what you must do

The following list is intended to give you some ideas of things which you can do to help the campaign.

Write to your local MP, explaining the difficulties you or your clients face in getting the help that they need. If local suppliers have made a decision to freeze or cut the amount of publicly funded work they do or to withdraw altogether, this should be set out in the letter. You can contact the MP either at his constituency office or by writing to:

[MP’s name],
House of Commons,
London SW1A 0AA

If you do not know who your MP is, you can find out by ringing the Commons Information Office on 020 7219 4272 or by using the constituency locator on the Parliament website.

Copy the letter to:

The Department of Constitutional Affairs,
Selborne House,
54 Victoria Street,
London SW1E 6QW

HM Treasury,
1 Horse Guards Parade
London SW1A 2HQ
Email: ministers@hm-treasury.gsi.gov.uk

If you are in London:

Ken Livingstone
Mayor of London
Greater London Authority
City Hall
The Queen's Walk
London SE1 2AA
Email: mayor@london.gov.uk

And to your London Assembly member at the same address.

It should also go to your Local Councillor, as Councils are an important part of the Community Legal Service.

Finally copies should also be sent to your Legal Services Commission Regional Office.

Invite your MP to spend time in your organisation so he/she can see first hand what you do and the problems your clients face.

Whatever you do, please try to publicise it with your local papers and local radio and TV.

And using our contact details please tell us both what you do and what local publicity you achieve so we can get a clear picture of what is happening across the country.