Legal Support
Disability and illness can cause serious disruption in your life at a time when you are most vulnerable. Sometimes you may need legal support to back you up and ensure that your rights are respected and you receive the help you need. Below you'll find details of services that can offer that support.
Advice Now
Advice Now is a website providing accurate, up-to-date information on rights and legal issues. It aims to inform people about the law, but also to acknowledge the stress involved and provide practical guidance on how to manage problems - including when and how to get expert help. If you're facing a particular legal issue, their guides may prove really helpful.
Website: www.advicenow.org.uk
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Citizens Advice Bureau
The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers. Details of local branches are provided below or visit their website for more information.
Droitwich
44 High Street,
Droitwich Spa,
WR9 8ES
Tel: 01905 795225
Evesham
116 High Street,
Evesham,
WR11 4EJ
Tel: 01386 443737
Malvern
The Grange,
Grange Road,
Malvern,
WR14 3HA
Tel: 01684 563611
Pershore
34 High Street,
Pershore,
WR10 1DS
Upton-Upon-Severn
The Library,
School Lane,
Upton Upon Severn,
WR8 0LE
Worcester
The Hopmarket,
The Foregate,
Worcester,
WR1 1DL
Tel: 01905 611 371
Advice Website: www.adviceguide.org.uk
Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk
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Community Legal Advice
Community Legal Advice is a free and confidential advice service paid for by legal aid. They can advise you legal issues concerning benefits, employment, housing, education and more, and help you to access legal aid - financial support with legal costs. Visit their website for a comprehensive list of what they can help you with.
Adviceline Tel: 0845 3454 345
Website: www.direct.gov.uk/Community Legal Advice
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Disability Law Service
Run by and for disabled people Disability Law Service is a registered national charity providing high quality information and legal advice to disabled and deaf people for over 30 years.
They can provide advice and support on disability discrimination, Community Care, employment and welfare and benefit issues.
39-45 Cavell Street,
London,
E1 2BP
Tel: 020 7791 9800
Website: www.dls.org.uk
Email: advice@dls.org.uk
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Equality and Human Rights Commissiom
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has extensive legal powers and a dedicated directorate of expert lawyers who are specialists in equality law allowing them to take legal action on behalf of individuals. This is usually where there are strategic opportunities to push the boundaries of the law. They can also offer legal advice through their helpline (see below).
3 More London,
Riverside Tooley Street,
London,
SE1 2RG
Adviceline: 0845 604 6610
Website: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Email: info@equalityhumanrights.com
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Legal Services Commission
The Legal Services Commission administrate the provision of legal aid funding and information in the UK. If you need legal advice, you should contact Community Legal Advice in the first instance (see above). However, if you need legal aid to take a case forward you will need support from the Legal Services Commission. You can contact them using the details below:
