Welcoming our new Chair, Gavin Mansfield KC
Welcoming our new Chair, Gavin Mansfield KC We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Gavin Mansfield KC as our new Chair. Gavin was appointed as the Bar Council’s nominee to the Access to Justice Foundation trustee board in 2021 and replaces Dame Maura McGowan DBE as Chair. He is Head of Littleton Chambers where he […]
Building the infrastructure for a fair, accessible justice system
Building the infrastructure for a fair, accessible justice system We are delighted to be able to support an exciting new initiative, led by JUSTICE, to explore options for harnessing data and evidence to improve justice policy and practice. Putting in place the data and evidence infrastructure to support a fair, accessible justice system is an […]
Five Year Core Funding Programme Launched
Five Year Core Funding Programme Launched We’re pleased to announce the launch of Round 1 of the Improving Lives Through Advice (ILTA) grant programme which will provide 5-year core funding to 42 frontline legal advice charities based across England. We are very excited to have an exceptional cohort of funded organisations and are looking forward […]
Changes to our Trustee Board at the Access to Justice Foundation
Changes to our Trustee Board We are currently reviewing our strategy and deciding how to make the best use of our limited funds to improve access to justice. It has become clear, as we consider a range of options, that some of the routes by which we could seek to achieve our mission would, if […]
Thinking differently about funding social welfare legal advice
Thinking differently about funding social welfare legal advice As a UK wide funder solely focused on improving access to justice, we have a keen interest in the exploration and development of additional funding models. Since 2008 we have been raising funds to enable more people to resolve their social welfare legal problems. Since then we […]
Initial findings from applications to the ILTA Programme
Initial findings from applications to the ILTA Programme Applications for grants under Round 1 of the Improving Lives Through Advice programme closed on 17 November 2023. We analysed the information applicants shared with us at both the Expression of Interest and the full application stages, both in order to inform our approach to the second […]
Supporting our fundraising events in 2024
Reflecting on 2023 The Access to Justice Foundation has coordinated a series of legal walks around the country for many years. They are an opportunity for the legal community to come together in order to raise money for the advice sector in their local area. We are so grateful to our committed team of Walk […]
Round 2 of ILTA grants round now open for expressions of interest
The Expression of Interest (EOI) stage of Round 2 of the Improving Lives Through Advice (ILTA) grants programme is now open and will close on 15th January 2024 at 4pm. This is a new five-year core-costs funding programme designed to increase access to advice for marginalised people and communities across England. It is supported by […]
Legal Support for Litigants in Person grants programme report
The Legal Support for Litigants in Person grants programme report which was published last week demonstrates the pivotal impact of early intervention on people, places, and communities most in need. 95% of users accessing support through grantee organisations found suitable assistance, developing a deeper understanding of their problems and potential legal remedies. This intervention not […]
Establishing a Centre for Law and Social Justice
With thanks to our colleagues at Nottingham Trent University for sharing their learning and expertise. In September this year, the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) launched a funding opportunity to support the development of a Centre for Law and Social Justice. The Centre is to work collaboratively with relevant stakeholders to identify opportunities and […]
