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?
In our response to the Scottish Government’s Human Rights Act consultation, PLP celebrates a progressive attitude to human rights law
In response to the Ministry of Justice, we consider how open justice can be upheld in the modern age
How MOJ proposals do not go far enough to ensure vulnerable migrants and asylum seekers can access legal aid