Local support in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex and Lincolnshire
Local support in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex and Lincolnshire
Alongside national organisations, these local services can offer face-to-face or locally based help.
Norfolk
Norfolk Community Law Service
Helpline: 01603 496623
Ask for option 5 for general enquiries.
Citizens Advice Norfolk (Adviceline)
Freephone: 0800 144 8848
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm
Cambridgeshire
Anglia Ruskin Free Law Clinic
Helpline: 01223 698498
Free legal advice clinic run by Anglia Ruskin University's law students, supervised by qualified solicitors.
Email: lawclinic@aru.ac.uk
Citizens Advice Cambridge (Adviceline)
Freephone: 0808 278 7808
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm
For advice, use the Adviceline number above. The Cambridge office number, 01223 222660, is for non-advice enquiries only.
Suffolk
Suffolk Law Centre
Helpline: 01473 408111
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (closed 1pm to 2pm)
Independent charity offering free advice and casework in discrimination, housing and family law, with further clinics covering employment, personal injury and wills and probate.
Citizens Advice Ipswich (Adviceline)
Freephone: 0808 278 7867
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Suffolk has several local Citizens Advice charities, including East Suffolk, West Suffolk, Mid Suffolk, and Sudbury and South Suffolk. See citizensadvicesuffolk.org.uk for the branch and number covering a specific area.
University of Suffolk Legal Advice Centre
Helpline: 01473 338000
Free advice in family law and business start-up matters, delivered by supervised law students. Typically closed during university summer vacation, so check availability before referring a client.
Essex
Essex Law Clinic (University of Essex)
Free advice for people living or working in Essex, covering family, housing, immigration, employment, welfare benefits and wills and probate, delivered by supervised students.
Chelmsford Law Clinic
Helpline: 01245 205562
Hours: Tuesday and Friday, 9am to 4.30pm
Free 30-minute phone appointments with volunteer solicitors and barristers, run through Chelmsford Citizens Advice, covering family, housing, immigration, employment and other matters.
Citizens Advice Colchester (Adviceline)
Freephone: 0808 278 7853
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 9.30am to 3.30pm
Essex is covered by several local Citizens Advice charities operating together as Citizens Advice Greater Essex, including Braintree, Chelmsford, Epping, Harlow, Maldon, Southend, Tendring and Uttlesford. See citizensadviceessex.org.uk for the branch and number covering a specific area.
colchestercitizensadvice.org.uk
Lincolnshire
Citizens Advice South Lincolnshire (Adviceline)
Freephone: 0808 278 7996
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 10am to 4pm
citizensadvicesouthlincs.org.uk
Citizens Advice Mid Lincolnshire (Boston)
Freephone: 0808 278 7942
Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm
University of Lincoln Law Clinic
Free written advice on employment, housing, family and business matters, with priority given to Lincoln and Lincolnshire residents. Term-time only, by appointment.
Details found via a secondary source rather than confirmed directly on the university's own page; please verify current availability and eligibility before referring a client.
Worried about a child?
Our Safeguarding concerns about a child page has current contact numbers for children's services in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Essex and Lincolnshire, plus how to find the right contact anywhere else in the UK.
If you'd like to talk any of this through, contact us on 01603 620588, or ask your mediator.