Ahead of the Report Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the House of Lords, Wednesday 18th April 2018, PLP has prepared a briefing paper for Peers highlighting our key concerns with the Bill. PLP takes no position on the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Our work around the EU (Withdrawal) Bill is…
18 Apr 2018
PLP is concerned that by pressing ahead with court closures before allowing enough time for the modernisation programme to bed in and for evidence to be gathered and research conducted, the quality of access to justice will decrease. The effect on the appearance of justice being done also needs to be thoroughly considered and researched…
4 Apr 2018
PLP welcomes the opportunity to provide evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry into factors which may impede individuals from using the UK’s human rights framework effectively. Our submission addresses the question of access to resources and in particular the impact of LASPO on the ability of individuals to access the courts as…
13 Feb 2018
Ahead of the Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the House of Lords, PLP has prepared a short briefing paper for Peers highlighting three key issues with the Bill. PLP takes no position on the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Our work around the EU (Withdrawal) Bill is intended to…
30 Jan 2018
This judicial review in the Administrative Court concerns the unlawful removal of the Claimant AT following the unlawful refusal by the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) to accept his article 8 further submissions as a fresh claim. The SSHD’s decision was procedurally unfair because AT was detained and unrepresented and the SSHD…
21 Nov 2017
“Exit day” is a hugely important term in the EU (Withdrawal) Bill. It determines how long Ministers can exercise their delegated powers for and it sets the date when a snapshot of EU law is taken and retained in domestic law. This is a very short briefing for MPs setting out why “Exit day’ is…
26 Oct 2017
Leaving the EU need not – and should not – result in ordinary people in the UK losing existing rights. Yet if this Bill were to pass un-amended, that would be the inevitable result. That is why Liberty, Amnesty International UK, the Public Law Project and JUSTICE have come together to urge MPs to support…
PLP is providing extracts from a parliamentary briefing on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to help more people understand the public law issues arising from the Bill. We have produced social media ‘cards’ that people can share with ‘headline’ issues. These link to the more detailed extracts below.…
2 Oct 2017
Ahead of the Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill on Thursday 07th September , PLP has prepared a briefing paper for Members highlighting our key concerns with the Bill.…
6 Sep 2017
Under the Freedom of Information Act , PLP , acting on behalf of a concerned individual , has obtained information from the Home Office which reveals that a visit by its officials to Eritrea in December 2014 was made in order to discuss reducing Eritrean migration to the UK.…
18 May 2017
Following widespread concern about the key performance indicators used to monitor performance of the DWP’s Mandatory Reconsideration procedure , PLP has written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to express its concern and request clarification.…
17 May 2017
This is PLP’s response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on proposed changes to financial eligibility for legal aid for Universal Credit claimants.…
8 May 2017