Useful Organisations - Kate Osamor MP

(for Aghan Nationals regarding applications for family reunification under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy scheme/ Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme):

https://www.refugeelegalsupport.org/

Email:

cases@afghanprobono.org.uk

OR Find fee charging solicitor:

https://solicitors.lawsociety.org.uk/

For those in immigration detention or facing deportation:

Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID)

https://www.biduk.org

Detainee helpline

Tel: 020 7456 9750

Adviceline – 0207 456 9750
Email for general enquiries: enquiries@biduk.org
Email for bail casework: casework@biduk.org

Detention Action:

Website: detentionaction.org.uk

Phone: 0800 587 2096

Appeals

Asylum Support Appeals Project:

Website: asaproject.org

Phone: 0203 716 0283

020 7831 4276

HOUSING:

Emergency situations

(you are street homeless or about to be evicted):

For those facing Eviction/ Possession Proceedings

Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (Duncan Lewis Solicitors)

Tel: 0333 772 2762

Or submit an online enquiry:

https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/Home/contact

The service provides:

Early legal advice (legal help) on housing, debt and welfare benefits issues to those at risk of possession proceedings and loss of their home; and
On the day emergency advice and representation at court to those with a listed possession hearing

Individuals who require the above service do not need to meet legal aid financial eligibility rules as the service is means free, but they will be required to show evidence that they are at risk of losing of their home.

Shelter

0808 800 4444

https://england.shelter.org.uk

For those aged 16-25

Centrepoint

0808 800 0661

https://centrepoint.org.uk/youth-homelessness/get-help-now/

Depaul UK - Support for young people who are, or at risk of homelessness including emergency accommodation

Phone: 0207 939 1220

Website: https://www.depaul.org.uk/

To find an emergency hostel place:

Streetlink: 0300 500 0914.

https://www.streetlink.london/Streetlink_London_HomePage

Marylebone Project (Women only)
Bradbury House
1-5 Cosway Street
London
NW1 5NR

(24 hour drop in)
Tel: 0203 959 1444

Non-emergency situations

(e.g. you want advice on your position on a council list or you believe your property is unsuitable):

Shelter

Phone: 0344 515 1540

https://england.shelter.org.uk/get_help/webchat

Haringey Law Centre in Enfield:

Phone: 020 8150 6588

Email: info@hlc-enfield.org.uk

Citizens Advice Enfield:

Phone: 0300 330 1167

http://citizensadviceenfield.org.uk

Advice Local

https://advicelocal.uk/

Housing Law Practitioners’ Association:

https://www.hlpa.org.uk/cms/find-a-housing-lawyer/

Renters – Advice for Renters

Website: adviceforrenters.org

Phone: 0207 624 4327

Housing Ombudsman

Investigates complaints about Social Housing Providers (The Council or Housing Associations and some private housing providers)

https://www.housing-ombudsman.org.uk/

NO RECOURSE TO PUBLIC FUNDS:

Project 17: 07963 509 044.

https://www.project17.org.uk/

Project 17 have produced a useful guide to support available to those with no recourse to public funds:

https://www.project17.org.uk/resources/guide-to-accessing-support/

Rights of Women: 020 76081137

EDUCATION/CHILDREN:

Coram Children’s Legal Centre

https://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/

Education Law: 0300 330 5485

Child Law Advice: 0300 330 5480

For children with disabilities (including Special Educational Needs):

Contact

Helpline: 0808 808 3555

Submit an online query:

https://contact.org.uk/submit-a-helpline-query/

Website:

https://contact.org.uk/

SOS SEN

020 8538 3731

https://sossen.org.uk/about/

Independent Provider of Special Education Advice:

Website ipsea.org.uk

Email: office@ipsea.org.uk

Enfield SEND Information, Advice and Support Service

020 8373 6273/020 8373 6243

enquiries@enfieldparents.org.uk

Website:

https://epandc.org.uk/

Black Child Agenda Home - The Black Child Agenda
3PB Barristers https://www.3pb.co.uk/expertise/education/#js-order-barristers=call
Advocate https://weareadvocate.org.uk/
LawWorks provides a searchable directory of legal advice clinics. Find your nearest clinic here.
Child Law Advice https://childlawadvice.org.uk/

Here you can email for one-off legal advice:

https://childlawadvice.org.uk/email-advice-education/

You can also contact:

• Special Educational Needs Pathways https://www.sendecisions.org.uk/

• IPSEA ( Independent Provider of Special Education Advice: https://www.ipsea.org.uk / 01799 582030

• CEN: http://cenlive.org/

For Children with autism

National Autistic Society's education rights helpline

https://www.autism.org.uk/contact-us

For School Exclusions

Just For Kids Law
Tel: 0203 174 2279
email: enquiries@justforkidslaw.org

The School Exclusion Project
The School Exclusion Project are a project that provides free advocacy to help parents appeal against their child’s permanent exclusion in England. They specialise in disability discrimination and cases where the child has special educational needs.

