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Medicines shortages
Find out about the causes and consequences of medicines shortages, and UK Government actions in response to supply disruption affecting human medicines.
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Banking fraud
This briefing covers the scale of banking fraud, how the police respond to fraud, and what the public and private sectors are doing to reduce the impact of banking fraud.
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Consumer credit
The government plans to change consumer credit law. This briefing looks at how this affects borrowers, buy-now-pay-later regulation and car finance misselling.
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Packaging extended producer responsibility
This briefing provides an overview of the revised packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) scheme and fees.
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Mental health statistics: prevalence, services and funding in England
How common are mental health conditions? How many people access mental health services? How long do people wait to access NHS mental health services? How much is spent on mental health services?
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Contracts for Difference Scheme
The Contracts for Difference scheme supports new low carbon infrastructure. This briefing gives an overview of the CfD scheme and statistics on the projects it has delivered.
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Review of unduly lenient sentences
The Attorney General has the power to refer to the Court of Appeal sentences for certain offences which they believe to be “unduly lenient”. This power to refer is sometimes called the ‘unduly lenient sentence scheme’.
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Winter Fuel Payment from 2025/26
From 2025/26 all people over State Pension age are eligible for Winter Fuel Payment, but those with incomes above £35,000 pay it back through the tax system
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Japan’s strengthening military posture and new security policies
Since 2022, Japan has significantly increased its defence spending, updated its security policies and removed barriers to exporting arms.
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