Richmond Legal Advice Service

Further information and links

More information from Richmond Legal Advice Service

RLAS has prepared a "Useful Information and links" document which contains the following topics: This document is updated from time-to-time.

RLAS has also prepared a leaflet indicating which firms of solicitors in the London Borough of Richmond of Thames and immediate surrounding area provide legal aid. This leaflet can be downloaded from here.

Note: The firms of solicitors who provide legal aid changes from time-to-time, and whether they can provide it will depend on a number of factors, including whether they can take new cases on (as well as the usual criteria of whether a person has a good case and the person's financial eligibility).

Other sources of free advice in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Richmond Upon Thames CABx

When, and the times at which, the individual CAB branches are open changes frequently, and the Richmond CAB web site lists for each of them their current status. Please check before going to a branch.

Note: Since October 2009, (i) the Richmond branch has moved, (ii) the Richmond branch no longer has walk-in sessions, (iii) none of the Richmond CABs have their own telephone number, (iv) for telephone advice it is now necessary to call a 0844 number (see below) and (v) to make an appointment you will need to visit most branches first (at a particular time) or send a letter (there does not appear to be an email address to do so).

Richmond
ASCA, 233 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, TW9 2LL

Appointments (By arrangement): Monday, Tuesday & Thursday: 10am -3pm

Appointments can be made by calling in at the reception between 11am-1pm or by writing.

Twickenham
The Advice Centre, 61 Heath Road, TW1 4AW

Walk in sessions: Monday and Tuesday, between 10am to 12 noon; Wednesday and Thursday, between 10am to 12.30pm

Appointments: Mondays to Thursday, by arrangement

Sheen
Sheen Lane Centre, Sheen Lane, SW14 8LP

Walk in sessions: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, between 10am to 12.30pm

Appointments, by arrangement, Tuesday, between 10am to 4pm

North Barnes Extension Bureau
Castelnau Youth Centre
Stillingfleet Road, London, SW13

Walk in sessions: Tuesdays and Friday, 10am to 12 noon

Appointments, by arrangement: Monday. (Appointments made in advance in person at the reception or in writing)

Hampton
White House Centre
The Avenue, Hampton, TW12 3RN

Walk in sessions: Monday and Wednesday, 10am to 12 noon

Appointments (in person made in advance at the reception), Tuesday

Ham Extension Bureau
The Health Centre
Ashburnham Road, TW10 7NS

Appointments (arranged in advance), Wednesday (5 appointments made in advance in person at Ham clinic reception)

Other ways of getting advice from the CAB

Email advice is also available from RCAB

Advice from a centralised telephone line on 0844 826 9700 at the following times:
Monday: 10am to 12 noon, 1pm to 3:30 pm
Tuesday: 10am to 11:30 am, 1pm to 3:30 pm
Wednesday: 10am to 12 noon, 1:30pm to 3:30 pm
Thursday: 10am to 12 noon, 1:30pm to 3.30 pm
Friday: 10am to 12 noon.

Note: the use of 0844 numbers can be expensive particularly when made from mobile telephone numbers.

Richmond Advice and Information on Disability

Richmond AID provides information on welfare rights and benefits, employment, housing, education, access, transport, mobility, equipment, holidays and leisure matters to disabled people (and all those deal with or help the disabled).

Opening Times: Monday to Friday from 11:00-16:00

Telephone advice: 020 8831 6070 (a message asking for advice can be left at anytime, Richmond AID will call back)
E-mail advice: advice@richmondaid.org.uk

Advice can be obtained by visiting Richmond AID (between 11:00 and 16:00) at 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington TW11 8HT, next door to Teddington library.

Sources of other information

InfoRich

For a comprehensive, searchable list of community organisations in the London Borough of Richmond consult InfoRich. As they state:

“InfoRich is a searchable database containing details of over 1,800 local organisations. It is an easy to use, one stop shop for all local residents and allows you to search for community and social care information in your local area, within Richmond upon Thames, and in neighbouring boroughs (e.g. Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames).

InfoRich contains a wide range of information on clubs, societies, community and voluntary organisations, social care providers and self help groups plus much, much more. Information includes a description of what the organisation does, contact details (name, address, telephone number, email) and links to their website.”

Online Communities network

Useful local information, news and links can be found at the set of web sites run by the Online Communities network. The following web sites are available:

Totally Richmond

For a list of events and organistions in Richmond