This ‘rapid response’ research review has been commissioned by UKAJI and prepared by Oliver Marshall. It is the first of our ‘What do we know?’ series of reviews and seminars exploring the research evidence on specific timely topics. The issue of time limits for ‘administrative detention’ has received attention recently in the media and among … Continue reading
UKAJI is seeking to commission a ‘rapid response’ review of the research on the absence of a fixed time limit to immigration detention in the UK. The UK has no fixed time limit for detention of migrants and asylum seekers in removal centres. The issue of time limits for ‘administrative detention’ has received attention recently … Continue reading
Parliament The Justice Select Committee has announced an inquiry into the impact of the introduction of tribunal fees and enhanced court fees. The inquiry will look at how the increased fees have affected access to justice, and how they have affected the volume and quality of cases brought. Members have been appointed to the new … Continue reading
‘Cut Off from Justice: the impact of excluding separated migrant children from legal aid’ examines the ways in which the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (2012) (LASPO) influences the lives and circumstances of separated and unaccompanied children. The research, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, was conducted Dr Helen Connolly at the … Continue reading
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Editors’ note: The Public Law Current Survey was originally published in Public Law and is reprinted here with the generous permission of that journal. The July 2015 issue of the journal is now out and its table of contents can be consulted below. ? (This survey covers the…