Is administrative justice for social welfare claimants being dismantled before our very eyes? New evidence from NAWRA suggests that the policy to review decisions prior to tribunal is arguably one of “the single most significant blows to the administrative justice system of recent times”. Here, Eri Mountbatten explains the background to the research and its … Continue reading
Parliament The Investigatory Powers Bill was introduced into Parliament on 1 March and had its second reading on 15 March. The Bill would overhaul the framework governing access to the content of communications and communications data by the security and intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The House of Commons Library has published a briefing paper … Continue reading
Excellent post on review of FOI Act and the future of Freedom of Information – cites important research by the authors. The Constitution Unit Blog On 1 March, to some surprise, the Burns Commission concluded that the Freedom of Information Act was ‘generally working well’. Ben Worthy and Robert Hazell explain how the Commission came … Continue reading
If so, we want to hear from you! UKAJI’s primary focus is to help develop research to understand how the systems of administrative justice operate, how users experience the systems, and the implications of reforms. One of our key goals is to ensure that research is used to enable the systems to work as they … Continue reading
On 18-20 April 2016, the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS) at the University of Oxford will host the Fourth Annual Civil Justice Conference on Consumer ADR/ODR. The conference will address three timely topics and current research addressing these: How have Member States implemented the EU Consumer ADR Directive, and what landscape changes have occurred? Findings … Continue reading