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Workshop on Administrative Justice Research in Scotland

by Tom Mullen, University of Glasgow, and Chris Gill, Queen Margaret University University of Glasgow, Tuesday 20 May 2015 This is a report of the discussion at a workshop on Administrative Justice Research in Scotland sponsored by the UK Administrative Justice Institute. The workshop was designed to address three principal questions: What should we be researching? … Continue reading

Current awareness: Questions about data on mandatory reconsiderations

People aggrieved by government decisions about 22 different benefits are required to ask for a “mandatory reconsideration” (asking the Department for Work and Pensions to reconsider and revise its decision) within a month; failure to ask for a mandatory reconsideration bars an appeal to a tribunal. 32% of people visiting a Citizens Advice Bureau about … Continue reading