A committee is generally appointed for each public bill that goes through the House of Commons. Depending on its complexity, the consideration of a bill can take a few minutes to a few months. Members ...

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Parliament continues to develop the nation's system of courts nearly 700 years after the first Justices of the Peace were appointed by statute. The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, for ...

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This case study is the result of a partnership between the Parliamentary Archives, Parliamentary Outreach and Norfolk Record Office. It is part of the People and Parliament: Connecting with ...

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust was formed in 1847, after five homes and gardens in Stratford-upon-Avon linked to Shakespeare were purchased as a national memorial to the Bard. The trustees of The ...

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Devolved matters are those areas of government where decision-making has been delegated by Parliament to the devolved institutions such as the Scottish Parliament, the Assemblies of Wales, Northern ...

The police and prison services are an integral part of Britain's criminal justice system. Until the early 19th century organised policing and the provision of prisons was an entirely local matter, but ...

The son of a Clerkenwell malt distiller John Wilkes (1725-1797) was a radical MP and journalist whose activities caused a series of political crises in the 1760's. He was renowned in 18th century ...

The riotous proceedings which accompanied polling during the by-election in Middlesex in December 1768 required the intervention of the House of Commons. This order, drafted by the Clerk of the House ...