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Citizens Advice [n 1] (previously Citizens Advice Bureau [9] [n 2] and also known as Cyngor ar Bopeth [n 3] in Welsh [10]) is an independent organisation specialising in confidential information and advice to assist people with legal, debt, consumer, housing and other problems in the United Kingdom.
In 2012 a study showed that most of CAS's activity was the provision of advice across five areas: benefits, debt, employment, housing and relationship. [2] In 2012, there were concerns that five of the bureaux in Glasgow might close, however they remained open after accepting a new funding offer. [3]
It is an umbrella organisation that represents advice organisations throughout the world. It works at a European level with the European Citizen Action Service. [1] Citizens Advice International aims to promote free advice services [2] and provide support to Citizens Advice organisations throughout the world. [3]
Citizens Advice Edinburgh (CAE), is a registered charity (number SC038195), based in Edinburgh, Scotland.Founded in 1939, Citizens Advice Edinburgh is a member of the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, and provides free, confidential, independent and impartial advice to Edinburgh residents.
The Witness Service (also known as Citizens Advice Witness Service [1]) is a service in England and Wales for witnesses who have to give evidence in criminal courts. [1] The Witness Service offers practical and emotional support and is a free service. [ 2 ]
Citizens advice organisations based upon the United Kingdom advice charity can be found in Spain, Gibraltar, New Zealand, Australia and the Channel Islands. Organisations based on the British Citizens Advice charity exist in a number of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom. Although none of these organisations is controlled by the British ...
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Legal aid is the provision of assistance to people who are unable to afford legal representation and access to the court system.Legal aid is regarded as central in providing access to justice by ensuring equality before the law, the right to counsel and the right to a fair trial.