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JUSTICE is running a multi-year advocacy project to ensure AI is used for everyone’s good within the justice system. Join us today to be part of this work: . (7).

🔨 Declares AI shall be embedded across the justice system, even though it won’t always be the best fix, and with little consideration of public consultation and the impact on public trust. (6).

⚖️Proposes little oversight for new tools and doesn’t address issues of digital inclusion, civil society involvement, or independent supervision, meaning we won’t know what is working and what isn’t (6).

📉Reveals existing AI uses aren’t on the government’s own transparency register. (5).

While today’s action plan reveals exciting opportunities for improvements, it also reveals how far we have to go to secure these vital safeguards. For example, it: (4).

The public know this, and they don’t want to write a blank cheque to Government. They are not just interested in AI “action”, they also want  and need to see accountability and transparency wired in from the start. (3).

AI may play a part in the solution, but it also introduces risks and costs money which could be used elsewhere,  meaning it won’t always be the best option, for those working in the justice system, or the many members of the public who rely on it. (2).

Our justice system needs urgent action: court backlogs deny people justice, prison conditions fuel reoffending, and lack of access to legal advice leaves lives in limbo. The MoJ's new AI Action Plan recognises this, but reads as if AI is a silver bullet to solve these crises.(1).

We’re hiring an Interim Head of Governance & Operations at JUSTICE!. If you’re organised, proactive, passionate about fair, accessible justice, and can lead on governance, audit, budget & HR functions, this role is for you. Apply now:

The public sees the potential of AI in policing, but they’re not handing over a blank cheque. @Sciencewise and @ukhomeoffic's new report provides key insights and recommendations to policymakers about the strengths and weaknesses of using AI in policing:

🎟️Early Bird tickets for the JUSTICE Annual Conference 2025 are now live!. Join leading legal voices - incl. the Attorney General & Shadow Attorney General - as we mark 25 years of the Human Rights Act. Secure your place now:

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Everyone deserves a fair trial, & jury trials help protect that right. New proposals may replace some jury trials with an ‘intermediate court’ where judges & magistrates decide alone. This could impact public trust, especially for racialised communities:

Brilliant piece from Dr Jo Wilding on why #Windrush Compensation Scheme claimants urgently need funded legal advice: Full report with JUSTICE & Dechert LLP shows huge differences in outcomes with vs without legal help:

Treating protest as terrorism chills free speech, shrinks democratic space & undermines trust in the rule of law. From the Suffragettes to Sarah Everard vigils & recent farmers’ protests, people have always used protest to push for change. This ban would risk all of that (3/3).

Criminal damage is already a crime, and those responsible can be charged and tried. Outlawing an entire group risks people getting a criminal sentence of up to 14 years for simply sharing a post or expressing support online (2/3).

MPs will vote today on banning protest group #PalestineAction under terrorism laws. Whatever you think of the group's tactics, using counterterror powers to silence protest sets a dangerous precedent that threatens everyone’s right to dissent (1/3).