Petition link is with the statement and also here you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
since 1996. It means vulnerable adults and children all over England and Wales are not getting access to legal assistance to obtain the care they need and that the law says they are entitled to.
remaining in the scope of legal aid: 75% drop in Legal Help cases opened, to just 1,448 in 2025. 'Protection of vulnerable adults' cases down from 173 in 2010-11 to 34 in 2024-25. Cases to obtain a social care assessment fell 70% to just 586 cases completed in 2024-25. Legal aid rates not increased
We won!
The Home Office’s changes to their “Allocation of Asylum Accommodation Policy” have been found to be unlawful. The changes forced survivors of torture to share rooms with strangers, placing them at risk of harm.
We will never give up fighting for dignity and justice for survivors.
Moving statement of solidarity demanding equal justice for Windrush survivors, signed by Hillsborough, Grenfell, Post Office and other justice campaigns. Lack of funded legal representn in Windrush Compensation Scheme is a further injustice to the victims and survivors. www.ukblm.org/news/article...
Alison Bennett MP asking an important Q about legal aid for mental health work.
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My pending report looks at community care legal aid- vulnerable adults no longer able to access lawyers in much of England & Wales, Legal Help provision crashing since LASPO Act despite
Full report here: www.justice.org.uk/reports/peop...
My new (open access) article with Chris Emberson on the geography of access to social welfare and immigration legal aid, in Journal of Law and Society. This is the product of 3 years of interviewing, mapping and stat crunching and I'm really proud of it. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Dr Jo Wilding
My new blog post on the JLS blog, linked to Chris Emberson and my article on the geography of access to justice - includes a beautiful but depressing map of the lack of access to housing legal representation across large parts of England and Wales.
journaloflawandsociety.co.uk/blog/a-geogr...
Important intervention from the Windrush Commissioner on why funded legal representation in Windrush Compensation Scheme is essential.
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/mps-tol...?
Our report last year showed average offer for the SAME claimant increased from £11 to 83K when they obtained expert legal rep.
