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Digital exclusion - specific issues relevant to Roma communities in the context of child protection
As courts and local authority services increase their use of digital technologies, our report looks at the significant challenges this has for Roma families, who often lack the skills or confidence to use digital platforms. July 2021
Digital exclusion: Specific issues relevant to Roma communities in the context of child protection
This briefing seeks to present the issues of digital exclusion faced by Roma in their interactions with children’s services and the English legal system during care proceedings. July 2021
Dealing with poor housing conditions training
Understand the basic rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants, how to assess and develop a course of action, and where to get support when dealing with disrepair problems.
Effectiveness of Public Legal Education initiatives
To support Advicenow’s work on PLE, we carried out a review of the literature on how effective PLE is. January 2021
Multimedia Toolkit for Roma Parents - Project Evaluation Report
This report presents findings from evaluation of the Multimedia Toolkit for Roma Parents project. The evaluation was conducted by Advicenow working with an independent evaluation advisor, Liz Mackie, who designed the evaluation methods and authored this report. July 2020
Evaluation of public legal education for Advice Champions in the Community Links Early Action Advice project
Our work showed that training volunteers to provide advice was effective both for the volunteers and those they advised. Both groups reported an increase in their legal capability. October 2015
Legal Needs, Legal Capability and the Role of Public Legal Education
Analysis of 2010 and 2012 UK Civil and Social Justice Panel Survey and related policy documents. January 2015
Meeting the information needs of litigants in person
Many litigants in person (LiPs) faced difficulties in finding their way through the complexities of courts. Our report showed that they could be helped by developing information that was based on the needs of LiPs. June 2014
Legal Capability for Everyday Life: Evaluation report
The Legal Capability for Everyday Life project showed that a PLE course could be effective in developing people’s legal capabilities. Such a course could be an accessible and low-cost way to provide PLE. January 2013
