Research Briefing
Introduction to devolution in the United Kingdom
An introduction to the devolution settlements in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, London and parts of England.
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Research Briefing
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
The Ombudsman investigates complaints about local councils, care homes and some other organisations providing local public services in England
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Research Briefing
Council tax: empty properties
A briefing paper explaining how council tax is applied to empty properties in England, Scotland and Wales, including the 'empty homes premium' and 'second homes premium'
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Research Briefing
Plastic waste
A briefing on plastic waste in the UK including legislation, statistics, government policies and proposals for change.
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Research Briefing
The 2024 metro-mayor elections
Metro-mayors are directly elected mayors who oversee ‘mayoral combined authorities’. This briefing looks at their role, funding and powers ahead of elections on 2 May 2024.
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Constituency casework
How do I challenge my business rates bill in England?
How business rates bills in England are calculated and how ratepayers can challenge them.
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Research Briefing
Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023
Parliamentary consdideration of the Biill that became the Non-Domestic Rating Act 2023, which made minor amendments to business rates legislation and introduced three-yearly instead of five-yearly revaluations
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Debate Pack
Motion to approve the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2024/25
Motion to approve the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) 2024/25 on Wednesday 7 February 2024. This is how Parliament approves the central police funding allocation for each force every financial year.
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Research Briefing
Local Government Finance Settlement 2024/25
This Settlement allocates £64.7 billion of spending power to local authorities in England. It will be debated in the House of Commons on 7 February 2024.
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Research Briefing
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill 2022-23
This briefing explains clauses of the Bill and summarises debates in the Commons and commentary, in advance of its third reading on 10 January 2024.
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Research Briefing
Suicide prevention: Policy and strategy
This briefing paper considers suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in some key policy areas.
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Research Briefing
English devolution deals in the 2023 Autumn Statement
The Government has published devolution deals for four new areas in England, including the first ‘level 2’ deals, as well as a framework for ‘level 4’ devolution.
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Insight
English devolution deals in the 2023 Autumn Statement
The Government has published devolution deals for four new areas in England, including the first ‘level 2’ deals, as well as a framework for ‘level 4’ devolution.
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Research Briefing
Devolution to local government in England
This Commons Library briefing paper summarises the main developments regarding the process of devolution of powers to local government within England since 2014.
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Research Briefing
Greater Manchester and West Midlands: Trailblazer devolution deals
A briefing paper on the trailblazer devolution deals proposed for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands in March 2023.
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