The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) published their report on Human Rights and Regulation of AI today. PLP submitted evidence to this report which is cited extensively throughout, including conclusions and recommendations which directly reflect PLP’s submissions. Read the evidence here PLP welcomes the committee’s findings on human rights and AI regulation. The Committee
14 Sep 2026
In July 2026 the Ministry of Justice proposed extending the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) judicial review regime to a limited number of other planning judicial reviews. This would make it more difficult to bring judicial reviews in some planning cases. In August 2026 the Public Law Project (PLP) submitted a response raising concerns that
9 Sep 2026
The Government’s new Immigration and Asylum Bill continues the regressive trend of recent immigration legislation by weakening human rights, undermining procedural fairness, and putting at risk the UK’s compliance with international law. In particular, the Bill: Undermines the independence and expertise of asylum appeals; Weakens the UK’s commitment to international law and the protection of
9 Jul 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
25 May 2026
The Coalition for Asylum Rights and Justice presents a new briefing for the Report Stage of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Now that Parliament has passed the Safety of Rwanda Act and the policy has become law, PLP asks how the scheme will be implemented
Why the House of Lords must support key amendments to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill and ensure transparency around AI
Why PLP told the Ministry of Justice that remote advice will not fix the legal aid crisis in their latest call for evidence
Three reasons why the Safety of Rwanda Bill still puts people’s lives at risk
PLP has briefed MPs that the Bill will weaken data protection rights, meaning the public won’t know how their data is being used.
28 Nov 2023
PLP’s evidence to the Public Accounts Committee, pointing out the risks of the Home Office’s Asylum Transformation programme, has been published
PLP looks at the human impact of DWP decisions: what’s the real cost of conditionality, automation, or overpayment recovery?