Law360: Senior MPs have launched an inquiry into the persistent gap in employment between people who are disabled people and non-disabled people, calling for evidence and ideas on how to close it as part of a broader push to address labour inequality.

Law360, London: A cross-party parliamentary committee said Wednesday it would weigh reforms to the UK’s pensions enrolment policy, as the country faces a looming retirement savings crisis.

Law360: Politicians are to probe leading experts, including the head of financial crime and compliance at Lloyd's of London, on whether the UK should follow the EU and use profits from Russia's frozen assets to help Ukraine, as they examine the sanctions regime.

Law360: The government has been urged to clarify the scope of new legislation likely to be introduced for pension superfunds amid widespread confusion in the sector over regulatory expectations.

Law360, London: A report by a cross-party group of MPs will highlight the failures in the way the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) handles major scandals, despite its efforts to reform its culture and operations, according to advance details released on 25 November 2024.

Law360: MPs have again backed plans in the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) to protect employees against unfair dismissal from day one, voting 5 November 2025 to overturn the latest attempt by the House of Lords to block the policy.

On 16 March 2026, MPs will debate a petition on automatic by-elections following MP defections. The petition proposed that a by-election should be automatically triggered upon an MP's decision to defect to another political party. Responding to the petition on 9 February 2026, the government confirmed there were no plans to alter the current constitutional arrangements, whereby voters elect individual candidates, rather than the political party they represent.

Law360: Lawmakers will debate a petition calling for compensation for women affected by the historical failure to inform them that their pension age had changed, amid growing criticism of the government's decision not to launch a redressprogramme.

Law360, London: Lawmakers should prevent the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from going ahead with its 'draconian and opaque' policy to delete staff emails after a year, consumer groups and advocates said 20 March 2025.

The Terminally Ill (End of Life) Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday 29 November. The Bill proposes allowing terminally ill individuals with a life expectancy of six months or less the option to end their lives with medical assistance. MPs voted 330 to 275 in support of the Bill.

The Institute of Licensing has reported that MPs have warned the Government’s proposed increases to gambling duties, including a near-doubling of online gambling taxes in the Finance Bill, could fuel the growth of the illegal online gambling market. MPs cautioned that higher duties risk weakening the regulated gambling sector, undermining Treasury revenues and pushing consumers towards unlicensed operators offering no consumer protections, while putting thousands of jobs at risk, with Treasury forecasts and independent modelling highlighting the potential for significant increases in unlicensed gambling activity, job losses and billions of pounds in stakes being diverted to the black market.

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