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Status
Received: 3 days late
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Income
£1.2M
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Spending
£1.1M
Public benefits
The benefits flowing from the first purpose are raising awareness and understanding with the public, in particular disadvantaged groups, about their legal rights and providing advice and legal services, thereby assisting those groups to realise those rights. These benefits are demonstrated through achievement of successful legal outcomes for
individuals in need, feedback from those who have used the service as well as through service evaluation reports. The purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries are disadvantaged people living or working in Northern Ireland who have need of legal services. There is no private benefit arising from the purpose. The direct benefits flowing for this second purpose are that members of the public in Northern Ireland have a greater understanding of their legal rights and entitlements and a greater understanding of aspects of the legal system in NI. The benefits identified above are demonstrated through the availability of legal information and information about aspects of the legal system to members of the public through the Law Centre’s website; through distribution of information leaflets; through surveys to identify need and through media contributions. The benefits identified above are also demonstrated through the opportunity for law students to gain understanding of and experience of working within aspects of the legal system. This is demonstrated by the number of law students undertaking a placement at the organisation. The purpose does not lead to harm. The beneficiaries are the members of the public living or working in NI who have need of information about their legal rights and entitlements. There is no private benefit arising from the purpose.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The organisation provides - an advice line for members and advice organisations to refer clients and to seek legal support for their advice work and the clients in need whom they represent; - an advice line for the public to obtain legal advice; - legal casework and representation services; - training for new and experienced voluntary sector
advisers and others; - regularly updated guides on social welfare rights and information bulletins and briefings on changes to law and social policy; - regular practitioner meetings on legal developments in social security, employment and community care law; - support for cross-sectoral groups on law and social policy developments; -periodic seminars, conferences and briefings on law and social policy developments; - periodic social justice lecture; - the opportunity for law students to gain experience of working within aspects of the legal system through a placement at the Law Centre.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
- The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Asylum seekers/refugees
- Carers
- Ethnic minorities
- General public
- Learning disabilities
- Men
- Older people
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Travellers
- Unemployed/low income
- Voluntary and community sector
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Advice/advocacy/information
- Education/training
- Human rights/equality
- Medical/health/sickness
- Relief of poverty
- Research/evaluation
- Welfare/benevolent
