Free Representation Unit

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Relieving poverty by training aspiring lawyers to represent clients in tribunal hearings for free. Please support us at https://www.thefru.org.uk/donate

Calling future FRU volunteers: Next training dates: Social Security: 24 - 25 October 2026 Booking will open on Monday 5th October at 9:00am Employment: 31 October - 1 November 2026 Booking will open on Monday 5th October at 8:00am You can't book yet. Booking links will be posted on our website.

#SuperProudCEO here. This report reflects the wonderful work of my colleagues and our legal volunteers during 2025. Another year of securing justice for our clients and giving our volunteers legal skills that will form the foundation of their legal practice. Support us at www.thefru.org.uk/donate

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www.linkedin.com/posts/free-r... We are delighted to publish our Annual Report for 2025 today. The report reflects a fantastic year of hard work and achievement for our #ProBono legal work and #ClinicalLegalEducation. To help us to do more of this please donate at www.thefru.org.uk/donate

PLEASE SHARE THIS To the young person (longish dark hair, patterned waistcoat, chinos & DM boots) who left this scroll of papers on the Piccadilly Line train at South Kensington station at about 4.25pm today, I’ve handed it to the station staff at Hammersmith.

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The Renters' Rights Act has now abolished Section 21s, however it is still important to get legal advice if you have already received one. If you have received a Section 21 Notice, please contact us so we can provide you with legal advice. www.merseysidelawcentre.co.uk/online-enqui...

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✍️ Fantastic resource for the real welfare rights nerds here: @cpaguk.bsky.social's one-page tracker of all the government's proposed welfare reforms and how they interact, including: • Timms' PIP review • NEET report • new unemployment insurance • fit note reform. 🔗 cpag.org.uk/welfare-righ...

Welfare reform: health-related and disability benefits

Keep up-to-date with the main changes included in the Pathways to Work Green Paper and the Employment Rights Bill, affecting personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and ...

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Lawyers/academics: does anyone have a copy of Hardingham & Baxt's 'Discretionary Trusts' book (2nd edn 1984) they would be willing to sell? Or know where/how I'd be able to buy it? Please let me know - I'd like my own copy (fed up of having to go to library to read it). Will pay good money for it!

When Peter Kandler started up North Kensington Law Centre in a former butcher's shop, the meat hooks were still hanging on the walls. The Law Centre sprang up in 1970 out of community need: to defend local people against unlawful evictions, poor housing conditions and racist policing. (1/2)

#Debt can feel like a heavy burden, but our expert coaches are here to provide 1-to-1 tailored support to lighten the load 💪 We can assist with: • Budgeting • Grants • Debt advice • Managing bills Call 01903 251982 or email iis@arunchichestercab.org.uk to take control of your finances!

Like the rest of 11KBW, the Employment Podcast has a brand new look. Everything else you love about the pod is the same though. In this ep, Peter Lockley and Samuel Willis discuss the contract worker provisions of the Equality Act. Perfect beach listening… www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

"Salary: £37,000–£42,000 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience) Contract: Permanent Location: Plumstead Community Law Centre, Royal Borough of Greenwich, South East London Plumstead Community Law Centre is a specialist legal advice charity providing free legal…" — Free Movement

Job ad : Head of Immigration. Plumstead Community Law Centre - Free Movement

Salary: £37,000–£42,000 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience) Contract: Permanent Location: Plumstead Community Law Centre, Royal Borough of

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Andy Burnham wants a “cost of living government” that makes life’s essentials more affordable. Free, independent advice services are essential to delivering that - helping millions every year & easing pressure on public services. Read @adviceuk.bsky.social letter to the PM 👇https://bit.ly/3TeGeVQ

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Each year, AdviceUK members help around 2.8m people understand their rights and prevent problems escalating into crisis. We've written to the Prime Minister calling for sustained investment in advice services, recognition of their vital role and an Advice Workforce Strategy. bit.ly/3TeGeVQ

Image of letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Text: AdviceUK Letter to the Prime Minister.

💼📢 Are you an experienced Project Manager with a strong understanding of the free legal advice sector? We are recruiting for a Senior Programmes Manager to be responsible for managing the London wide programme, Family Financial Resilience Partnership. Find out more & apply now zurl.co/soNIv

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