Legal

The organisations in this sub-category offer advice and support on legal issues.
Advicenow

How to make sense of the law and your rights

Asylum Support Tribunal

Handles asylum seeker appeals against the Home Office upon refusal of support

Bail For Immigration Detainees

Provides a free dedicated bail service for those detained under immigration legislation

Border and Immigration Agency

Provides information to help you understand the immigration rules

The Children's Legal Centre

A unique independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people

CJS Online

Provides a gateway to the criminal justice system in England and Wales

Companies House

The registration and provision of company information

Crime Concern

An independent organisation working with agencies to help reduce crime and create safer communities

Crimeinfo

About crime, what causes it and how it is dealt with

crimereduction.gov.uk

Provides information and resources for people working to reduce crime in their local area

Crimestoppers

The only UK charity aimed at putting criminals behind bars

Deaf Alerter

Aim is to make all buildings safer for Deaf and hard of hearing people

Greater Manchester Local Criminal Justice Board

The Board is a multi agency body made up of the criminal justice agencies and works towards improving the criminal justice system in Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester Police

Greater Manchester Police homepage

Greater Manchester Police - F Division

Greater Manchester Police division covering Salford.

Greater Manchester Police Authority

Our function is to ensure that police forces are efficient and effective and accountable to local people

HB Help

For housing managers who work for voluntary organisations local councils or other statutory bodies

The Home Office

The principal aim of the Home Office is to build a safe, just and tolerant society

Independent Police Complaints Commission

The IPCC's job is to make sure that complaints against the police are dealt with effectively. We set standards for the way the police handle complaints and, when something has gone wrong, we help the police learn lessons and improve the way they work.

Just Ask! The website of the CLS

The first port of call for on-line legal information and advice

The Law Commission for England and Wales

The Law Commission - Working for better law

The Law Society

The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales

LawWorks

Aims to increase the delivery of free legal advice to individuals and communities in need.

Legal Services Commission

Information about Salford community legal services partnership

Legal Services Ombudsman

Oversees the handling of complaints about lawyers in England and Wales

Manchester Solicitors Community Advice Project

Free legal advice to community groups and community organisations

Migrant Workers Northwest

Provides information for migrant workers about employment rights, housing, skills and language training and local support services, and promotes standards for the employment of migrant workers through the promotion of a Charter of Good Practice.

North Manchester Law Centre

Free legal advice and representation to those who live or work in North Manchester. Specialising in Disability Rights, Employment, Housing, Immigration and Welfare Benefits.

Operation Hawk

Greater Manchester Police initiative to combat street robberies

Police Complaints Authority

The independent body overseeing complaints against serving police officers in England and Wales

Prisoners Abroad

The only charity providing practical support and campaigning for the welfare of Britons imprisoned abroad

Salford City Council - Welfare Rights and Debt Advice Service

Advice and assistance on welfare benefit entitlements

Simply Solo

Single people's resource and communications site whether you need emotional support, financial support and legal help or if you just want to find other single people for social events or people with the same interests as you.

South Manchester Law Centre

Provides information on employment housing immigration social security womens rights

Stonewall Immigration Group

A voluntary organisation set up to campaign for immigration rights for same sex couples and asylum seekers

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