Where are the notable gaps in the provision of legal advice and support, and how can we best intervene to help fill them? How do different advice and support services interact, share information, and refer individuals between organisations?

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


  • 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

    Lead research organisation: ETIC LAB LLP

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project aims to improve the way people are supported in their interactions with the justice system and provide timely and comprehensive advice and representation.

  • Development of an enhanced communications feature to protect vulnerable individuals within Family Law

    I co-founded transparently four years ago, as a result of my own experiences and after identifying a 'gap' in the legal services market. An opportunity to 'make it better'; to use technology to protect vulnerable individ...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: TRANSPARENTLY LIMITED

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project focuses on enhancing communications to protect vulnerable individuals within Family Law, which is related to providing legal advice and support.

  • 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

    Lead research organisation: Birmingham City University

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project explores the language and communication practices in DIY Justice, which can provide insights into the provision of legal advice and support.

  • 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

    Lead research organisation: TABLED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

  • Exploration of the technical requirements to enable multiple legal-service-delivery-models in family law

    The way people access family-law services has changed for good; * The removal of legal aid for many cases has led to an increase in Litigants-in-Person (81% of family court cases now involve at least one person who repr...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: TRANSPARENTLY LIMITED

  • Global Access to Justice via AI & Community

    The vision for the project between LegalBeagles Group Ltd (LBGroup) and IBM UK Ltd (IBM) is to provide easy access to legal answers via quality, community guidance supported by technology, which will analyse and scale kn...

    Funded by: ISCF

    Lead research organisation: LEGALBEAGLES GROUP LTD

  • Social Welfare and Immigration Legal Aid: Mapping need, provision and accessibility

    Legal advice is vital to accessing asylum or immigration status and many social and welfare rights such as housing, welfare benefits, and community care. Yet access to legal advice has been affected by legal aid changes ...

    Funded by: ESRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Sussex

  • University of the West of England, Bristol and Lyons Davidson Limited

    To establish an automated legal advice helpline utilising complex Artificial Intelligence that can deliver suitable solutions to a wide-range of possible enquiries....

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL