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Advocacy Resources
In this section we provide links to a wide range of useful national resources which you can use to help you advocate for yourself. Use the filter to select a subject. Click on the title of an item to see it in full then click on link to go to the website.
We will check resources regularly, but please contact us if you find an error or a broken link as it will help us to fix it quickly.
Disclaimer: We aim to keep the information in this section up to date and correct. However we do not guarantee the accuracy or reliability of the information or services. Any reliance you place on this information is therefore strictly at your own risk. Where we provide links to other websites, Connected Voice has no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Ombudsman schemes exist to deal with complaints from ordinary citizens and consumers about most public bodies and some services in the private sector.
The services provided by ombudsman schemes are free of charge.
Trades Union Congress (TUC) provides information about unions and helps you find a union
TUC website
Childline helps anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, their trained counsellors are there to support you.
Childline website
Law Centres defend the rights of people who cannot afford a lawyer and work in their local communities to uphold justice and advance equality. Website includes Find a Law Centre
Law Centres Network website
You have the right to make a complaint about any aspect of NHS care, treatment or service, and this is firmly written into the NHS Constitution.
Information and advice to support people with disabilities into employment.
Shaw Trust website
Provides information about your fundamental rights and freedoms
Supports single parent families to live secure, happy and fulfilling lives
Gingerbread website
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