You can self-refer using the form on the link below:

https://schoolexclusionproject.com/get-help-now/

Website:
https://schoolexclusionproject.com/

Email – schoolexclusionproject@city.ac.uk

Coram Children Legal Advice Service
Coram Childrens Legal Advice Service also offer advice in this area.
020 7713 0089
https://childlawadvice.org.uk/

For Migrant Children:

Migrant Children’s Project

0207 636 8505

mcpadvice@coramclc.org.uk

PROBLEMS WITH SOCIAL SERVICES/CARE:

Family Rights Group

0808 801 0366

http://www.frg.org.uk/

PohWER – Care Act Advocacy

Phone: 0300 456 2370

Email: pohwer@pohwer.

Advice Local

https://advicelocal.uk/

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

Women’s Aid

https://www.womensaid.org.uk

Centre for Women’s Justice

Website: https://www.centreforwomensjustice.org.uk/

National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247

Domestic Violence Assist:

Phone: 0800 195 8699

Email: support@dvassist.org.uk

Website: dvassist.org.uk

National Centre for Domestic Violence:

Website: ncdv.org.uk

Phone: 0800 970 2070

Text: NCDV to 6077 for a call back

The Men’s Advice Line, for male domestic abuse survivors – 0808 801 0327

National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0800 999 5428

Surviving Economic Abuse:

Phone: 0808 196 8845

Website: https://survivingeconomicabuse.org/

EMPLOYMENT:

If you are not a member of a Trade Union:

Haringey Law Centre in Enfield

Phone: 020 8150 6588

Email: info@hlc-enfield.org.uk

Citizens Advice Enfield

Phone: 0300 330 1167

http://citizensadviceenfield.org.uk/

Advice Local

https://advicelocal.uk/

Employment Law for London:

Phone: 0207 633 4534

Website: https://swllc.org/about-us/elf-london/

Free Representation Unit - Employment Tribunals:

Website: thefru.org.uk

Email: admin@thefru.org.uk

Phone: 020 7611 9555

Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS): 0300 123 1100

http://www.acas.org.uk/

CONSUMER ADVICE:

Citizens Advice consumer helpline

0808 223 1133

Enfield Trading Standards

0208 379 1000

trading.standards@enfield.gov.uk.

PRISONERS AND EX OFFENDERS:

NACRO

https://www.nacro.org.uk/resettlement-advice-service/

Tel: 0300 123 1889

Resettlement advice: 0300 123 1999

St Giles Trust

https://www.stgilestrust.org.uk/who-we-are

Advance – Advice for women and girls arrested or convicted in last 6 months

Website: advancecharity.org.uk

Email: admin@advancecharity.org.uk

Prisoner’s Families Helpline

Website: prisonersfamilies.org

Email: info@prisonersfamilies.org

Phone: 0808 808 2003

Under 21 – Howard League for Penal Reform

Phone: 0808 801 0308

Email: info@howardleague.org

Website: howardleague.org

Prisoners’ Advice Service

PO Box 46199
London
EC1M 4XA

Tel: 020 7253 3323
advice@prisonersadvice.org.uk

RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN:

Royal Courts of Justice CAB

https://www.rcjadvice.org.uk/

Rights of Women: 020 7608 1137

http://rightsofwomen.org.uk/

Family Law: 020 7251 6577

Criminal Law: 020 7251 8887

Immigration & Asylum Law: 020 7490 7689

ADVICE FOR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES:

Disability Law Service

Advice in the following areas:

Community Care
Housing
Employment Law
Welfare Benefits

0207 791 9800

advice@dls.org.uk

MENTAL HEALTH

CRISIS HELPLINES:

If you're in crisis and need to talk right now, there are many helplines staffed by trained people ready to listen. They won't judge you and could help you make sense of what you're feeling.

Samaritans

116 123

Jo@samaritans.org

SANEline

0300 304 7000 (4.30pm-10.30pm every day).

National Suicide Prevention Helpline

0800 689 5652 (6pm-3.30am every day)

Campaign Against Living Miserably

0800 58 58 58

Webchat:

https://www.thecalmzone.net/get-support

Shout

If you would prefer not to talk but would want some mental health support text SHOUT to 85258

Under 25

The Mix

0808 808 4994 (3pm-midnight every day)

Webform:

https://www.themix.org.uk/get-support/speak-to-our-team/email-us

Under 35

Papyrus HOPELINEUK

0800 068 4141 (weekdays 10am-10pm, weekends/bank holidays 2pm-10pm)

Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org

Text 07786 209 697

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender

Switchboard

0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm, every day)

Email: chris@switchboard.lgbt

General Support and advocacy for those with mental health issues:

Mind in Enfield

https://www.mindeb.org.uk/

PohWER – Advocacy Services:

Website: pohwer.net

Phone: 0300 456 2370

Email: pohwer@pohwer.net

ADVICE ON INCOME TAX ISSUES:

Tax Aid

Free, independent and confidential advice to UK taxpayers on a low income who haven’t been able to sort out their tax issues with HMRC. Tax aid do not provide advice on Corporation Tax (Limited Companies), Tax Planning, Tax Credits, Benefits, Council Tax or non-UK tax issues

0345 120 3779

Contact form:

https://taxaid.org.uk/contact

https://taxaid.org.uk/

GENERAL:

Citizens Advice https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

Advice Local

https://advicelocal.uk/

GOV.UK

https://www.gov.uk/

SUPPORT WITH LEGAL MATTERS CIVIL COURT AND TRIBUNAL REPRESENTATION:

Law Centres Network