This factsheet gives brief information on finding a local advice centre. The best starting point for finding an advice service in your area is your local council or library. Alternatively, you can contact the following:

1. Citizens Advice

What is available

Details of Citizens Advice Bureaux in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Address

Myddleton House, 115-123 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9LZ

Telephone: 0207 833 2181 - This number provides information about office addresses only. You cannot get advice
Fax: 0207 833 4371). .

Website: www.adviceguide.org.uk/

2. Citizens Advice Scotland

What is available

Details of Citizens Advice Bureaux in Scotland.

Address

1st Floor, Spectrum House, 2 Powderhall Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4GB.

Telephone: 0131 550 1000

Website: www.cas.org.uk

3. Community Legal Advice

What is available

Directory of Community Legal Service advice centres and solicitors in England and Wales.

Telephone: 0845 345 4345
Minicom: 0845 609 6677)

Website: www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk

4. DIAL UK

What is available

DIAL UK is a national organisation for a network of approximately 120 local Disability Information and Advice Line services (DIALs) run by and for disabled people. You can contact DIAL UK to see if there is a DIAL which covers your area.

Address

St Catherine’s, Tickhill Road, Doncaster, DN4 8QN

Telephone: (01302) 310 123
Fax: (01302) 310 404
Text Phone: (01302) 310 123 - Please use voice announcer

Website: www.dialuk.info/index.asp

5. Govan Law Centre

What is available

Details of law centres in Scotland via their website.

Address

Govan Law Centre, Orkney Street Enterprise Centre (Units 4 & 6), 18-20 Orkney Street, Glasgow, G51 2BZ.

Telephone: 0141 440 2503 - If you live in Glasgow and want to arrange to make an appointment with a solicitor.

Website: www.govanlc.com.

6. Law Centres Federation

What is available

Details of law centres in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Address

22 Tudor Street, London, EC4Y 0AY

Telephone: 020 7842 0720.
Fax 020 7842 0721
Email: info@lawcentres.org.uk

Website: www.lawcentres.org.uk

7. UPDATE

What is available

A helpline to aid people to find their local disability organisation in Scotland.

Address

Hays Community Business Centre, 4 Hay Avenue, Edinburgh, EH16 4AQ

Telephone: 0131 669 1600
Email: info@update.org.uk

Website: www.update.org.uk/

Further information

Disability Alliance has also produced a list of organisations providing benefits advice . It is available on our website at http://www.disabilityalliance.org/f26.htm.

We have a number of publications available at www.disabilityalliance.org/shop.htm. You can also place an order by contacting Disability Alliance on  020 7247 8776 (this is not an advice line) or by fax on 020 7247 8765. All our factsheets are available at www.disabilityalliance.org/fact.htm.

www.disabilityalliance.org - 31 January 2011

http://www.disabilityalliance.org/f15.htm