Parliament and elections Archives

Research Briefing

The Lyons and Gershon Reviews and variations in Civil Service conditions

Thursday, 26 January, 2006

Organisational changes to the Civil Service over the past thirty years have meant that the majority of civil servants now work in Departments and Executive Agencies in which the responsibility for pay and conditions are decided locally. Uniform pay structures and conditions of service have been significantly eroded. The Government have launched major reviews into the operation of the civil service and these include the Lyons and Gershon Reviews.
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Local and Mayoral elections 2005

Saturday, 31 December, 2005

Local and Mayoral elections 2005. House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/93
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The Centre of Government – No. 10, the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury

Wednesday, 21 December, 2005
- Research Briefing
- Government
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Germany: elections, the new government and Anglo-German relations

Tuesday, 20 December, 2005
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The Government of Wales Bill 2005 (Bill 100 2005-06)

Monday, 19 December, 2005

The Government of Wales Bill (Bill 100 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/90
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- Devolution
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Public Service Agreements

Wednesday, 07 December, 2005

This note offers a brief summary of the history and purpose of Public Service Agreements, introduced in 1998 as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
- Research Briefing
- Government
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The UK Parliament and European Business

Friday, 02 December, 2005
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The “Sewel Convention”

Friday, 25 November, 2005

The Sewel Convention applies when the UK Parliament legislates on a matter which is devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
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The Constitutional Reform Act 2005- the role of the Lord Chancellor

Monday, 14 November, 2005

This Note is designed to provide a short supplement to Standard Notes no 2105 and Research Papers 05/05 which described the provisions of, and background to, the Constitutional Reform Bill in relation to the Lord Chancellor until its second reading in the Commons. The Bill had a protracted initial passage through the Lords where a special committee had taken evidence on the Bill before eventual report stage and third reading. The scrutiny of the Bill in the Commons was truncated by the general election of 2005.
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Council Tax ( New Valuation Lists for England) Bill (Bill 57 of 2005-06)

Tuesday, 01 November, 2005

The Council Tax (New Valuation Lists For England) Bill (Bill 57 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/73
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- Local government
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The Electoral Administration Bill 2005 – 2006

Wednesday, 19 October, 2005
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Changing the General Election deposit threshold

Tuesday, 18 October, 2005
- Research Briefing
- Elections
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Draft Bills 2001-2005

Thursday, 13 October, 2005

This standard note lists draft bills introduced in each session since the 2001 general election and gives the following details for each bill: (1) introduction as a draft; (2) any pre-legislative scrutiny at Westminster including government responses; (3) formal introduction of the final bill; and (4) date of royal assent.
- Research Briefing
- Parliament
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Franchise and immigration status

Tuesday, 11 October, 2005

In 2000, the Government amended the law to ensure that people who do not have leave to enter or remain in the UK may not be included in the electoral register, and consequently are not entitled to vote. This note looks at how immigration status relates to electoral franchise.
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- Voters
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Concordats and Devolution Guidance Notes

Friday, 07 October, 2005

This note gives information on the agreements and how to find them.
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- Devolution

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