said the new company will support the creation of new jobs by investing in the clean energy sector. It has also asserted that, by reducing the UK’s dependence on fossil fuels, it would help drive down the UK’s energy costs and ensure the country’s long-term energy security.

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    Women, Peace and Security Bill [HL]: HL Bill 20 of 2024–25

    The Women, Peace and Security Bill [HL] is a short private member’s bill introduced by Baroness Hodgson of Abinger (Conservative). The bill would require the secretary of state to have regard to the UK’s national action plan on women, peace and security (NAP) when formulating and implementing policy on foreign affairs, defence or related matters. The bill includes provisions requiring the government to report to Parliament annually on the progress made in implementing the NAP. It also requires considerations the government must have regard to when participating in multi-national organisations such as the United Nations. The bill was introduced on 4 September 2024 and is scheduled to have its second reading on 15 November 2024. The bill would extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It would come into force on the day the legislation was passed.

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    Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL]: HL Bill 22 of 2024–25

    Currently, there is no mandatory system of registration for children who are not in school. The Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL] would require local authorities to maintain a register of children in its area who are of compulsory school age but are not in school. It would also require the parents of such children to provide certain information to their local authority in relation to the register.

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    Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 31 of 2024–25

    There are two types of property in established case law: things in possession (usually tangible objects) and things in action (like debts or the right to sue). Digital assets do not fall neatly into either category. While the law has been flexible in practice in considering them property, this Law Commission bill aims to remove uncertainty by legally establishing a third type of property. This is intended to provide more clarity in cases involving digital assets, including settlements, divorces, or disputed ownership.

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    Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 38 of 2024–25

    The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] would abolish the IfATE and transfer its functions to the secretary of state. The government has said the bill is a necessary condition for delivering on its 2024 manifesto commitment to establish Skills England as a vehicle for driving growth and opportunity. Skills England is a new arms’ length body of the Department for Education, currently in shadow form.

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    Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 15(Rev) of 2024–25

    The Environmental Targets (Public Authorities) Bill [HL] is a private member’s bill which would create a new requirement for public bodies specified in the bill to contribute towards meeting environmental targets established under the Climate Change Act 2008 and the Environment Act 2021. This would include requirements to contribute towards the UK’s target to meet net zero greenhouse gas emissions, improve the UK’s biodiversity and reduce pollution and waste.

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    Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 17 of 2024–25

    The Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] is a government bill that would give regulators new powers to regulate the way private water companies operate in England and Wales. This includes the introduction of new penalties for water companies and the power to block executive bonuses. The bill would also make changes to the special administration regime for water companies to ensure the government and regulators were notified ahead of any winding up petitions.

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    Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 12 of 2024–25

    Schools are currently required to actively promote British values. These values were taken from the 2011 Prevent strategy. The Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill [HL] would require any statement relating to British values for education purposes, made by public authorities in England and Wales, to include certain values, some of which are different from those currently set out.

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    Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: HL Bill 21 of 2024–25

    Bringing passenger railway services into public ownership was a commitment in the Labour Party’s manifesto ahead of the 2024 general election. The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill would implement this policy. It would remove the existing presumption that passenger railway service contracts are awarded to private companies. Instead, it would require the government to award contracts to publicly owned companies when existing ones expire.

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