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lgtmarsons has written 71 posts for Essex CAJI

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There is a CHASE information session on 18 October (12:30-1:30): https://essex-university.zoom.us/j/98740276432 . This is aimed for PG students (e.g. those who will still have half their programme remaining in October 2024, PGT students, or people looking to apply for an Essex PhD). CHASE training enables doctoral students to enrich their research and professional skills in readiness … Continue reading

Fordham’s Ten Principles of the Duty of Candour in Judicial Review

Elizabeth O’Loughlin (University of Durham), Cassandra Somers-Joce (King’s College, London and University of Oxford) and Gabriel Tan (University of Oxford and University of Durham) Introduction The duty of candour is the pre-eminent procedural duty that governs the evidence base in judicial reviews. It requires all parties to assist the court with full and accurate explanations … Continue reading

New report calls for transformative change to child services

Koldo Casla and Lyle Barker (University of Essex) Creating a social security system that guarantees the essentials in life, regulating for-profit children’s homes, and extending peer-parent support are among a list of recommendations researchers believe could help to eradicate the “toxic culture” of England’s Child Protection Services. The call comes from the team behind Human Rights … Continue reading

The own-initiative follow-up report by the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman into Personal Independence Payments

Robert Thomas (Professor, University of Manchester) In 2021, the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman published the report of its own-initiative investigation into Personal Independence Payments (PIP). It is a huge juggernaut of a report full of meticulously detailed case-studies, findings and recommendations about the administration of PIP in Northern Ireland (NI). The Ombudsman made an … Continue reading

The PHSO and section 10(3) reports: Why the select committee scrutinises the rejection of PHSO reports by government and why it should continue to do so

Robert Thomas (Professor of Public Law, University of Manchester) What happens when the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) finds maladministration by central government, recommends a remedy, but this is then rejected by government? This a timely issue to consider. In 2022, the PHSO published the Earl report which made findings of maladministration and injustice … Continue reading