Legal aid and other legal help
Legal help when you can’t afford a lawyer
What this chapter covers
- Introduction
An introduction to the different types of Legal Aid available to you - Criminal cases: Legal Aid and other legal help
Talking to a lawyer for free when you’ve been arrested (Police Detention Legal Assistance scheme (PDLA)), and having a duty lawyer represent you. How to apply for criminal Legal Aid - Family/civil Legal Aid: For non-criminal cases
Getting Legal Aid in non-criminal employment disputes, including: how to apply, how it’s decided whether you’ll get Legal Aid, whether you’ll have to pay any of it back, and what you can do if you’re refused - Challenging a Legal Aid decision
Getting Legal Aid Services to reconsider their decision and how to apply to the Legal Aid Tribunal - Where to go for more support
Other information and resources
