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The Children's Legal Centre provides free legal advice and assistance in many areas of child, family and education law. We can advise children and young people and parents, carers or professionals working with children and young people.
If you need legal advice on any topic relating to children, please call our Child Law Advice Line (freephone) on 08088 020 008
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PRESS RELEASE:
The Adam Smith Institute (ASI) is wrong to call for civil legal aid to be scrapped. That is the view of the Children’s Legal Centre. Click here to read more (26 August 2010)
CLC IN THE NEWS:
Call to scrap legal aid criticised by The Children's Legal Centre. Click here to read more (26 August 2010)
Director of the Children's Legal Centre, professor Carolyn Hamilton, talks to Channel 4 News about the conviction of two 11 year old boys for attempted rape - click here to read more (18 August 2010)
The Children's Legal Centre runs workshops in Azerbaijan with UNICEF - click here to read more (17 August 2010)
Director of the Children's Legal Centre, professor Carolyn Hamilton, talks to Aljazeera.net on the topic of 'Are we failing child soldiers?' - click here to read more (12 August 2010)
NEWS ALERT:
Children's charities shocked and disappointed by Coalition's leaked 'Alternative' to child detention. Click here to read the full news alert (6th August 2010)
JOB VACANCIES: The Children's Legal Centre is looking to appoint a Head of Research and Policy - click here for full details.
The Children's Legal Centre is looking to appoint a Programme Director- click here for full details.