Research Briefing
Defined Benefit pension schemes
Looks at factors influencing trends in Defined Benefit pensions schemes and recent policy initiatives.
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Research Briefing
Small Business Rate Relief (Automatic Payment) Bill (Bill 13 of 2008-09)
The purpose of this Bill is to make the payment of rate relief for small businesses in England automatic. Currently, businesses have to apply to their billing authority once within each revaluation period (five years) to receive the relief during this period.
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Research Briefing
Background to Proposals for a British Bill of Rights
The three major political parties have all recently proposed that the UK should adopt a 'British Bill of Rights' of some kind. This paper outlines these proposals and sets them in context.
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Research Briefing
Official Secrecy
This Note sets out the historical background to the current laws on official secrecy. It also provides a brief summary of notable cases which have involved official information legislation.
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Research Briefing
Royal marriages-constitutional issues
This note sets out the legal and historical background to the restrictions on royal marriages, and considers their application in the case of the marriage of Prince Charles to Camilla Parker Bowles.
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Research Briefing
The Coronation Oath
This Note offers a summary of coronation procedures and sets out the statutory requirements for the Coronation Oath.
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Research Briefing
Religious Hatred: Attempts to legislate 2001-2005
Religious hatred. By Lucinda Maer. SN/PC/3189.
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Research Briefing
Citizens’ Initiatives
This Note considers proposals for the introduction of a 'Citizens' Initiative' process in the UK, where citizens would be able to petition for referendum questions to be placed on ballot papers of for legislation to be introduced in Parliament.
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Research Briefing
Prime Ministerial involvement in senior ecclesiastical appointments
This note sets out the Government's proposals to reform the Prime Minister's involvement in senior ecclesiastical appointments and the response of the Church of England.
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Research Briefing
Citizens’ Juries
This note sets out the programme of citizens' juries which were announced by the Prime Minister. It collates information about the events held since July 2007, but also considers the use of citizens' juries and deliberative forums in the UK by local and national Government since 1997.
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