Date: 24 November 2023
Location: Zoom
Theme: New research and old problems
Agenda
10.00am Introductions and welcomes (PPT)
10:10 Introducing new research and researchers
- Assessing the impact of the 2012 LASPO on access to social welfare advice. Juliet-Nil Uraz, PhD candidate, London School of Economics
- 10 years of PIP: a decade long mistake? Abby King, Policy Officer, Reading Welfare Rights
10.40 Communities and engagement with advice services
- Research with and about local communities
Tara Mulqueen, University of Warwick - Early thoughts from Social Welfare Legal Advice and Stronger Communities Sarah Nason, University of Bangor
11:20 Comfort break
11:30 Update on consumer research
- Old problems, new research: legal needs(PPT) Tom May, Legal Services Commission
- Mapping advice need and provision across the UK
Jo Wilding, Research Consultant
12.10 Measuring the outcomes of advice
- Problems and tensions with measuring the outcomes of advice from different stakeholders (PPT) Lindsey Poole (ASA) and Paul Neave (Welsh Government)
- Reflections on measuring outcome in an advice context and use of OutNav (PDF) Alisha Cook, Matter of Focus
12.40 Research updates
- Network for Justice on sharing research findings Clare Carter Chief Executive, Access to Justice Foundation
1:00 End of the formal presentations. Delegates are invited to stay in the meeting to discuss informally how the sector can
a) encourage top quality social and economic research on advice provision and services
and
b) promote the take-up of the most useful research
Discussion lead by Lindsey Poole, Director, Advice Services Alliance and Clare Carter, Access to Justice Foundation.
1:30 END
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