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Consultation on the future of Attendance Allowance: What questions do we need to ask?

by Steve Pudney In this post, Steve Pudney, a member of the UKAJI team and Director of Research at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, explores the questions for researchers in relation to the proposed transfer of responsibility for a key disability and social care benefit from central to local government. Britain currently … Continue reading

Current Developments in UK Tribunals: Challenges for Administrative Justice

Robert Thomas, School of Law, University of Manchester A while ago, I published a blog on trends in tribunals. I have now written up a paper that examines and tries to make sense of current developments in UK tribunals and the challenges posed for administrative justice. This paper can be accessed here. It will be … Continue reading

Why parking on private land is an administrative justice issue

‘You know, somebody actually complimented me on my driving today. They left a little note on the windscreen. It said “Parking Fine”.’ Comedian Tommy Cooper by Margaret Doyle We all know that parking and parking tickets are highly emotive issues. A Direct Line poll this year found that parking charges are the fee consumers hate … Continue reading

Trends in the tribunals world

Robert Thomas, School of Law, University of Manchester This blog contribution is drawn from a paper delivered at a conference organised by Bangor Law School on 10th September 2015 entitled “Administrative Justice in Wales and Comparative Perspectives”. The purpose of the paper was to provide a broad overview of current and future developments across tribunals, … Continue reading

Briefing: The Department for Work and Pensions Sanctions Statistics Release – Part 1

David Webster, University of Glasgow This is Part 1 of a two-part briefing analysing the statistics on sanctions released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) on 12 August 2015. Part 2, a claimant’s perspective, is published here. Summary In the year to 31 March 2015 there were 587,000 Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) sanctions before … Continue reading