Citizens Advice

The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers.

Every Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity reliant on trained volunteers and funds to provide these vital services for local communities.

Citizens Advice service strategy 2008 - 2011 cover


Citizens Advice guide to your rights

Citizens Advice handbook second edition

This second edition of the hugely successful Citizens Advice handbook 2005 represents some remarkable changes to British law over the past few years. There's the introduction of a completely new section on Civil Partnerships plus updates to reflect new information:

  • on discrimination on the basis of sexuality and religion
  • on age discrimination
  • on maternity leave and pay
  • for migrant workers, including new countries joining the European Union.

This new 688 page paperback based on our website (New window) www.adviceguide.org.uk content was published on 31 January 2008 and looks at the issues and problems that can arise in daily life, and explains how to deal with them simply and practically. You have to know what your rights are to know how to use them.

Citizens Advice Guide to your rights is a Penguin reference book, priced at £11.99 (ISBN 9780141034089)  

Available from all good bookstores and online: (New window) www.penguin.co.uk