Developing an Online Tool to Assess the Eligibility of Destitute Families
Grant: £58,000
November 10, 2015
A project to develop an interactive online tool which would allow advisors and service-providers in the voluntary and public sectors to assess the eligibility of destitute migrant children and families for local authority support under s17 Children Act, where they lack expert knowledge on that area of law.
The accessibility of the tool, housed on the NRPF Network site and tailored to take account of minor variations in law in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, will empower voluntary sector agencies to advocate on behalf of eligible families. It will also ensure that local authority staff have an authoritative tool that enables them to make an informed initial response, reducing the likelihood of rejection of applications prior to formal assessment.
The tool will provide a printout the advisor can use when approaching a local authority. Inserting a post-code will provide relevant contact details.
The project will increase the prospect of eligible families securing s17 support while reducing potential for ill-advised applications. Further, it will serve as a pilot for establishing the potential for a technological solution of this kind to enhance access to rights in geographical areas and sectors where specialist legal knowledge is not readily available.
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Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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Defamation Law for Advocacy NGOs – Online Training and Self-Assessment Guide
Grant: £21,250
November 10, 2015
This project gives advocacy and campaigning NGOs free online tools to understand English defamation law so they can check the vast majority of their publications for defamation risks themselves, saving paid-for and pro bono legal services for specific, more technical points.
The training and self-assessment tool will be developed by A4ID in partnership with leading defamation barristers and in consultation with relevant NGOs, so that they are legally correct but also engaging and user-friendly.
This will mean that NGOs acting in the public interest to expose serious misconduct will be able to do so responsibly and without jeopardising the work of their organisations.
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Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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Use of the Law by Voluntary organisations
Grant: £200,000
October 7, 2015
This is part funding of the Baring Foundations “Strengthening the Voluntary Sector” programme.
The focus chosen for the new five-year programme is building on a belief that better use of the law presents opportunities for parts of the voluntary sector to enhance their ability to pursue their charitable purpose. In turn, better use of the law by the voluntary sector will help to amplify the law’s everyday relevance by situating it within a wider framework advocacy and social change.
Strengthening the Voluntary Sector (STVS) is a well-known and highly regarded grants programme in the sector. It has traditionally sought to examine an issue of strategic significance to the sector as a whole, putting a strong emphasis on learning from grants and using this to influence wider debates and practice. The focus chosen for the new five-year programme is interesting, building on a belief that better use of the law presents opportunities for parts of the voluntary sector to enhance their ability to pursue their charitable purpose. In turn, better use of the law by the voluntary sector will help to amplify the law’s everyday relevance by situating it within a wider framework advocacy and social change. It also offers opportunities to unlock new sources of financial and other support for legal-related activity and to widen ownership and defence of the law at a time when it is under pressure.
There is a clear niche for leadership and new practice in this area. TLEF has already identified this in its own strategic plan but this is one part of our broader agenda. The Baring Foundation’s reputation in relation both to legal advice and to the wider voluntary sector ideally places it to assume a leadership role in this, supported by other funders.
Programme activityIt is proposed that a programme cover three areas:
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IT Upgrade Project
Grant: £21,000
July 30, 2015
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Future Advice - Legal Expenses Insurance Project
Grant: £83,746
July 16, 2015
This project is to first scale up the sector’s knowledge of how to engage with LEI and then to develop public education around LEI. To make LEI work for communities it will first require the sector to have the skill set so that it can utilise the regulatory framework to use LEI. This First Stage is to develop the knowledge base of the sector by the provision of training/information, on-going support and in some cases supervision. This will be a national project, so by necessity will need to fully utilise new technology to provide the necessary capacity and reach.
Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
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Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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European Rights Education Project
Grant: £62,021
July 1, 2015
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Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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Legal Education Activities (Training and Toolkits) for Prisoners
Grant: £52,000
July 1, 2015
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Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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Development of IT based Knowledge network
Grant: £125,000
November 26, 2014
Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
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Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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An access to Justice Evolution – re imaging the role of Pro Bono
Grant: £67,000
November 26, 2014
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Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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Digital Platform
Grant: £26,000
August 8, 2014
Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
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Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
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