Community Care

Article: A vision for community care

Rights in Community Care (RICC) includes Age NI; Alzheimer’s Society; Carers Northern Ireland; Disability Action; Law Centre (NI) and UNISON.  RICC supports a human rights-based approach to the delivery of community care. In 2010-2012,...

Article: Refused asylum seekers and access to free secondary healthcare

Refused asylum seekers and access to free secondary healthcare: a comparison of England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland   The National Health Service was created to provide health...

Article: Frontline 82 now online

With a special focus on addressing poverty, the winter edition of our magazine is now online....

Article: Western area volunteers

The Law Centre is looking for two graduate volunteers to work in its Western Area Office, one to work with o

Article: Dilnot roundtable

On 30 September, Law Centre (NI) and Age NI held a joint roundtable event to examine the Report on the Commission of Funding of Care...

Article: Autism Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

Introduction This briefing discusses the introduction of the Autism Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (“the 2011 Act”) which was passed on 9th May 2011. It came into operation on 9th August 2011. It is an equality and rights...

Article: Encyclopedia of Rights 2011-12

The Encyclopedia of Rights 2011/12 is now available from our website (

Article: Frontline 80 online

Frontline 80 is now on line. This is a special issue on housing debt, with articles on helping people keep their homes, the human...

Article: Seminar on working with mental health patients from BME groups

This Professional Development Session for Interpreters, HSC Staff and Voluntary/Community organisations working with BME groups in Northern Ireland is a ‘one day event’, offered at two different dates: Wednesday 1 June 2011, Seagoe Hotel,...

Article: Casework selection at Law Centre (NI)

The Law Centre...

Article: 2011-2012 Training Programme

Law Centre (NI) has published its new Training Programme. Download it here:

Article: New Benefit & Tax Credit rates online

The 2011 Benefit & Tax Credit rates are now available, and can be downloaded as a handy chart using the link below: Benefit & Tax Credits

Article: Update your skills

March  and April courses at the Law Centre include Challenging Social...

Article: Frontline 78: Recession special issue

Frontline 78 has a special feature: Who pays for the recession? Also articles on homelessness appeals and...

Article: Upcoming practitioner meetings

Confirmed dates so far for 2011. For more details on each meeting go to the Events...

Article: Painful cuts

Frontline 77 perspectives on budget...

Article: Casework bulletin 2010 Number 1 (September 2010)

Introduction Welcome to our e-bulletin where we share some of our interesting cases. We hope this gives you some ideas for your own work and alerts you to when it might be possible to...

Article: Welcome to our new Encyclopedia of Rights site

The revamped Encyclopedia of Rights section of our website...

Article: Access NI legislation on new government site

Information on current legislation can be found on a new government website, www.legislation.gov.uk. There is a specific section for Northern Ireland Acts, Statutory Rules, Orders in...

Article: Redressing Users Disadvantage: a report on tribunal reform

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