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The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill mandates that recruitment for NHS Foundation and Specialty training programmes must prioritize UK medical graduates and specific priority groups (such as Irish and EEA nationals) over other international applicants. It establishes a tiered offer system to ensure domestic graduates and residents secure training positions before remaining spots are opened to the wider global pool.

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This bill incorporates the UN High Seas Treaty (BBNJ Agreement) into UK law, establishing a regulatory framework for activities in international waters. It mandates strict notification and benefit-sharing protocols for the collection of marine genetic resources, requires environmental impact assessments for high-seas activities, and grants powers to enforce marine protected areas.

This bill amends the Academies Act 2010 to streamline the establishment and management of Secure 16 to 19 Academies (secure schools for youth offenders). It reduces the notice period for terminating funding agreements from seven years to two, removes the requirement to assess the impact on existing schools, and changes consultation requirements to focus on local cooperation rather than the principle of opening the academy.

This bill amends the Licensing Act 2003 to change the parliamentary procedure required for granting orders that extend licensing hours for special occasions. It replaces the affirmative resolution procedure with the negative resolution procedure, thereby allowing the Home Secretary to extend opening hours without requiring active prior approval from both Houses of Parliament.

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This omnibus bill introduces wide-ranging measures to tackle anti-social behaviour, knife crime, and retail theft, while creating specific offences for child criminal exploitation and "cuckooing." It expands police powers regarding digital evidence, public order at protests, and drug testing, alongside significant changes to corporate criminal liability and the decriminalisation of abortion for women acting in relation to their own pregnancy.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by making it permanently illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009, effectively phasing out smoking for future adults. Additionally, the bill introduces stricter regulations on the marketing, packaging, and display of vaping products to curb youth usage, expands smoke-free areas, and establishes a new licensing and enforcement regime for retailers.

This comprehensive bill introduces wide-ranging reforms to children's social care, including measures to limit profits for private care providers, extend support for care leavers, and regulate agency social workers. It also mandates free breakfast clubs in primary schools, prohibits smartphones during the school day, requires Academies to follow the National Curriculum, and establishes a mandatory register for children not in school.

This bill legalises assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales who have a life expectancy of six months or less and retain the mental capacity to make the decision. It establishes a rigorous approval process involving two doctors and a new Assisted Dying Review Panel, while creating a Voluntary Assisted Dying Commissioner to oversee the system and providing legal protections for medical professionals who choose not to participate.

The Victims and Courts Bill introduces measures to strengthen victims' rights, including voiding non-disclosure agreements that conceal criminal conduct and expanding the Victims' Commissioner's powers. It grants courts the power to compel offenders to attend sentencing hearings, mandates the restriction of parental responsibility for those convicted of serious sexual offences or rape resulting in conception, and reforms regulations regarding private prosecution costs.

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The Pension Schemes Bill introduces a comprehensive regulatory framework to consolidate the UK pension market, specifically by pooling Local Government Pension Scheme assets and mandating 'value for money' assessments for Defined Contribution schemes to force consolidation of underperformers. It establishes a legal regime for Defined Benefit 'Superfunds', facilitates the automatic transfer of small dormant pension pots, and requires trustees to offer 'guided retirement' solutions to help members convert savings into income.

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This bill establishes a framework for deepening English devolution by creating and empowering strategic authorities (combined authorities and combined county authorities) with enhanced competencies in transport, skills, housing, and public safety. It introduces significant reforms to local government governance, including the establishment of a Local Audit Office to oversee financial reporting, the reintroduction of the supplementary vote system for mayors, and new regulations for business tenancy rent reviews. Additionally, it strengthens community rights regarding assets of community value and standardizes licensing for taxis and micromobility vehicles.

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This bill mandates the Secretary of State to review marketing authorisation laws for orphan medicinal products and explicitly requires the promotion of research into rare cancers within the NHS, including the appointment of a National Specialty Lead. It also amends the Health and Social Care Act 2012 to permit NHS England to disclose patient information for the specific purpose of identifying and contacting eligible participants for clinical trials related to rare cancers.