Judith Townend
Sussex-based socio-legal researcher / Reader in Digital Society & Justice. media and information access and governance / public interest journalism / access to justice / social justice / sanctuary and migration rights
- Our collective and individual tributes to @rmwilliams.bsky.social , great friend and supporter of the University of Sussex University of Sanctuary group and Sussex Centre for Migration Research blogs.sussex.ac.uk/sussex-centr...
- Cautiously optimistic for the UK's renewed (or revived?) commitment to open government and transparency by taking on the co-chair role @opengovpartnership.org from Oct 2026. I attended a meeting yesterday with government/civil society updating on the 6th National Action Plan & looking ahead to 7th
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- useful insights into AI uses in policing, and what the Scottish police does/doesn't do, based on law and governance. Key point: police as a public body will never keep pace with private sector - does not receive funding available to corporate sector
- attending this today, 10 years since we organised the very first one! congratulations to @nniloideain.bsky.social and all for a rich programme of research & policy work in the years since. Looking forward to the day
- bravo @jessicashurson.bsky.social on impressive convening of today's Online Safety Act 2023 event at University of Sussex, v much enjoyed the discussions and diversity of perspectives. Thanks to other supporting colleagues & all the presenters too.
- today at Sussex Law School, Sussex Centre for Law and Technology, a day of papers and discussion devoted to the Online Safety Act 2023, and its future www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen...
- Ending the day at Green Templeton College yesterday, after many rich discussions with court observers and legal/policy specialists on the nature and challenges of doing open justice, through court observation and reporting.
- happening this time next week. Still places available, I believe - or you can register for a live-stream.
- Please share! Public lecture - Mr Justice Nicklin - Open Justice: Fit for Purpose - Wednesday 4 June 2025 17:00 to 19:00 Location: Green Templeton College, University of Oxford Speaker: The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin Register here: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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- Please share! Public lecture - Mr Justice Nicklin - Open Justice: Fit for Purpose - Wednesday 4 June 2025 17:00 to 19:00 Location: Green Templeton College, University of Oxford Speaker: The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin Register here: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- Join us Sussex Digital Humanities Lab on 19 June for a conversation about the human cost of the digital world with @adelewalton.bsky.social, journalist & author www.sussex.ac.uk/research/cen... pls register for in-person/remote attendance www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/logging-of...
- V. much enjoying this fast paced keynote on psychological inoculation against misinformation, though a little nervous to live-report any of it, till I've checked the citations at source #bennettinst
- As yet, no direct discussion on role of the news media/social media in political disenchantment & neglected areas, I'm curious to know if the panel would support public policy interventions to support local media - and in what form #bennettinst
- Now onto "tackling political disenchantment in ‘forgotten about’ places: what should governments try now?" Prof Andrés Rodríguez-Pose starts off, describing the crisis/crises we're in; why/how people are in revolt #bennettinst
- onto post-lunch third panel #bennettinst, on building a productive society. First concept: the 4 day week, advocated for by sociologist Brendan Burchell. coming from business, interestingly, and proving successful
- pleased to be here today, esp for later sessions on political disenchantment and misinformation: www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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- Some responses to the Judicary's Transparency & Open Justice Board call for engagement on proposed objectives. If you have a submission to add, pls let me know courtobservers.org/2025/03/04/r... / Thanks: @seethrujustice.transparencyproject.org.uk @kitzingercelia.bsky.social @maggotlaw.bsky.social
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- Transparency updates from the family court: rule changes to allow more reporting from the family courts and the naming of the judges in the Sara Sharif family court proceedings. Links to coverage and commentary: courtobservers.org/2025/01/31/t...
- At last! The Government has published a summary of responses to its 2023 open justice consultation: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679a5a... It's a summary - no recommendations or conclusions of the MOJ's own at this stage. 131 responses, mix of backgrounds, including individual court users
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- Reposted by Judith TownendStart HERE for a thread of all our live-posts of the anonymous judge appeal. We will try to post in a continuous thread. We'll do our best to cover everything accurately, & to use exact words when possible but may need to summarise. The hearing starts at 10.30 today (Tues) and is listed for 2 days.
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- some almost end of the year open justice updates: courtobservers.org/2024/12/20/e...
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- the Information Law and Policy Centre's two day conference (today in person; tomorrow online) on AI, power and regulation kicks off now, with @zephoria.bsky.social giving this year's annual lecture. let me know if you're here infolawcentre.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2024/10/23/i...
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- what happened to the 2023 Ministry of Justice consultation on open justice? no sign of a report as yet, but an update from Government via a PQ. TL;DR: considering next steps courtobservers.org/2024/11/07/w...
- OECD report on justice system data governance - arguing a people-centred approach required: Wells, P., N. Byrom and M. Piccinin-Barbieri (2024), "Towards effective governance of justice data", OECD Working Papers on Public Governance, No. 74, OECD Publishing, Paris, doi.org/10.1787/d295...
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- Enjoyed a pre-term mini-tour: Dundee in glorious sunshine on Wednesday (thank you to the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science, @angela daly & colleagues Dundee Law School & the Justice and Power research theme University of Dundee)
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