Policy Watch UK-wide

Antisocial Personality Disorders: consultation on the draft guideline

A clinical practice guideline on antisocial personality disorders is being developed. The consultation covers intervention in children and young people for the prevention of antisocial personality disorders, along with risk assessment and management, organisation and experiences of care.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Closing Date: Thursday 2 October 2008

Video Games Consultation

As part of the government's implementation of the Byron review recommendations on children and new media, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport is asking for views from children, parents, the games industry, retailers and other interested parties on the classification system for video games. The results of the consultation will be used to develop a system to protect children from inappropriate content.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Closing Date: Thursday 20 November 2008

Alcohol Labelling Bill

Private Members' bill requiring alcoholic drink makers to place a warning on their products advising of the dangers of drinking, particularly during pregnancy.

Lord Mitchell

Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill

Would introduce the legal changes necessary to allow unclaimed assets in dormant bank accounts to be redistributed to worthy causes. The intention is for a significant portion of the money to be spent on services for young people.

HM Treasury

Drugs (Reclassification) Bill 2007-08

Private members' bill to increase the classification on cannabis.

Christopher Chope MP

Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) Bill 2007-08

Private members' bill mainly concerned with the sale of age-restricted products to children online.

Margaret Moran MP

Voting Age (Reduction) Bill

Private members' bill to reduce the voting age for parliamentary and other elections to 16.

Julie Morgan MP