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Social exclusion and civil law
— experience of civil justice problems among vulnerable groups | | Author(s) | Alexy Buck, Nigel Balmer, Pascoe Pleasence |
| Journal title | Social Policy & Administration, vol 39, no 3, June 2005 |
| Pages | pp 302-322 |
| Source | http://www.blackwell-synergy.com |
| Keywords | Isolation ; Poverty ; Information needs ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Civil law. |
| Annotation | Combating social exclusion has become a priority target for many governments and was a key factor in the establishment of the Legal Services Commission (LSC) and the Community Legal Service (CLS) in England and Wales in April 2000 under the Access to Justice Act 1999. This study aims to assess whether socially excluded groups within the general population are more likely to suffer justiciable problems (problems for which there is a potential legal remedy), and whether such groups differ in their problem resolution strategies and advice-seeking behaviour. The authors draw upon a large scale survey of 5,611 people representative of the population of England and Wales, and a further survey of 197 people in temporary accommodation to identify how some of these vulnerable groups have a high likelihood of experiencing justiciable problems. Also examined were advice-seeking strategies among such groups; and, where contact was made, which advisers were typically contacted. The findings demonstrate the potentially crucial role of access to justice and advice and legal services in tackling social exclusion. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050616204 A |
| Classmark | TP: W6: UV:IK: IT: VRL |
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