Two recent inquiries by the Justice Committee and Public Accounts Committee have found that the government must take urgent action to secure the future of the civil legal aid system. Public Law Project’s (PLP) evidence has been cited numerously across both reports, feeding into the Committees’ recommendations across four key aspects of legal aid: the
27 Aug 2026
Yesterday the Government published its new long-awaited Immigration and Asylum Bill – the Government’s second round of immigration legislation, following the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025. Regrettably, the Government’s new Bill is likely to make the UK’s asylum system more unfair, unworkable and unsafe. The proposals appear to be driven by short-term
1 Jul 2026
Snapshot: Language and cultural barriers are undermining access to justice in immigration and asylum tribunals. Interpretation errors and misunderstandings do affect evidence, credibility and case outcomes. Applicants without legal representation face the greatest disadvantage in navigating a complex system. PLP is calling for stronger interpretation services, cultural awareness and procedural support to make justice genuinely
30 Jun 2026
Thanks to National Lottery players, Public Law Project has received more than £3.5 million of truly life-changing funding over five years to advance strategic legal challenges, research co-produced with communities, and communications that shifts thinking and policy. At the heart of this work is a new Community Knowledge Exchange, where community partners, lawyers, researchers and decision makers work together to share knowledge and shape
11 Jun 2026
The Government has proposed creating a new Independent Appeals Body (IAB) to hear asylum appeals, as part of wider reforms to speed up decision-making and reduce backlogs in the system. In May 2026, the Public Law Project (PLP) submitted evidence in response, raising serious concerns about the independence of the new body and the assumptions behind them. Read the
28 May 2026