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Estimates day: Ministry of Justice spending
Overview of MoJ spending with detailed statistics on prisons and probation, courts, and legal aid.
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e-petition debate relating to pet theft
A petition, 'Reclassify the theft of a pet to a specific crime in its own right', is open for signatures until 8 August 2018. It has received over 100,000 signatures and is due for debate in Westminster Hall on 2nd July at 4.30pm.
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Debate Pack
Effect of police stop and search powers on BAME communities
A Westminster Hall debate on Effect of police stop and search powers on BAME communities is scheduled for Wednesday 23 May 2018 at 9.30am. The Member leading the debate is Naz Shah MP.
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Debate Pack
Serious Violence Strategy
A general debate on the Serious Violence Strategy is scheduled for Tuesday 22 May 2018.
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Research Briefing
Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill 2017-19: Committee Stage Report
This House of Commons Library briefing provides information on key provisions in the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill 2017-19. This is a Private Member's Bill which is seeking to make provision about the oversight and management of the use of force in relation to patients in mental health units.
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Debate Pack
Public legal education
A Westminster Hall debate on Public legal education is scheduled for Tuesday 15 May 2018 at 2.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Ranil Jayawardena MP.
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Research Briefing
Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill 2017-19
The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill 2017-19 is a Private Member’s Bill, introduced by Chris Bryant. It would introduce a new offence of assaulting an emergency worker, new sentencing guidance, and new powers to take bodily samples from suspects. This Briefing Paper discusses the background to and content of the Bill, and has been updated to reflect the Committee stage debate.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: new guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations
Brexit negotiations have resumed and this third phase will cover issues outstanding from the last phases - the Irish border in particular - and the framework for future EU-UK relations. This paper looks at how the EU and the UK envisage their relationship after Brexit.
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Research Briefing
Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19: Committee Stage Report
Commons Library Committee Stage Report on the Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19
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Debate Pack
Police funding: Opposition day debate, Wednesday 28 March 2018
An Opposition Day debate on Police funding is scheduled for Wednesday 28 March 2018. The subject of the debate has been selected by the Leader of the Opposition.
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Research Briefing
EU referendum and alleged breaches of election law (Emergency Debate)
Tom Brake MP has secured the leave of the House for an emergency debate on security of elections and referendums. This has followed continued coverage of the use of personal data by Cambridge Analytica for political campaigning, and allegations of breaches of rules on referendum spending limits during the 2016 referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU. The Cambridge Analytica case relates to data protection and possible illegal use of personal data. It has at the same time raised concerns about transparency in electoral campaigning.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the draft withdrawal agreement
The Commission published a draft legal text of the withdrawal agreement in February 2018 and an updated draft on 15 March. On 19 March a third text was published which showed where there is full agreement between the EU and the UK, where there is agreement in principle and where there is no agreement. This paper looks at the recent draft, making reference to earlier drafts where relevant.
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Debate Pack
Rights of victims of crime
A Westminster Hall debate on Rights of victims of crime is scheduled for Tuesday 13 March 2018 at 2.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Alex Sobel MP.
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Debate Pack
Misogyny as a hate crime
A Westminster Hall debate on Misogyny as a hate crime is scheduled for Wednesday 7 March 2018 at 9.30am. The Member leading the debate is Melanie Onn MP.
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Merger of British Transport Police Scottish division with Police Scotland
A Westminster Hall debate on the Merger of British Transport Police Scottish division with Police Scotland is scheduled for Tuesday 6 March 2018 at 9.30am. The Member leading the debate is Douglas Ross MP.
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