alternative sources of advice

• CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX

  • free legal consumer law, housing, employment, benefits, and debt
  • 2500 nationwide
  • 1.95 million people access legal advice in 2017/18
  • premises in most towns, although it only deals with limited areas of law
• law centres

  • free legal advice, regardless of income in disadvantaged areas
  • can provide representation
  • welfare law, education, immigration
  • 44 nation wide
  • not even evenly distributed; many areas have no low centre
• trade unions

  • advice for members unemployment issues
  • Some trade unions offer other types of advice, e.g. Good night offer free legal representation for personal injury cases.
  • only available for union members