Legal Advice Clinic Enquiry Form (LAC001)

Please note that our Legal Advice Clinic offers free 30-minute initial advice appointments only, and cannot offer on-going appointments, assistance, or representation.

Title *

Other title: *

First Name *

Family Name (Last, Surname) *

Date of Birth *

National Insurance Number

Address *

I don't have a home address.

If you have an address of a trusted friend or family member where you can be contacted, please detail it below. Please note the following field is not required, but please provide an address if at all possible.

C/O Address

Main Telephone Number *

I'm happy for you to leave a message on my main telephone number.

Secondary Telephone Number

I'm happy for you to leave a message on my secondary telephone number.

Email *

I don't have an email address.

What is your preferred contact method? *

Preferred contact method: *

Is an interpreter needed? *

Language *

Is there any special assistance or reasonable adjustments you may require?For example, "I am partially deaf and need you to speak clearly".

Where did you hear about the Suffolk Law Centre? *

Other *

Other agency: *Please provide the name of the agency/organisation.

Nature of enquiry *

Nature of enquiry - other: *

Your Enquiry: *Please explain in detail why you need to see a lawyer/advisor. Please note that we will not be able to give you an appointment unless we have this information.

Have you received help from us before? *For example, an appointment.

Do you currently have a Solicitor or Barrister representing you in this matter? *

Are you a member of a Union? *

Do you have Legal Expenses Insurance? *

Do you have household insurance that includes legal protection? *

Name of the other party *

Address of the other party. *

It is important that we have these details for professional conduct reasons, please note that it is kept confidential.

I don't know the address of the other party.

Equality Monitoring Form

Please now complete this Equality Monitoring Form.

We need this information to ensure that our policies, practices and procedures promote equality of opportunity. It is also a requirement of our funding grants and the Legal Aid Agency.

All information provided will be kept confidentially in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We hold your information on our Case Management System. For Legal Aid matters, we are required to share your personal equality data. For funding grants, this data is anonymised for reporting purposes.

What age group do you belong to? *

Please choose your local authority *

Other local authority: *

Sex *

Is your current gender presentation the same as the one observed at birth? *

How would you describe your sexuality? *

Personal status *

Do you consider yourself to have a disability? *Under the Equality Act 2010 a disability is defined as a ‘physical or mental impairment which has, or had a substantial and long term adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day to day activities’.

Please indicate which ethnic group you belong to *

Country of Birth *

I prefer not to disclose my Country of Birth.

Please indicate which religion you consider yourself to belong to *

Other religion: *

Are you? *

What is your average monthly income (£) *

I prefer not to disclose my income.

Salary Calculation (Average Monthly Income x12)

Are you in receipt of any benefits? *

Please write which benefit(s) you receive: *

Data Protection Statement

The information in this Equality Monitoring Form is important to us because it allows us to monitor our compliance with the law and to ensure that our services are reaching a diverse group of service users. We are also asked, from time to time, to report it, in a anonymised form, to our funders. Any information you provide will be treated with confidence and kept confidential. Because of the nature of this information, we need your consent before we can collect and use it.

You have the right to be told what data we hold about you (though you are likely to have provided us with that data) and to have it corrected if it is wrong. You may have other rights under the data protection legislation and you can out more about these rights from the Information Commissioner’s Office at www.ico.org.uk. For details of our full Privacy Notice, please visit https://suffolklawcentre.org.uk/about-us/privacy-notice/

I consent to you using this information for the purpose of equality and diversity monitoring. I understand that I can withdraw my consent at any time.

Yes, I agree.

Please enter your full name in place of a signature. *