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If you have received a Single Justice Procedure Notice (SJPN) it can be hard to know what to do. It is rarely possible to get free legal advice to help you decide. This guide will help you understand the most crucial things to know about the Single Justice Procedure and what you need to do. If you have received a Single Justice Procedure Notice (SJPN), you have been charged with a minor criminal offence. Examples of minor criminal offences that may have led you to receive a SJPN are watching TV with no TV licence, failing to ensure your child attended school, most motoring offences, cycling on
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What to do if you get a Universal Credit sanction
Got a Universal Credit sanction? Don’t panic. Our step-by-step guide empowers you to get the sanction overturned, and get help with money now. The information in this guide applies to England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
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Claimant commitments and how to avoid a Universal Credit sanction
If you break your claimant commitment, you will get a sanction. This guide explains how to get your claimant commitment right and how to avoid a DWP sanction. The information in this guide applies to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Katherine McGuire
Katherine is a Chartered Legal Executive at GoodLaw Solicitors, specialising in Family Law. Katherine passed her Resolution Specialist Accreditation in March 2025 and is a Resolution Specialist in Private Law Children and Domestic Abuse matters. Katherine has worked in the Family Department since...
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Housing rights and housing realities: how to make new housing rights effective
This briefing, prepared in partnership with University of Warwick and Central England Law Centre, draws from our research findings with marginalised groups, exploring why they struggle, what makes a difference and what is needed now to turn housing rights into a reality. The Renters Rights Act 2025...
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Making inequalities visible: A joint call for accurate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller ethnicity data in the UK
This briefing, prepared in partnership with Roma Support Group, Liverpool Hope University and Lancaster University, sets out why the UK’s Ethnicity Harmonised Standard (EHS) should include a separate Roma category and disaggregate Gypsy, Roma and Traveller identities across national datasets. It...
