Discussion & comments include; community training initiatives having two-fold role of increasing available support & raising awareness of the advice sector. Workforce solutions suggested include trainee rotation between orgs for experience & clear training pathway offer #Advice24

Really useful event. Thanks for organising London Legal Support Trust. Fascinating to hear ways forward to cut through the gloom about the advice sector workforce.

Wrapping up "Building a more sustainable advice workforce" event, Jo Chimes of Advice Services Alliance Advice Quality Standard is sharing learning from Propel #Advice Workforce Development Fund’s first 6 months. Huge thanks to all who joined today! #SocialWelfare #AccessToJustice #Advice24

Today’s final "Building a more sustainable advice workforce" session is for online-only participants, co-hosted by Emma Wilkinson & Sabrina Dubash. They’ll be facilitating discussion on the advice sector workforce in Wales #Advice24 #AccessToJustice

This free birthday Welfare Rights Bulletin has two REALLY useful articles for anyone doing welfare rights advice: (p9) how to use judicial review pre action letters effectively, to sort out clients’ problems; (p4) how to spot potential ‘test cases’, and what to do when you have!

Not again! I have NOT given my permission to be used in political adverts. This is NOT an endorsement by me in any way. I maintain strict party neutrality and am unhappy at the weaponizing of my reputation in this way. While this isn't as bad as the first terrible representation

The place set alight last night was Citizens Advice, Sunderland. Its manager this morning told me they’re devastated and now trying to figure out how to help the people they were supposed to see #sunderland

Citizens Advice office in Sunderland was set on fire in the violent disorder last night theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2… Sending love ... Theres a GoFundMe here: gofundme.com/f/help-citizen…

Our thoughts are with our immigration colleagues who we understand are being targeted in the riots. We have been told that police have advised some offices to close. If anyone needs any books or access to the magazine please let LAG know & we will provide it free. Stay safe x

If I can give any SLT any advice… Don’t ask a member of staff to “pop by your office for a chat” That triggers people. Please give us the context and the reason and we’ll oblige. Staff trauma is a thing…

We can't stand by & accept violence against women & girls. Our thoughts are with the young victim of yesterday’s attack & her family, not forgetting those of the Southport murders. Acts of #VAWG are overwhelmingly committed by men & we must address this as the emergency it is.

Yesterday I saw Angela Rayner on the train to Manchester, today I think I saw Neil MacInnes OBE outside the library (he kindly gave a brilliant talk at @SuffolkLibrary last year) #Manchester #heroes #DidntSpeakToSayThankYou

Naomi Hunte was killed by her partner despite going to the police about his violence. While being investigated for her murder he started seeing Fiona Holm. She also made multiple reports. The police did nothing. Within 16 months he killed both of them. thetimes.com/article/fb884b…

4 years on, Who Owns Norfolk has mapped 70% of West Norfolk and is concluding its landownership research. In this old fashioned part of England, just 0.2% of the population (including several Italian counts) owns 50% of the land. Read on for more: whoownsnorfolk.org/post/who-owns-…

24 July 2024: Anita Rose, 57, was found unconscious on a path in Brantham, Suffolk. She suffered head and facial injuries. She died in hospital four days later. Roy Barclay, 55, is charged with her murder.

MaPS is pleased to announce the launch of the Debt Modernisation Fund 24/25 on Find A Grant. Funded by HM Revenue & Customs, the fund offers up to £25,000 per application to support projects for debt advice services in the not-for-profit sector. Find out more: ow.ly/RPaM50U1o45

19 January 2024: Tara Kersaw, 33, was strangled to death at her home in Great Yarmouth by her partner, Adam Bernard. He had arrested on suspicion of assaulting Tara the day before, with no further action taken. Adam Bernard, 41, was convicted of her murder.

Government amendments to Employment Rights Bill at Committee Stage include provision to increase time limit for employment tribunal claims from three months to six months #ukemplaw publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill…