Legal aid
Free, confidential and independent legal advice
- Worried about benefits or tax credits?
- Having problems with your child’s school?
- Are your debts out of control?
- Are you being treated unfairly at work?
- Are you having problems with your landlord?
Community
Legal Advice (external link) can help with these
kinds of problems if you are eligible for legal aid.
Call the helpline now on 0845 345 4345.
Calls cost no more than 4p per minute from a BT landline but
calls from mobiles are usually more. Worried about the cost? Ask an
advisor to call you back.
The helpline has a translation service if you would like advice
in a language other than English or Welsh.
Helping people in need
The Legal Services Commission helps people in need receive high
quality legal advice, assistance and representation. We deliver
legal services through two schemes.
- The Community Legal
Service (external link) provides advice and legal
representation for people involved in civil cases.
- The Criminal Defence
Service (external link) provides advice and legal
representation for people facing criminal charges.