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.
We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
"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
The project partially answers the question by exploring the possibility of advice charities sharing data to understand their user's journeys and where users would benefit from being guided into the wider legal services market.
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
The project fully answers the question by examining access to legal advice across the UK, focusing on the outcomes of receiving legal aid and how they vary by the type of service and time at which they were provided.
High quality, free legal advice is critical for ensuring that people seeking asylum receive the protection they need; there is also a public interest in ensuring that any public service is cost-effective and of adequate ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Brighton
The project partially answers the question by providing insights into the supply side of the market for asylum and immigration legal aid services and the relationships between cost, legal complexity, and quality in legal aid work.