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UK Parliament SNP MP Mhairi Black has published a Private Members’ Bill that would require the assessment of a benefit claimant’s circumstances before the implementation of sanctions. The Benefit Claimants Sanctions (Required Assessment) Bill is expected to resume its second reading debate on 24 January 2017, having been adjourned on 2 December. A Commons Library … Continue reading
UK Parliament The Investigatory Powers Bill has entered its final stage and is now ping ponging between the Lords and the Commons. The Commons accepted the majority of the Lords amendments, which were tabled by the Government and were aimed at adding or strengthening safeguards. The Commons rejected amendments tabled by Baroness Hollins, with cross … Continue reading
Administrative justice is now becoming a regular feature on the programme of the annual Legal Wales Conference. This year’s conference, in Bangor on 7 October, included a panel discussion of a range of key administrative justice issues relevant to Wales, and to the broader UK. A full summary of the panel discussion, by Sarah Nason … Continue reading
On 18 October, Queen Margaret University and Glasgow University hosted, with UKAJI, a seminar to explore the challenges and opportunities arising from the Scottish Government’s new powers in relation to social security and to consider the wider implications for administrative justice in Scotland. The seminar was an opportunity to bring together representatives from the Scottish … Continue reading
By Joe Tomlinson and Robert Thomas This is a short primer targeted at those working within administrative justice. It provides an accessible overview of the key models of administrative justice in the academic literature. What is administrative justice? This is no single answer to this question. On the contrary, there is an ongoing discussion about … Continue reading
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