The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has highlighted the scale of “digital exclusion” in its response to the government’s consultation paper, Transforming our justice system, which proposes an online court. The CJC said government estimates suggested 18% of the population could not or chose not to access IT facilities. It pointed out that this figure rises in terms of court users, as there are disproportionately higher numbers of people on low incomes, the elderly and people who do not speak English as a first language.
17 November 2016
CJC highlights scale of "digital exclusion"
MOVERS & SHAKERS
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NEWS
A High Court decision has clarified that a home may be unfit for human habitation not only where conditions endanger health or safety, but also where they seriously undermine comfort and convenience
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The Supreme Court has overturned Cheshire West’s bright-line test for deprivation of liberty, replacing it with a broader, more contextual assessment that gives greater weight to an individual’s wishes, feelings and apparent consent
Jonathan Fisher KC’s wide-ranging fraud report contains worthwhile proposals, but turning them into workable reform will require money, capacity and political will
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