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  • Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements

    The Law Commission commenced a project in 2009 to examine the status and enforceability of marital property agreements.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Law Commission
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  • QR code use in energy sector: midata programme study

    Feasibility of increasing and improving consumer engagement with the energy market through the use of QR codes.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Midata innovation opportunity

    Report on lessons from the midata Innovation Lab (mIL) exploring the opportunities being opened up by midata.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Payday lending research reports

    Payday lending reports to help inform government and regulators on consumer credit regulations transfer to the Financial Conduct Authority.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Scotland analysis: business and microeconomic framework

    Demonstrates that Scotland and the rest of the UK benefit from shared market frameworks.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Scotland analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 5 others
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  • Trade and investment agreement between EU and USA: estimated impact on UK

    Assessment of the potential economic impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and USA on the UK.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Implementing a landline duty: Consumer Bill of Rights services

    Evaluation of the impact assessment for BIS on proposals on services for the Consumer Bill of Rights.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Regulatory Policy Committee
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  • A cap on the total cost of credit: impact on business and consumers

    Research on the likely impact of a variable cap on the total cost of high cost credit.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Licensing England and Wales 2011/12 supplementary tables

    Supplementary data tables to complement Alcohol & Late Night Refreshment Licensing England and Wales 2011/12.

    • Document type: Official Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Alcohol and drug statistics
    • Organisation: Home Office
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  • Empowered consumers and growth: literature review

    Literature review for BIS to explore the relationships between, and evidence base for, consumer empowerment and economic growth. Identifies …

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
    • Updated:
  • midata 2012 review and consultation

    Closed consultation. Reviews the progress of the midata programme and consultation on taking a power to make the programme compulsory. midata…

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Potential consumer demand for midata: findings of qualitative and quantitative research

    Report on research looking at the response to midata, which gives consumers access to their personal data.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Example applications of the midata programme

    Draft for discussion at the September 2012 midata strategy board. Provides a set of vignettes to illustrate the midata vision. See also the …

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
    • Updated:
  • midata company briefing pack

    Overview of the midata programme

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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  • Credit, debt and financial difficulty in Britain 2011

    Report using data from the YouGov DebtTrack survey

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
    • Updated:
  • High-cost credit: research into the impact of a variable cap on the total cost of credit

    Update on research commissioned by BIS into high cost credit. Describes progress on the evidence review, business survey, consumer survey and…

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
    • Updated:
  • Consumer redress for misleading and aggressive practices

    This document contains the following information: Consumer redress for misleading and aggressive practices.

    • Document type: Research
    • Organisation: Scottish Law Commission and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Evaluation of alcohol arrest referral pilot schemes

    Occasional Paper 102 presents findings from an evaluation of the second phase alcohol arrest referral pilot schemes.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Crime research and analysis
    • Organisation: Home Office
    • Updated:
  • Probiotic food: identifying bacteria using DNA sequencing

    How DNA sequencing could be used to detect and identify probiotic bacteria and the benefits this approach provides.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Identification of food adulterants: a research project
    • Organisation: Government Chemist
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  • Matrix standard for learning and work advice: response to the Tribal review

    Evaluation report for the 2010 review of the matrix standard, which quality assures delivery of information, advice and guidance services.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: BIS monitoring and evaluation
    • Organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
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