How do we improve legal awareness and capability in the population, so that people are able to identify they have a legal problem and seek appropriate help?

Background

We want to improve the way people are supported in their interactions with the justice system, to target timely and efficient resolutions that lead to positive and sustainable outcomes for all parties involved.

Next steps

We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Areas of research interest

Related UKRI funded projects


  • Language of DIY Justice: Communication practices & processes

    The project explores the language of DIY Justice by focusing on communication as an inherent part of court hearings as well as court processes and procedures. Since cuts to legal aid in 2013, an increasingly high number ...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores the language of DIY Justice and communication processes, which can contribute to improving legal awareness and capability in the population.

  • Global Access to Justice via AI & Community

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    Funded by: ISCF

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to provide easy access to legal answers via technology and community guidance, targeting timely and efficient resolutions in interactions with the justice system.

  • Scaling GenAI-powered case assessments to transform access to justice for marginalised communities in the UK

    Every year, 8.6M UK adults face a legal issue, but two-thirds have to choose between poverty or legal representation (Legal Services Board, 2020) (Cardiff University, 2021). With many turning to self-representation, Vall...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on scaling GenAI-powered case assessments to improve access to justice for marginalised communities in the UK, partially addressing the question of improving legal awareness and capability in the population.

  • Legal Utopia Engine

    This project seeks to implement successful research development outputs undertaken in 2018 and 2019 to establish a commercial application to benefit the lower-means demographic of legal consumers in need of legal support...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Affordable Legal Advice

    "Advice agencies, support providers, clearinghouses and public legal education providers all exist to help people when they need support to solve their legal problems. However, accessing this complex network of supp...

    Funded by: ISCF

  • Legal Pathways - Integrated Legal Workflow App

    Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of the Rolls and President of the UK Civil Courts, has called for a single portal for legal issue resolution, connected to online dispute systems by Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)....

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Safeguarding the Legal Rights of Young People

    Context: Nearly 90,000 young people, those between 10 and 17 years of age, were arrested in England and Wales in 2016 (Ministry of Justice, 2017). When arrested by the police, young people must be made aware of their leg...

    Funded by: ESRC

  • Virtual Justice - Enhancing accessibility, participation and procedural justice in family courts and tribunals during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Perceptions of accessibility and fairness are central to civil order and the legitimacy of the legal system and state. COVID-19 and social distancing rules have forced radical changes upon the justice system with many tr...

    Funded by: COVID