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- Criminal Injuries Compensation
Formerly known as the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeals Panel (CICAP), we consider appeals against decisions made by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA). We only deal with appeals on claims for compensation for criminal injuries made on or after 1 April 1996 under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. - Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority administers the criminal injuries compensation scheme throughout England, Scotland and Wales. We pay compensation to people who have been the victim of a violent crime. We operate the scheme from offices in Glasgow and London - Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)
The role of the Criminal Records Bureau is to reduce the risk of abuse by ensuring that those who are unsuitable are not able to work with children and vulnerable adults. - Deaf Lawyers UK
A website for Deaf lawyers, solicitors, barristers and law students in the UK, plus Deaf people thinking of taking up the law. - Department for Education
The Department for Education was formed on 12 May 2010 and is responsible for education and children's services. It was previously known as the Department for Education and Skills. - Deposit Protection Scheme
As part of the Housing Act 2004 the Government is introducing tenancy deposit protection for all assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) in England and Wales where a deposit is taken. The legislation aims to ensure that tenants who have paid a deposit to a landlord or letting agent and are entitled to receive all or part of it back at the end of that tenancy, actually do so. - Directgov
Government site with links to information about benefits, pensions, etc.and a wide range of public services. - Directory of Social Change (DSC)
The Directory of Social Change, set up in 1975, aims to be an internationally recognised independent source of information and support to voluntary and community sectors worldwide. We enable the community and voluntary sectors to achieve their aims through being an independent voice, providing training and information. - Disability Law Service
DLS provides up-to-date, informed legal advice for people with disabilities, their families, enablers and carers and to undertake casework representing disabled people at every stage of the legal process. Areas of law covered: employment; disability discrimination; welfare rights; community care; education; consumer & contract - Discrimination Law Association (DLA)
The DLA was formed in 1995 and now has well over 400 members, including both individuals and organisations. Members include leading civil rights and discrimination lawyers, national trade unions, Law Centres, academics and trainers, Citizens Advice Bureaux, Racial Equality Councils, Equality Commissions (UK & Northern Ireland). DLA is a national and international organisation, with members located all around the UK and overseas. - EarthRights
EarthRights specialises in all aspects of public law, and in particular on environmental issues - advising and representing individuals and campaign groups on all stages of planning applications and public inquiries (including compulsory purchase inquiries), judicial reviews, and statutory challenges in the UK. Earthrights partners are John Dunkley and Charlie Hopkins - Elections 2010 - What About Women?
The Fawcett Society is a UK charity that campaigns for gender equality. Their 'What About Women?' campaign partners them with many other organisations to press political parties to be clearer about what they do and promise for women, and so to raise the profile of gender equality and women's rights issues in the upcoming general elections. - Electronic Immigration Network (EIN)
EIN is a specialist provider of information on UK immigration and refugee law via the Internet. EIN also contains information on immigration/asylum issues and caselaw from the European Union and selected documents from other English-speaking jurisdictions. EIN is a membership organisation and a registered charity. - Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)
The Employment Appeal Tribunal´s main purpose is to consider appeals from decisions made by Employment Tribunals. An appeal must be on a point of law, i.e. it must identify flaws in the legal reasoning of the original decision. The Employment Appeal Tribunal will not normally re–examine issues of fact. - Employment Lawyers Association (ELA)
Employment Lawyers Association is a national membership association of over 5,700 lawyers who specialise in employment law. We exist to service the needs of our members. Our diverse membership services include high quality training, commentary, analysis and up-dates on employment law developments, representing the interests of our members by responding to consultations on new employment legislation.
You can search for an employment lawyer on the site
- Employment Tribunals (ET)
The Employment Tribunals are judicial bodies established to resolve disputes between employers and employees over employment rights. The website provides information about the tribunal's procedures and gives guidance on how you make or respond to a claim. - English Regions Equality and Human Rights Network (EREN)
The aim of the Network and its website is to bring together news, events and other information on equality and human rights from the regional perspectives of the nine English regions. - Environmental Law Foundation (ELF)
The Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) is the national UK charity founded in 1992 that helps people use the law to protect and improve their local environment and quality of life. Through our network of specialist lawyers and consultants across the UK, we provide free guidance and continuing support to those in need of assistance. ELF also provides education and training, promotes lectures, conferences and seminars, produces publications and encourages policy development. Above all, we provide a voice for communities and individuals.
Advice & Referral Service
Our UK-wide Advice and Referral Service provides support and assistance in all matters relating to the law and the environment, using ELF's network of expert legal and technical advisers, who help people resolve their environmental and community problems. In addition, we have started a new project ELF Plus giving legal advice through a project solicitor from ELF's office to London based communities and individuals.
To discuss an environmental problem, contact the Advice & Referral team on 020 7404 1030.
- Equal in Rights
Equalinrights is an international non-governmental organisation that initiates, guides, co-ordinates, supports and documents learning processes for bottom-up or upstream realisation of human rights. We aim to strengthen the capacity of development practitioners to create and use bottom-up methodologies and strategies to mobilise human rights concepts for societal transformation - Equal Opportunities Review
Over 147,000 discrimination law claims were made to employment tribunals between October 2006 and January 2008. The number of claims is rising fast, and with awards of over £100,000 being made in sex, race and disability cases, and claims under the newer discrimination grounds of age, religion and sexual orientation increasing,
Equal Opportunities Review (EOR) is a monthly journal focusing on equality, diversity and discrimination law and practice. EOR Online gives access to the current issue of the journal, an archive of past issues and extensive information on discrimination law and practice.
