Equality and Human Rights Commission

Advice UK
A UK network of advice-providing organisations. They do not give out advice themselves, but the website has a directory of advice-giving agencies.

Telephone: 020 7407 4070
Email: general@adviceuk.org.uk
www.adviceuk.org.uk 

Citizens Advice
The Citizens Advice service provides free, independent and confidential legal advice, and can help you find a solicitor. To receive advice, contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau, which you can find by visiting the website or contacting your local authority’s information office at your nearest town hall. They also have a separate website with advice on a range of topics, including human rights.

Advice website: www.adviceguide.org.uk

England and Wales
Telephone: 020 7833 2181 (no advice is available on this line, but they will be able to give you details of your local Citizens Advice Bureau that can give you advice)
www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Scotland
Telephone: 0131 667 0156
www.cas.org.uk

Community Legal Advice
Community Legal Advice can help you find legal advice and information from a range of sources, including Citizens Advice Bureaux, law centres, independent advice centres and high street solicitors across England and Wales. You can also find out more about legal aid and whether you might be entitled to financial help with your case. The Community Legal Advice helpline can give you free advice about benefits, tax credits, debt, education, employment welfare or housing problems, and whether you qualify for legal aid.

The website has information leaflets that cover common legal problems. They explain the law and help you get the right advice. General information and legal factsheets are available in Welsh, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu.

Helpline: 0845 345 4 345
www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk

Scottish Legal Aid Board
The Scottish Legal Aid Board is responsible for managing legal aid in Scotland. It does not offer legal advice, but you can use the helpline or the website to find out whether you qualify for legal aid, find a local legal aid solicitor or order their leaflets for more information.

Legal aid helpline: 0845 122 8686 (open seven days a week, 7am-11pm)
www.slab.org.uk

Law Centres Federation
The Law Centres Federation is the national coordinating organisation for a network of community-based law centres. Law centres provide free and independent specialist legal advice and representation to people who live or work in their catchment areas. The Federation does not itself provide legal advice, but can provide details of your nearest law centre.

Telephone: 020 7387 8570
Email: info@lawcentres.org.uk
www.lawcentres.org.uk 

Scottish Association of Law Centres (SALC)
SALC represents Scotland’s community and user-controlled law centres. SALC’s website contains information on common legal problems or you can contact them for advice

Telephone: 0141 440 2503
Email: m@govanlc.com
http://www.govanlc.com/salc 

The Law Society
The Law Society is the representative organisation for solicitors in England and Wales. Their website has an online directory of law firms and solicitors. You can also call their enquiry line for help in finding a solicitor. They do not provide legal advice.

Enquiry line: 0870 606 6575
Email: info.services@lawsociety.org.uk
www.lawsociety.org.uk 

Liberty
An independent civil liberties and human rights organisation, which runs an advice service for members of the public with human rights queries. They also have an advice website, which gives comprehensive information on the Human Rights Act.

Advice line: 0845 123 2307
(Monday and Thursday: 6.30-8.30pm; Wednesday: 12.30-2.30pm)
www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk
www.yourrights.org.uk (You can download a written advice request form from this website)

Press for Change

Press for Change is a political lobbying and educational organisation, which campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all trans people in the UK, through legislation and social change. The organisation has particular expertise regarding the application of Human Rights law and principles to the experiences of trans people.

Website: www.pfc.org.uk
Email: editor@pfc.org.uk

Rights of Women
A voluntary organisation dedicated to women’s rights. They have an advice line providing free confidential legal advice to women.

Advice line: 020 7251 6577
Textphone: 020 7490 2562 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 2-4pm and 7-9pm; Friday: 12-2pm
www.rightsofwomen.org.uk