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You can order paper copies of our publications here You can also read most of them online or download them. Many of our publications are in PDF format and can be opened using Adobe Acrobat Reader, although we have provided a text version wherever possible. Download Acrobat Reader free. A useful guide to all of the activities of Law Centre (NI), with an overview of the performance and statistics of our work for the previous year. It includes a listing of members and subscribers. A summary of cases undertaken by Law Centre (NI). Encyclopedia of Social Welfare Rights Northern Ireland law on benefits, tax credits, community care and employment. With benefit rates and examples of calculations. Also a section on immigration and marriage/civil partnership/cohabitation. A quarterly magazine, with news, features and in depth analysis on current issues in NI social welfare law and policy. Case studies and updates in key areas for those involved in advising on and administering social welfare law in Northern Ireland. Cost £2.95. Free to members of Law Centre (NI). An overview of current policy work. Benefits and tax credits information can be found in the tax credits section of our website and in our Encyclopedia of Rights. Students and Benefits 2009-2010 (text version) (PDF version) A detailed guide for advisers to benefits and tax credits issues for people wishing to go into further and higher education. Published in collaboration with NUS/USI, EGSA and the Adult Learner Finance Project. Briefings on community care issues, all in PDF format: No. 20 Confidentiality and information sharing with carers No. 19 Eligibility criteria and disability discrimination No. 18 Reviewing the needs of people in care No 17. Human rights and private care homes No 16. Access to secondary (hospital) care by migrants No. 15 Access to GP services by migrants No. 14 Migrant workers: Social services duties to provide services No. 13 Human rights in public authorities decision making No. 12 Duties to young people leaving care No. 11 Human rights in the assessment process No. 10 Changes to benefits on admission to hospital No. 9 Housing Benefit entitlement on entering residential care No. 8 Confidentiality and information sharing with carers You will also find regularly updated notes on community care in our Encyclopedia of Rights. Rights of Employees and Statutory Sick Pay are part of our Encyclopedia of Rights. They summarise the rights of workers and employees. Rights in Progress, a guide for advisers on case law stemming from the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights. The updated and expanded third edition, published in August 2007, can be ordered for £18.95 [£9.50 for students and members of Law Centre (NI)]. Order Rights in Progress here Exploited? Multilingual booklet (PDF) This booklet for people who have been trafficked briefly explains their rights and how to contact us for help. Twelve languages: English, Albanian, Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, French, Lithuanian, Malaysian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Thai. Exploited? Multilingual poster (PDF) An A4 poster with the word ‘Exploited?’ in all the languages above, and the Law Centre’s advice line number. For display in public areas. Immigration advice booklet (PDF) This booklet tells people where they can get immigration advice in Northern Ireland. Twenty-one languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Czech, Farsi, French, Hindi, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Tetum, Turkish, Urdu. Immigration and marriage /civil partnership / cohabitation (text version) A briefing providing immigration information for non European husbands, wives, civil partners and unmarried partners of UK and European citizens. It is part of our Encyclopedia of Rights. Refugee Action Group information pack for asylum seekers (PDF) A Refugee Action Group publication with important information for asylum seekers who may be detained in Northern Ireland. (The Law Centre is a member of Refugee Action Group) Refugee Action Group FAQ: Forced to flee (PDF) A Refugee Action Group booklet to answer frequently asked questions about refugees and dispel myths about asylum. Sanctuary in a cell summary (text version) Published in 2001, Sanctuary in a cell is a report on the detention of asylum seekers in prisons in Northern Ireland. The practice has now been discontinued, and immigration detainees are now routinely sent to detention centres in England and Scotland (see Forced to flee below). The report remains an important document in understanding the specific history of Northern Ireland's treatment of asylum seekers. You can order the full report for £9.95 here. Sanctuary in a cell update (text version) (PDF) A progress report on the detention of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland, published in July 2003. A guide for Bulgarian & Romanian students and self employed people. Currently only available in English. Your Rights in Northern Ireland: a guide for migrant workers Published in association with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and ANIMATE. There are four booklets: EEA: a guide for people from the European Economic Area (or EEA) covering Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Liechenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Rep of Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. (This booklet is also valid for people from the A8 countries who have lived and worked in registered employment for over a year in the UK) A8: a guide for those from the A8 countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia Work Permit: a guide covering nations where a work permit is needed to gain employment in Northern Ireland (for example Russia, India, China). A2: a guide for workers from Romania and Bulgaria. The booklets are available below as PDFs.
Also see community care section for briefings on health and social services duties to migrants. Unmet Need: A study of mental health legal advice and information services in Northern Ireland, is a unique and wide ranging report written by Jim Campbell and Debra Wilson. It highlights gaps in advice and information service provision for this vulnerable section of the population. Available from the Law Centre's publications department for £4.95. Order Unmet Need here Unmet Need Executive Summary (text version)
Law Centre Business Plan 2009-2010
Law Centre (NI) Development Plan 2008-2013
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