What does it take to design policy that is genuinely fair? In our latest blog, we explore key principles for better policymaking and why getting it right matters. To go deeper, join our webinar series which kicks off tomorrow! There’s still time to join 👉 publiclawproject.org.uk/latest/three...

🚨Join us at How to do judicial review (JR) Tuesday 19 May | 09:30–17:30 | Linklaters One-day, in-person training with PLP, @blackstonechambers.bsky.social and Linklaters, covering JR fundamentals, practical steps and interactive case study. Register now: lnkd.in/ePmrQbpq

📢Join our expert speakers at the 'Influencing for impact: making policy design fairer' training as we explore how to shape policy so it is fairer, more inclusive, and grounded in real-world experience. Tuesday 24 - Thursday 26 March | Online via Zoom Register now: lnkd.in/eJU2MxTk

1/ This #IWD2026, we recognise that the rule of law depends on everyone having equal access to justice. Women make up the majority of civil legal aid clients, meaning they are disproportionally affected by the failures of our underfunded legal aid system.

Join PLP’s Caroline Selman this Friday 6 March at ‘Power and participation in public tech’, hosted by Connected by Data, exploring the role of digital, data and #AI work in the public sector. Tickets here: connectedbydata.org/events/2026-...

We’re live at Public Law and the Planet 🌍 A sold-out event with 200+ delegates in the room from across civil society, exploring how we can use public law to ensure governments urgently deliver climate justice. Over 60 participants also join the discussion online.

1/ The UK's benefit sanctions regime is causing harm to those most vulnerable. In a report published by PLP at the end of last year, drawing on casework from 100+ sanctioned people and analysis of DWP data, we found the #UniversalCredit sanctions system is failing on its own terms.

1/ On this World Day of Social Justice, we pay attention to the growing distrust in public institutions. From a #publiclaw perspective, social justice depends on a strong rule of law that limits government power and gives people real ways to challenge unfair or unlawful decisions.

How can community organisations and legal experts work together to challenge injustice more effectively? Join us for our free webinar, Collaborative legal approaches for social change, on Thursday 19 March from 10:00-12:00. 🎟️ Book a free place now: lnkd.in/eG8mmHx7

1/ We’re proud to represent @the3million.bsky.social in its proposed legal challenge to the Home Secretary over policies restricting the travel rights of EU citizens who made the UK their home before Brexit — rights meant to be protected under the Withdrawal Agreement.

🌎 Climate change is a public law issue. Ahead of our 'Public Law and the Planet' conference on 3 March, PLP’s CEO Jamie Peters sets out why public law is essential to challenge environmental injustice and defend frontline communities. Read the blog: publiclawproject.org.uk/latest/clima...

What does the Hillsborough Law have to do with international #humanrights? The principles behind the duty of candour are international human rights obligations. Hillsborough shows what happens when they are ignored. Our blog on @legalactiongroup.bsky.social: https://lag.pulse.ly/dhurbm1urz

📢 Influencing for impact: Making policy design fairer - Speaker announcement Join our expert speakers from 24-26 March online via Zoom to explore how to influence the design of policies to create impact. Book now: lnkd.in/eJU2MxTk

📢 We are hiring! We're looking for a Finance Assistant (part-time) to help with day-to-day financial tasks and keeping good records. Deadline: Sunday 15 February, 11.59pm Apply on our website: lnkd.in/etae_JuW

1/ The Public Accounts Committee has published its follow-up on the MoJ's work on #legalaid. Last year, we submitted evidence highlighting ongoing barriers to access to justice — including lack of face-to-face advice, digital exclusion and gaps in provision.

🔊New event - Influence for impact: Making policy design fairer 24–26 March | Online via Zoom 4 webinars + 1 workshop on influencing policy, working with stakeholders and centring lived experience. 🎟️ Low-cost tickets available! Book now: https://shorturl.pulse.ly/uartispsrh

1/ PLP welcomes the pause to the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, otherwise known as the #Hillsborough Law. It is vital that the Bill imposes robust transparency obligations on all state officials, including the security services.

1/ Last week’s high-profile coverage of an AI-generated error by West Midlands police’s, which informed the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. fans from a match, highlights the risks of using #AI assistants in high-stakes public body decisions. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

We’re delighted to announce the Administrative Fairness Lab, led by Professor Joe Tomlinson, as another partner for 🌍Public Law and the Planet conference! Tuesday 3 March at KCL, book you ticket now: • In-person: https://lnkd.pulse.ly/y9fcxqnbfv • Online: https://lnkd.pulse.ly/y1ptpoffrp

The government’s U-turn on its digital IDs to work is a welcome move, but action is needed on existing schemes. Experience of the EU Settlement Scheme's digital-only visa underscores the urgent need for review of such systems to ensure genuine accessibility. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Are you involved in (or planning) a judicial review claim? Join our ✏️ Online Judicial Review Academy – a complete guide to how to do judicial review. 9 to 12 Feb 2026 | Zoom | With @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social 🔗 Register: https://shorturl.pulse.ly/v3uh1lsfkl

Remembering Sarah Burton: a brilliant lawyer, mentor, friend, and lifelong fighter for justice. Sarah’s impact was felt across the legal community, including through her dedicated work as a trustee for PLP. She will be deeply missed. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...

🌍 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐚𝐰 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 📅 3 March 2026 | 10:00–18:00 📍 In-person & online 🎟️ Book now: shorturl.at/OfXRF

1/3 Judicial review is meant to help people challenge unlawful decisions by public bodies. But today, it’s simply too expensive for most. PLP research from 2019 found that an average case can cost £30,000+. Today it is likely to be more costly. This puts justice out of reach for many.

