This looks like a landmark report into the health of the access to Justice landscape in the UK at the moment. In brief - it compares with the NHS at the moment and for not dissimilar reasons.

Things like this - in today's Times on ID cards - just tell me the writer hasn't really understood or researched the public's views on any of this data/identity/tech stuff

This is really concerning- it’s such a shame that at present the data held by the courts doesn’t enable us to get a representative view of the scale of the problem, which providers are driving it, or how to fix it. #JusticeDataMatters Justice Committee

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I've picked up the debt brief @citizensadvice for a few months. My early thoughts are that key aspects of this sector seems to be designed to keep people in debt rather than help them get back on their feet. Which benefits precisely nobody.

Here's 5 things which stand out:

Couldn't disagree more strongly. We don't need a lone male genius to 'solve' for AI safety. It's not a tech problem that needs cracking, but a social issue. Tech has been placed beyond the bounds of existing social contracts because it enables power ft.com/content/5c4120…

We welcome National Audit Office's realism about the work needed to support the responsible adoption of AI in government.

AI is not plug and play. As well as technical questions about reliability, inserting AI into government services will have knock-on impacts for people & society.🧵(1/6)

It’s been nearly 4 years since Government agreed to a review into the presumption of parental involvement but have yet to publish their report. In those years, many victims like Kate Kniveton MP, and their children, have suffered further abuse and harm. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A police abuse hotline, announced today, is a start. But complaints must be properly dealt with.

We need a more consistent approach across forces and changes to the criminal justice bill to equip forces to eradicate police perpetrators.

My response 👇
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“Tools like ChatGPT present as an attractive and credible 'front door' to the justice system. However, if the information they provide is wrong, what looks like a front door, may in fact be a brick wall, or a cliff edge.”

Me for Law Society Gazette bit.ly/3ICnmrm…

I've read all of the British Library's paper on their recent cyber-attack and have some thoughts from the perspective of someone who spent many years working in systems librarian roles in UK Higher Education libraries.

So delighted to have been commissioned by the brilliant JUSTICE to lead this scoping study funded by the Access to Justice Watch this space for further updates!

Sir Bob Neill KC (Hon) MP Justice Committee @FionaRutherford

Glad to see on #IWD the Guardian aim to report on every woman allegedly killed by a man with Killed Women Count, highlighting the toll/tragedy of violence against women in the UK.

Drawing on the work of CountingDeadWomen, Femicide Census + Killed Women ⬇️theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-int…

This is a much needed study and great to see Dr Natalie Byrom is set to lead on this.

Such a timely event titled ‘Where has my justice gone’. With compelling opening presentations from Clare Tickell, Sir Ernest Ryder and Dr Natalie Byrom. A clear and urgent case to address access to justice challenges. Nuffield Foundation showing profound leadership. And I’m glad to have…