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• Disabled facilities grants (DFGs) Published 19 February 2013 | Standard notes SN03011 Disabled facilities grants (DFGs). By Wendy Wilson. SN/SP/3011. This note provides an overview of entitlement to disabled facilities grants and the process by which they are funded. Topic: Disability discrimination, Equality, Housing adaptations
• Pensions: income drawdown Published 19 February 2013 | Standard notes SN00712 On retirement, people with money purchase pension schemes can buy an annuity or enter an income drawdown arrangement. This note focuses on developments in drawdown policy in recent years Topic: Pensions
• Income tax: the new 50p tax rate Published 15 February 2013 | Standard notes SN00249 In the 2009 Budget the Labour Government announced the introduction of a new 'additional' 50p rate on incomes above £150,000 from April 2010. This note discusses the debate there has been about the 50p rate, as to its political significance and its economic impact, and the Coalition Government's position on its continued existence. Topic: Economic policy, Taxation
• Community budgets and city deals Published 15 February 2013 | Standard notes SN05955 There have been many recent initiatives to join up or pool budgets between local authorities and other public sector bodies. These have taken various forms since the early 1990s. The latest iteration is a series of pilots of ‘community budgets’, taking place in fourteen neighbourhoods (within ten different local authorities) and in four ‘whole place’ areas across local authorities. Topic: Children and families, Local government
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones): an introduction Published 15 February 2013 | Standard notes SN06493 This note provides an introduction to the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) by the UK Armed Forces, more commonly known as drones. Topic: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Defence equipment and procurement, Military operations
• EU Bibliographies: Proposed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy Published 15 February 2013 | Standard notes SN06554 Amended 28 February 2013 This Note brings together documents relevant to the proposals to reform the Common Agricultural Policy and its scrutiny in the UK and EU. It is not an attempt to define policy in this area. For information on policy developments contact Emma Downing on extn 6787 Topic: Agriculture, Agriculture and environment, EU law and treaties
• Inflation: Economic Indicators page Published 15 February 2013 | Standard notes SN02792 Summary of latest inflation data from both the CPI and RPI inflation indexes. Topic: Economic policy, Economic situation
• Children and Families Bill Published 15 February 2013 | Research papers RP13/11 Amended 21 February 2013 The Children and Families Bill introduces a wide range of legislation concerning adoption and children in care, aspects of family justice law, special educational needs, the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England, child care, statutory rights to leave and pay for parents and adopters, time off work for ante-natal care, and the right to request flexible working. This paper has been prepared for the Second Reading of the Bill. Topic: Child care, Children and families, Divorce, Employment, Family law, Further education, Schools, Special educational needs
• Retail Sales: Economic Indicators page Published 15 February 2013 | Standard notes SN02818 The annual increase in the value of retail sales in the three months to January 2013 was 0.6%. Topic: Economic situation, Service industries
• Dangerous Dogs Published 15 February 2013 | Standard notes SN04348 A summary of legislation and proposals for changes announced in February 2013 Topic: Animal welfare, Animals, Anti-social behaviour
• Domestic violence Published 14 February 2013 | Standard notes SN06337 Domestic violence accounted for 15% of all violent incidents in 2011/12. Nearly one third of women and nearly one fifth of men say they have experienced domestic abuse since the age of 16. This standard note looks at the Goverment's policy on this area. Topic: Civil law, Crime, Crimes of violence, Criminal law
• Project Merlin Published 14 February 2013 | Standard notes SN06047 This note outlines the scope of Project Merlin which was designed to improve relations between government and the banking industry and included commitments on bank lending to business. Topic: Financial services
• Railways: EU policy Published 14 February 2013 | Standard notes SN00184 This note gives an overview of the development of a common European railways policy towards the long-aspired to goal of a single European Railway Area. Topic: Railways
• Productivity: Economic Indicators page Published 13 February 2013 | Standard notes SN02791 This note shows UK productivity by sector and comparisons of UK productivity with other G7 countries. Topic: Economic situation, Industry
• Aviation: night flights Published 13 February 2013 | Standard notes SN01252 This note explains the rules on night flights at designated and non-designated airports. Topic: Aviation, Environmental protection
• In brief: UK withdrawal from Afghanistan Published 13 February 2013 | Standard notes SN06515 Amended 14 February 2013 The number of British troops in Afghanistan will be reduced from 9,000 to 5,200 by the end of 2013. Topic: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Military operations
• The local government resource review Published 13 February 2013 | Standard notes SN06030 The local government resource review, instituted by the Coalition Government, examined different ways of giving English local authorities greater autonomy and financial freedom. The terms of reference to the first stage of the review were published on 17 March 2011, and those for the second phase on 29 June 2011. Topic: Local government
• Police numbers: Social Indicators page Published 13 February 2013 | Standard notes SN02615 Police numbers: Social Indicators page Topic: Employment, Police
• Police funding: Social Indicators page Published 13 February 2013 | Standard notes SN02616 Police funding: Social Indicators page. By Gavin Berman and Roderick McInnes. SN/SG/2616. Topic: Local government, Police, Public expenditure
• In brief: UK-EU economic relations – key statistics Published 13 February 2013 | Standard notes SN06091 This note sets out, in brief, some of the main indicators of the UK’s economic relationship with the EU. Topic: Economic policy, EU budget, EU external relations, International economic relations, International trade