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Seminar report: The changing world of social security and administrative justice in Scotland

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

Seminar: Social Security in Scotland

  Queen Margaret University, the University of Glasgow, and the UK Administrative Justice Institute invite you to a seminar on: “Social Security and Administrative Justice in Scotland” The seminar will take place on Tuesday 18 October 2016, 13.30 – 16.30 (preceded by lunch at 13.00), at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. The seminar will address the challenges … Continue reading

Tribunal Statistics, April to June 2016

By Robert Thomas The Ministry of Justice recently released the tribunal statistics for April-June 2016. This note highlights some of the principal points of interest from the statistics. Social security There are two points to highlight from the statistics on social security appeals. First, there is the high success rates of appeals concerning two of … Continue reading

A changing world: Seminar on social security and administrative justice in Scotland

  The UK Administrative Justice Institute, Queen Margaret University, and the University of Glasgow invite you to: “A seminar on the changing world of social security and administrative justice in Scotland”   The seminar will take place on 18 October 2016, 13.30 – 16.00 (preceded by lunch at 13.00), at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. The … Continue reading

Tax credits, Concentrix, and privatised administrative justice

Administrative justice issues rarely attract the attention they deserve. However, recent media coverage of tax credit checks undertaken by Concentrix – and the poor service inflicted upon people – highlights a fundamental challenge to administrative justice posed by outsourcing and the privatisation. Robert Thomas and Joe Tomlinson argue that the episode highlights the need for … Continue reading