Legal advice helplines

Do you need free legal advice? Are you a parent, carer, child, young person, advocate or advice worker?

Coram Children's Legal Centre offers specialist legal advice over the telephone to children, their families and carers.

If you need legal representation, and qualify for Legal Aid, our advisers will be able to refer you to our legal practice. 

Child Law Advice Line

Freephone 0808 802 0008 for advice on all areas of English child, family and education law. Lines are open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday.

Community Legal Advice Education Law Line

0845 345 4345 for education legal advice for those eligible for Legal Aid. The advice line is open from Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 8.00pm and Saturday from 9.00am to 12.30pm. 

Migrant Children’s Project Advice Line

0207 636 8505 for advice on the rights of asylum seeking and migrant children (line open Tuesdays to Thursdays, 10am to 6pm).