Victim Support

www.victimsupport.org.uk

Victim Support National Centre

Hallam House

56 - 60 Hallam Street

London W1W 6JL

020 7268 0200

Victim Support Line

0845 30 30 900

supportline@victimsupport.org.uk

Victim Support is the national charity which helps people affected by crime in England and Wales. We give free and confidential support to help you deal with what you've been through as a victim or witness, whether or not you report the crime to the police.

Rights of Women

www.rightsofwomen.org.uk

52-54 Featherstone Street

LONDON

EC1Y 8RT

0207 251 6575/6

Advice Line: 0207 251 8887

info@row.org.uk

Rights of Women is a women’s voluntary organisation committed to informing, educating and empowering women concerning their legal rights.

Founded in 1975, we offer free confidential legal advice to women on our advice line. We offer specialist advice in family law, divorce and relationship breakdown, children and contact issues, domestic violence, sexual violence, discrimination and lesbian parenting. We empower women to access their legal rights.

Association of Child

Abuse Lawyers

www.childabuselawyers.com

ACAL

Suite 13

Claremont House

22-24 Claremont Road

Surbiton

Surrey

KT6 4QU

0208 390 4701

info@childabuselawyers.com

The Association of Child Abuse Lawyers is a company limited by guarantee set up for the benefit of lawyers, experts and other professionals involved in the field of obtaining compensation for the physical, sexual or emotional abuse of children and adults abused in childhood, as well as the mentally handicapped and others directly or indirectly affected by that abuse. The Association began in late 1997 as a result of concerns within the legal profession that people who have been abused were either unable to find lawyers to take on their cases or were experiencing poor standards of advice and assistance from those lawyers whom they had instructed. There are also concerns about the ability of lawyers and other experts to deal effectively with these traumatic cases.

Abney Garsden McDonald

www.abuselaw.co.uk

Abney Garsden McDonald

37 Station Road

Cheadle Hulme

Cheshire

SK8 5AF

0161 482 8822

Freephone: 0800 783 5969

admin@abneys.co.uk

We are a team of solicitors and ancillary staff who are committed to helping the victims of abuse claim their legal rights and find whatever legal remedies are available to them. We are the largest dedicated team of specialised lawyers in the field in the country.

www.abuselaw.co.uk aims to provide easy access to information for child and adult survivors of physical, sexual and psychological abuse on all aspects of this complex area of law.  The site also aims to offer guidance on and understanding of the legal system of England and Wales for professionals working for survivors of abuse.

By providing information on the legal rights available to the survivor of any type of abuse in seeking compensation, an explanation of the civil and criminal court procedures and a guide to the Legal Aid system and Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme, the site aims to offer a greater understanding of the workings of the Legal system.