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A full report on the changes in Parliamentary Select Committees has been published on the website of the Institute for Government. In ‘Select committees in the 2015 parliament: some change, some continuity’, Hannah White, Westminster Fellow at the Institute for Government, examines the committees newly established – for Women and Equalities and for Petitions – … Continue reading
Parliament Queen’s Speech 2015 The Queen’s Speech contained a number of announcements with implications for administrative justice. The Full Employment and Welfare Benefits Bill will freeze a number of working-age benefits, tax credits and Child benefit, and reduce the level of the benefit cap. It will also put in place a new Youth Allowance for … Continue reading
Parliament The Public Accounts Select Committee has published a report on Inspection in Home Affairs and Justice. The Report warns that current arrangements for appointing Chief Inspectors and for setting their budgets potentially pose a significant threat to their independence. Another PASC Report, Investigating clinical incidents in the NHS, has recommended urgent and fundamental reform … Continue reading
Parliament The Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill has completed Report Stage and Third Reading in the House of Commons. The Bill establishes the office of Service Complaints Ombudsman, replacing the Service Complaints Commissioner. The Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill had its Second Reading in the House of Lords on 27 February … Continue reading
In the first of a regular feature on the UKAJI blog, we bring together news, developments, events and publications related to administrative justice. To suggest an item for future “What’s new” posts, please email ukaji@essex.ac.uk. Parliament The Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill was debated by the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on 21 … Continue reading
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