Advice and Representation

Question 1

Legal Advice Agencies

Answer 1

• Main ones are citizens advice and law centres
• there are also charities

Question 2

Citizen’s Advice

Answer 2

• National charity with over 2,500 locations
• free confidential and impartial advice
• Main areas they help with: entitlement to benefits, debt problems, consumer issues, housing issues, employment issues

Question 3

Law Centres

Answer 3

• Offer free, non-means tested advice to those in their area
• Aim to provide legal advice and sometimes representation in areas
  with few solicitors
• Most common areas of work: housing, planning and environment,
  welfare, problems relating to employment, discrimination,
  immigration, children’s rights.

Question 4

Media

Answer 4

• Endless websites dedicated to offering free legal advice
• Citizen’s advice have their own website to help those without face to
  face contact, or by telephone
• gov.uk (government website) also offers legal advice
• Individuals can also get advice from TV, radio, and social media.