Links

 Child Support Agency

The CSA site contains all the official guidance, information about proposed reforms, a good description of how a CSA assessment works (with glossary) and downloadable leaflets for parents and advisors.

 Community Legal Service

The CLS is a network of legal service providers including solicitors, CABx, local authorities, law centres, community centres etc. It aims to ensure people can get information and help about their legal rights and remedies.

 Court Service

Lots of information about the courts, addresses, practice directions and selected judgments.

 DCA consultation: transparency in family courts

Consultation paper on transparency in family courts - consultation period ends on 30.10.06.

 Department for Constitutional Affairs

The DCA site contains an archive of sections on Individual & Family Matters and Human Rights, copies of consultation papers, Advisory Committee reports, CPR rules for downloading, key speeches and numerous other useful documents and links. Governmental responsibility for legal matters has now transferred to the Ministry of Justice.

 Department of Health

Packed with content but not the easiest site to navigate although it does have a reasonably good search facility. Particular subsites of interest are: Learning Disabilities http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/ HealthAndSocialCareTopics/LearningDisabilities/fs/en National Care Standards Commission http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/ HealthAndSocialCareTopics/SocialCare/NationalCareStandardsCommission/fs/en

 Direct Gov

Page which is a platform to all government departments, local authority sites and numerous NGOs etc.

 Family Justice Council

The Family Justice Council was set up by the DCA in 2002 and formally launched in 2004 to promote interdisciplinary working across the family justice system.

 House of Lords Judicial Business

Information about Law Lords, background information about the judicial work of the House of Lords, judgments of the House of Lords and Civil and Criminal Practice Directions relating to appeals.

 Judicial Studies Board

General information about the work of the board together with some useful training materials eg on racial and religious awareness.

 Law Commission

Information about the work of the Law Commission, with details of all current projects.

 Legal aid reforms - consultation paper

DCA consultation paper on legal aid reforms recommended by Lord Carter. Consultation period ends on 12.10.06.

 Legal Services Commission

Extensive site on public funding including downloadable copies of the funding code and criteria, guidance, regulations etc.

 Ministry of Justice

Newly created department for UK legal affairs.

 Office of Court Funds, Official Solicitor & Public Trustee

Introduction to the work of the Official Solicitor in relation to adults under a disability and some information about child abduction.

 Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)

Access site for statutes since 1988 and SIs since 1997 as well as draft Acts & SIs, local acts and explanatory notes. These versions are not updated. For updated legislation see the Statute Law Database site.

 Parliament website

The site to check up on the work of the House of Commons and House of Lords and the progress of legislation.

 Statute Law Database

This site contains updated versions of UK Acts, statutory instruments etc.

 Statute Law Database

Finally free online access to updated versions of legislation. The site is not yet complete but getting there