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UK Administrative Justice Institute

Funded by the Nuffield Foundation, we link research, practice & policy on administrative justice in the UK
UK Administrative Justice Institute has written 120 posts for Essex CAJI

Invitation to tender for market research

UKAJI invites people with relevant experience to submit quotations for carrying out the following work, which will be funded by the University of Essex: Assessment of the market in the UK for training courses (online and face-to-face) related to administrative justice Identification of possible partners for UKAJI in delivering these courses Indicative costs/income of running … Continue reading

What’s new in administrative justice, March 2015

Parliament The Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill has completed Report Stage and Third Reading in the House of Commons. The Bill establishes the office of Service Complaints Ombudsman, replacing the Service Complaints Commissioner. The Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill had its Second Reading in the House of Lords on 27 February … Continue reading

Current awareness: Questions about data on mandatory reconsiderations

People aggrieved by government decisions about 22 different benefits are required to ask for a “mandatory reconsideration” (asking the Department for Work and Pensions to reconsider and revise its decision) within a month; failure to ask for a mandatory reconsideration bars an appeal to a tribunal. 32% of people visiting a Citizens Advice Bureau about … Continue reading

Academic jobs in socio-legal studies

Explicitly socio-legal oriented academic posts seem to be like buses: you wait for ages, then two turn up at the same time (in this case, heading towards Edgbaston and Wivenhoe Park). The School of Law at the University of Birmingham is currently advertising “Birmingham Fellows in Socio-Legal Studies” saying that it “seeks to fortify its critical mass of socio-legal … Continue reading

What’s new in administrative justice, February 2015

In the first of a regular feature on the UKAJI blog, we bring together news, developments, events and publications related to administrative justice. To suggest an item for future “What’s new” posts, please email ukaji@essex.ac.uk. Parliament The Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill was debated by the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on 21 … Continue reading