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Leaflets and factsheets

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Leaflets about key areas of the law

Visit the Community Legal Advice website for leaflets that provide basic information on key areas of the law.

They are about issues that affect people's everyday lives such as:

All are available in English and Welsh. Some are available in other languages.

Fact sheets on common questions

Visit the Community Legal Advice website for answers to frequent questions such as:

The fact sheets cover these areas:

Legal aid information leaflets

The Legal Services Commission (LSC) publishes 8 information leaflets with practical information on civil and criminal legal aid. They explain:

Read the leaflets on the Legal Services Commission’s website.

The story of legal aid

Legal aid was born in 1949.

But the principal for all was written down in the Magna Carta.

Visit our interactive timeline

How legal aid works

Legal aid funds advice, help and representation in court.

Read more about how legal aid works

How legal aid helps

Each year legal aid helps people with housing, debt and family problems. It also funds legal advice at the police station.

Read more about how legal aid helps

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