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Parental and carers rights
Includes information about the rights of working parents and carers to time off, pay and to work flexibly. Includes adoption leave and pay.
Democratic process and voting
Information about democracy, government and elections. Your rights to vote.
Environmental rights
Information about caring for the environment, access to the countryside, and building and planning.
Self employment
How to tell if you are self employed. And the rules about working for yourself.
Human rights
Your basic rights and how these rights are protected. Includes information about the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998.
Discrimination
Includes information on what rights you have not to be discriminated against in places like shops, public transport, health and social care and the legal system. For information on your right not to be treated unfairly in the workplace see Discrimination at work.
Our training and workshops
Our training and workshops make sense of common legal issues, such as benefits, housing and child protection, for people with no legal background. They give you, and the people you support, the confidence to act, and make informed decisions. We deliver our workshops both as a one-off or as a programme so people can build their legal knowledge.
We used to provide our training courses under the name Law for Life.
Associates
Older persons benefits
Benefits for older people. For state retirement pensions, see 'retirement pensions'.
Debt
How to deal with your debts. Includes how to deal with court procedures.
