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The North West Christian Refugee
Network and the Destitution Action Group of the Oldham Borough Multi-Agency
Forum for Asylum-Seekers and Refugees have invited Roger Warren
Evans, Chair of Asylum Justice, to speak on an initiative to
provide asylum seekers with free legal advice.
Problem: People seeking asylum have little or no legal representation.
- 5 hours’ Legal Aid in
preparation for Home Office interrogation
- For Appeal Tribunal no Legal
Aid for less than 50/50 case (Merits Test). At time of test, applicant
may not have collected enough written evidence
- Decreasing number of lawyers
taking on cases
Solution: ‘Asylum Justice’
a network of professional and lay volunteers offering free legal
advice and representation to asylum-seekers and failed asylum-seekers.
- The new charity has attracted
generous support from active volunteers across South Wales where
the idea has been pioneered.
- It is willing to offer guidance
to people in other areas who are considering following the same
path
- In South Wales all premises,
and many admin services are provided free to the charity by supporting
organisations
- Over 1000 clients have been
assisted since July 05 at a cost of £15 each
Wanted: people willing to
qualify as Immigration Advisers and to work for nothing
- for example, active or retired
lawyers and others whose experience is a good base for taking the
qualification. Do you know anyone who would think about it?
- people willing to act in
admin support, for nothing
There is a car park.
Travel directions: From Rochdale,
A627(M), A627 Oldham Way, watch carefully for sliproad to A62 Manchester,
after roundabout, take immediate left Lee Street, after 200 metres
left into school car park. From Ashton and Saddleworth, A62 Oldham
Way, sliproad to A62 Manchester then as from Rochdale. From Manchester,
A62 to Oldham, at A627 Rochdale/A62 Huddersfield roundabout, go
round 360 degrees to return towards Manchester, then as from Rochdale.
From M60, A62 to Oldham, then as from Manchester.
There are 82 and 83 buses which
stop at Manchester St (A62). Trains stop at Oldham Werneth Station
approx half a mile away.
Enquiries to Revd A.Dawson
andrewdawson51@hotmail.com or at 0161 678 8926
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