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Order paper copies of our publications here. Many of our publications are in PDF format and can be opened using Adobe Reader, although we have provided a text version wherever possible. You can download Acrobat Reader free by clicking here or clicking on the Adobe Reader logo at the bottom of the page. Encyclopedia of Rights summarises Northern Ireland law on benefits, tax credits, community care and employment and includes benefit rates and examples of calculations. There is also a section on immigration and marriage/civil partnership/cohabitation. It is available free to our members as a CD-ROM, and can be read online. Access Encyclopedia of Rights here. A quarterly magazine, Frontline provides news, features and in depth analysis on current issues in NI social welfare law and policy. With case studies and updates in key areas for those involved in advising on and administering social welfare law in Northern Ireland. Frontline is free to members of Law Centre (NI). It retails at £1.95. Read articles and features from current and past issues of Frontline here. The Annual Report is published in a magazine format. It is 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. Copies of this, and older annual reports, can be ordered:
Scope Award winner: 'Best Annual Report 2006' Order the Law Centre Annual Report 2005-2006 here. These loose leaf reports provide details of cases undertaken by Law Centre (NI). Read the latest reports here:
These briefings can be found in the tax credits section of our website. Other publications are produced throughout the year, addressing issues of key importance to our members, in the areas of: immigration, migrant workers, employment, community care, social security and human rights and mental health. Human trafficking The Law Centre has produced a new booklet for people who have been trafficked. It is in 12 languages and details their rights and where help is available in Northern Ireland. o Trafficking booklet (PDF) Refugee Action Group information pack for asylum seekers This important new publication is for asylum seekers who may be detained in Northern Ireland. o RAG Information Pack (PDF) Immigration and marriage /civil partnership / cohabitation 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 and can be read below: o Immigration and Marriage/ civil partnership / cohabitation (text version) Immigration advice booklet The Law Centre's immigration advice booklet has immigration information, relating to Northern Ireland, in 16 languages, and is available as a PDF from the link below. For printed copies, contact the Publications Department at Law Centre (NI) or order using the link below. o Immigration advice booklet (PDF) Order Immigration advice booklet here Sanctuary in a cell & Sanctuary in a cell update 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. The original report can be ordered for £9.95. o Sanctuary in a cell summary (text version) Order Sanctuary in a cell here An updated version of the report was published in July 03. Sanctuary in a cell update, a progress report on the detention of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland, is no longer in print but can be downloaded below. o Sanctuary in a cell update (text version) (PDF) Forced to flee The Law Centre participates in the work of the Refugee Action Group. RAG publishes Forced to Flee, a booklet to answer frequently asked questions about refugees and dispel myths about asylum. o Forced to Flee (third Edition, 2007) (PDF) Your Rights in Northern Ireland: a guide for migrant workers Published in association with the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and ANIMATE. There are three booklets:
The booklets are available below as PDFs.
Information Briefing for A2 workers A2 workers (Romania and Bulgaria) who work under the Sector based Scheme, can refer to the Law Centre Briefing below, published in 2007: o A2 booklet in English (text version) o A2 booklet in Romanian (PDF) Rights of Employees is part of the Law Centre's Encyclopedia of Rights. It summarises workers and employees rights. o Rights of Employees here. The Law Centre regularly publishes briefings on community care issues. The most recent are listed below: o No. 16 Access to secondary (hospital) care by migrants (PDF) o No. 15 Access to GP services by migrants (PDF) o No. 14 Migrant workers: Social services duties to provide services (PDF) o No. 13 Human rights in public authorities decision making (text version) (PDF) o No. 12 Duties to young people leaving care (text version) (PDF) o No 10. Changes to benefits on admission to hospital (PDF) o No.9 Housing Benefit entitlement on entering residential care (text version) (PDF) o No. 8 Confidentiality and information sharing with carers (text version) (PDF) The Law Centre publishes an annual report on the work of the Community Care Legal Advice Service. o Law Centre Community Care Legal Advice Service - Annual Report 2006-2007 (PDF) o Law Centre Community Care Legal Advice Service - Annual Report 2007-2008 (online May 2008) Students and Benefits is published in collaboration with NUS/USI, EGSA and the Adult Learner Finance Project. This joint project is a detailed guide for advisers to benefits and tax credits issues for people wishing to go into further and higher education. o Students and Benefits 2008-2009 (text version) (PDF version) Order Students and Benefits 2008-2009 here. 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 was published in August 2007 can be ordered for £18.95. 'An admirable piece of work. I strongly recommend it to all those working in the field of human rights and social justice.' Monica McWilliams, Chief Commissioner, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Order Rights in Progress here. 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. o Unmet Need Executive Summary (text version) Order Unmet Need here. Law Centre Business Plan 2008-2009 o Law Centre (NI) Business Plan (PDF). Law Centre (NI) Development Plan 2008-2013 |
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