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In this blog, the Foundation’s Programmes Officer shares an update on our programme supporting UK civil society to use the law in their pursuit of social change, including our priorities for 2023.

These technologies are increasingly used by police forces, more often against racialised minorities, and data shared with immigration authorities. The #StopTheSCANdal campaign is exploring legal action to end their use. Find out more!

JENGbA is campaigning to support the 1,500 prisoners serving life sentences convicted as secondary parties and to change the law on joint enterprise. Here's an update on their work from campaign coordinator Gloria Morrison.

Our learning partners looked into our grantees’ use of legal action to address discrimination and disadvantage. To mark the launch of their report, we asked five grantees to reflect on how the pandemic impacted their legal action work.

Aaliya Seyal, CEO of Scottish legal charity, the Legal Services Agency, introduces us to LSA's work and shares how she got into the profession.

Information for those applying to our new funding round to use legal action to address racial injustice in the criminal justice system.

Information for those applying to our new funding round to support expert legal ‘hub’ organisations.

The law is being strengthened in Scotland to give UN treaty rights effect in Scots law in a landmark move for children’s human rights accountability. Janet sets out what this will mean for children and the organisations that support them.

In 2015, UCL students at the Centre for Access to Justice helped to collect evidence for a Supreme Court intervention which helped other young people access higher education.

How litigation, campaigning and advocacy, and working with the Equality Human Rights Commission helped secure the right of refugees to domestic violence protection.