Human rights matter most when they are hardest to defend. This #HumanRightsDay, we’re part of 180+ organisations across the UK standing together to call out recent government rhetoric and demand better from our Prime Minister. We want leadership that strengthens rights, not weakens them. #HRD25

📢 Join us and Kingsley Napley for an in-person morning session on AI & automated decision-making, litigation, and law reform. 🗓️Thursday 29 Jan 2026 Book here: shorturl.at/Fs0sx

1/2 How can official government policy target a whole nationality and still call itself fair? Last week the Home Secretary once again singled out Albanian nationals, ignoring that many are survivors of trafficking, anti-LGBTQ+ violence and other abuses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Supreme Court has allowed DWP's appeal in Jwanczuk. As well as addressing ECHR discrimination issues, it gives guidance on how courts in one part of the UK should approach judgments from courts in other parts on legislation of common application caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uksc/2025/42

“This is a dark day for anyone like me, who wants the memory of their loved one to be respected & valued equally.” - Daniel Jwanczuk on today’s Supreme Court ruling on Bereavement Support Payment in favour of the DWP publiclawproject.org.uk/latest/supre...

⚠️A sanction for missing a jobcentre appointment can be more severe than a criminal fine—and more damaging. This isn't helping people into work. It's pushing them into crisis. Read our research with the Central England Law Centre.⤵️ https://publiclawproject.pulse.ly/jmbwv6ajnd

Was delighted to attend the launch of this great piece of research from @publiclawproject.bsky.social and CELC yesterday. Sanctions are disproprtionate and madly unfair. They cause destituiton, homelessness and ill health. The regime must be ended rather than extended to include more people.

"The government has a rare opportunity to address one of the most harmful elements of the Universal Credit regime." Read Baroness Lister in @politicshome.bsky.social on PLP's and the Central England Law Centre's new research on Universal Credit #sanctions ⤵️⤵️ www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

OUT TODAY: our new report with the Central England Law Centre finds that the current Universal Credit sanctions system fails on its own term and is disproportionately severe. Read here ⤵️ publiclawproject.org.uk/resources/sa...

‪Public Law Project‬ ‪@publiclawproject.bsky.social‬ · 5m 🚨 New research: DWP sanctions are counterproductive 🚨 Our study with the Central England Law Centre reveals that #UniversalCredit sanctions fail on their own terms and causes serious hardship. publiclawproject.org.uk/latest/sanct...

We are proud to have added our voice to this urgent call on those in power to stop scapegoating human rights. “Now is the time for a full-throated defence of the European Convention on Human Rights and Human Rights Act.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

The @publiclawproject.bsky.social is inviting practitioners to share their experiences of and opinions about the costs rules in judicial review proceedings in a recently launched research project. For more information and to share your views see 👇 publiclawproject.org.uk/blog/price-t...

𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 9 to 12 Feb 2026 | Online via Zoom Presented in partnership with @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social, this training is A complete course on how to do judicial review. 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰: publiclawproject.org.uk/events/onlin...

⚠️"We cannot afford, to just batten down the hatches and hope the rule of law withstands the storms..." - Jamie Peters, PLP Interim CEO, opening our 22nd annual conference yesterday. Read his full speech here: publiclawproject.org.uk/latest/from-...

"How does authoritarianism happen?" "Gradually, then suddenly", says Prof Erin Delaney from UCL as she kicks off the final panel of the day chaired by journalist Ian Dunt. #PLPConf25.

Kicking us off this afternoon at #PLPConf25: a panel on Public law and progress, chaired by PLP chair, Jonathan Senker with speakers: Ravi Mehta (Blackstone Chambers), Christine Iacono (Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer), Jess McQuail (Just Fair) and Nick Davies (Institute for Government).

Fascinating start to our 22nd Annual Conference today in partnership with Blackstone Chambers and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. Reflecting the theme of Strengthening the Constitution, our speakers this morning included Mr Justice Chamberlain & Marcia Willis Stewart KC (Hon). #PLPConf25

🧵The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill is back in the House of Lords this week. We believe it should be amended to ensure the approach to recovery of Universal Credit (UC) overpayments is #fair & #affordable, including overpayments made due to mistakes made by DWP.

PLP colleagues at the #LabourPartyConference are having lots of fruitful conversations about the different policy areas we work on - from immigration and welfare to legal aid and the role of public law in our democracy.

How are political parties setting out their stall this Autumn? Here are 4️⃣ things we're hoping to see at the #PartyConferences. publiclawproject.org.uk/blog/party-c...

👋In case you missed it 👋 Niamh Grahame explores the rights of late EU Settlement Scheme applicants #EUSS and the issues arising from the UK’s restrictive approach. Read her @legalactiongroup.bsky.social column here ⤵️ lag.pulse.ly/4g0r4Pulse...

🔔 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 📅 4, 6, 11 & 14 Nov | Zoom 4 webinars for decision-makers! In partnership with @legalactiongroup.bsky.social & @39essexchambers.bsky.social. Book now: https://shorturl.pulse.ly/mltceu8krj

📢 Our 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 training is coming up next week! Don't miss this opportunity to gain expert insights - book a place now: publiclawproject.org.uk/events/costs... Presented in partnership with @gardencourtlaw.bsky.social.

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📃The publication yesterday of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is an important milestone for transparency advocates & those seeking justice for victims of state misconduct. We will engage with the Bill, work to strengthen its provisions & ensure they are both workable & effective in practice.

"With the system crumbling, I’m left reluctantly asking if we can still call it a ‘justice’ system. Without meaningful investment, it risks becoming another weapon for Goliath to wield against David." In case you missed it: CEO Shameem Ahmad in Big Issue ✍️ https://bigissue.pulse.ly/zo94zsclei