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Understanding aspects of the law is a complex matter, and
dealing with agencies involved in the law and order can be
daunting. Below are a number of voluntary and official
organisations to help make this process easier.
Useful websites
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ACAS
ACAS exists to help people work together effectively. This ranges
from setting up the right structures and systems to finding a way
of settling disputes when things go wrong.
Accident Compensations
Find a solicitor in your area who is an expert in personal
injury.
Age
Concern
Age Concern is the UK's largest organisation working with and for
older people.
Citizens Advice Bureau
The Adviceguide website is the online Citizens Advice Bureau
service that provides independent advice on your rights:
- practical, up-to-date information on a wide range of topics,
including benefits and housing, family (including change of name),
employement rights and discrimination, debt, consumer and tax
issues
- links to our directory of Citizens Advice Bureaux
- information in a wide range of languages
- a wide selection of fact sheets to print off
- details of other reliable online sources of
information
Commission for Racial Equality
The CRE works towards the elimination of racial discrimination and
promote equality of opportunity and encourages good relations
between people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Community Legal Service Direct
Need information on a legal problem? Want to know who and where
your local adviser is? Does it cost anything and can you get
financial help? The aim of the Community Legal Service is to ensure
that people can get information and advice about their legal rights
and help with enforcing them. Bringing together legal aid
solicitors, Citizens' Advice Bureaux, Law Centres, local authority
services and other organisations in local networks.
Compactlaw - Free Legal Information
The leading law portal in the UK providing legal documents and
services for English law.
Court
Service
Within this site, you will find a wide range of information
covering:
- details on all our courts and how to find them
- Hearing lists for the Supreme Court offices and some Crown
Courts
- information on procedures and processes
- forms and guidance to help you when using the courts
- annual reports and business plans
Criminal
Injuries
This website is designed to provide information about the
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, aimed to help innocent
victims of violent crime or those injured trying to apprehend
criminals or prevent a crime.
Criminal
Justice System Online
If you have come into contact with the criminal justice system as a
victim of crime, a witness, juror or you have been accused or
convicted of a crime then this site can help.
Criminal
Records Bureau
The CRB - an executive agency of the Home Office - is set up to
help organisations make safer recruitment decisions. By providing
wider access to criminal record information, the CRB helps
employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors identify
candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that
involving contact with children or other vulnerable members of
society.
Crown
Prosecution Service
The Crown Prosecution Service is responsible for prosecuting people
in England and Wales charged by the police with a criminal
offence.
Department for
Constitutional Affairs
The DCA is responsible in government for upholding justice, rights
and democracy.
- Justice - responsibilities include running the courts, and
improving the justice system
- Rights - responsibilities include human rights and information
rights law
- Democracy - responsibilities include law and policy on running
elections and modernising the constitution
Direct
Law
Simply tap in your requirements and go direct to a solicitor who
can deliver the right solution now.
Directory of
Ombudsmen
This site lists the ombudsmen and other complaint-handling bodies
who may be able to help you if you have a complaint. Ombudsmen are
an independent and impartial means of resolving certain disputes
outside the courts. They cover various public and private bodies
and look into matters after a complaint has been made to the
relevant body.
Divorce
Aid
Divorce Aid, an independent group of professionals able to give
divorce advice, support and information.
Divorce
UK
Advice on your rights.
Equal
Opportunities Commission
Working to eliminate sex discrimination.
European
Court of Human Rights
Freelaw.co.uk
Free legal information on thousands of topics.
Health &
Safety Executive
The HSE ensures that risks to people's health and safety from work
activities are properly controlled.
Jury
Service
This site takes you through what happens on jury service and
explains the stages and procedures that you will experience when
you attend court to serve.
Identity Theft Website
This website has been produced by the Home Office Identity Fraud
Steering Committee, a collaboration between UK financial bodies,
government and the police to combat the threat of identity
theft.
Infolaw
Browse lawyers on the web.
Information Commissioner
The Information Commissioner is an independent official appointed
by the Crown to oversee the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004. His function is to promote public access to
official information and to protect the personal information of
individuals.
Kent Criminal Justice Board
The Board's aim is to improve public confidence in the Kent
Criminal Justice System, and explain how the criminal justice
system works and how it can help local people.
Kent
Police
Law
Centres Federation
Provides a free and independent professional legal service to
people who live or work in their catchment areas.
Law
Group
A national network of independent solicitors.
Law Net
A large amount of free legal advice.
Legal
Services Commission
An executive, non-departmental public body created under the Access
to Justice Act 1999 to replace the Legal Aid Board.
Money Claim
Online court service if either:
- someone owes you money and you wish to start or continue a
claim or
- you have received a claim pack from the court and wish to
respond to the claim made against you
National
Solicitors Network
Find the solicitor you need. You can choose a local, general
practice solicitor or a specialist.
Office of Supervision of Solicitors
Deals with complaints about solicitors and regulates their
work.
Press Complaints Commission
The Press Complaints Commission is an independent body that deals
with complaints from members of the public about the editorial
content of newspapers and magazines. Its service to the public is
free, quick and easy. It aims to deal with most complaints in just
32 working days - and there is no cost to the people
complaining.
Public Record
Office
The national archive of the United Kingdom. It brings together and
preserves the records of central government and the courts of law,
and makes them available to all who wish to consult them.
Solicitors Online.com
Find a solicitor or check their details in this directory of law
firms in England and Wales.
Standards Board
The Standards Board for England is responsible for promoting high
ethical standards and investigating allegations that elected
councillors' behaviour may have fallen short of the required
standards.
Street Works
Information on all aspects of works to roads carried out by public
utilities such as electricity, gas, telecommunications and water
companies, or their contractors.
Student
Law
Information on training, etc.
UK
Law Online
This site is designed to promote understanding of the law and the
legal system of the United Kingdom by means of formats and language
that is non-technical and accessible to members of the general
public.
UK
Legal
A geographical list of solicitors throughout the United
Kingdom.
UK
Parliament
Information about the House of Commons and House of Lords. Find out
which constituency you are in, who your local MP is and how to
contact them.
Youth Justice Board
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales is a non-departmental
public body that aims to prevent offending by children and young
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