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Do complainants trust ombuds? A new report captures users’ views

The user perspective is widely seen as an understudied aspect of administrative justice. A new report provides useful insights into one aspect of this: complainants’ expectations and experiences of ombud schemes, across public- and private-sector complaints. The report, by Dr Naomi Creutzfeldt, is the final report in her ESRC-funded project ‘Trusting the middle-man: Impact and … Continue reading

Current research register – May 2016 update!

In October 2015 UKAJI published the first version of our current research register, as part of our work to develop a network of researchers working in administrative justice. Today we launch an updated version of the UKAJI Current Research Register, alongside a number of new profiles of projects listed in the register.  An organic resource The register is … Continue reading

Benefit sanctions: Is the UK an outlier?

by Michael Adler This blog post is based on a paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Socio-Legal Studies Association, held at the University of Lancaster from 5th to 7th April 2015. The author is Emeritus Professor of Socio-Legal Studies in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. In … Continue reading

Trusting the middle-man: impact and legitimacy of ombudsmen in Europe

In this blog post, Naomi Creutzfeldt, University of Oxford, discusses the findings concerning UK ombudsmen schemes in her ESRC-funded comparative study of ombudsmen in Europe. More information is available on her project website; a report summarising findings of the UK study, and additional individual ombudsmen reports, are also available here. By Naomi Creutzfeldt The research … Continue reading

Conference announcement and call for papers

ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE IN WALES AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES 10th September 2015, 9:30am-5:30pm – Reichel Hall, Bangor University In association with the Welsh Government and the UK Administrative Justice Institute, Bangor Law School is delighted to announce an upcoming conference on the theme of administrative justice. Administrative justice is of special importance to Wales with its significant … Continue reading