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If you're unhappy about poor service
to do a service - for example, give you a haircut, make a wedding cake or provide transport - and it hasn’t been done with care and skill, you can: ask them to do it again, if it’s possible ask
Get housing help if you’re leaving or have left the armed forces
. Check your local council's website to find out what services they offer. You can find your local council on GOV.UK. You may also be able to get help from some veterans' organisations. Care homes
If your clothes have been lost or damaged by a dry cleaner
are legally required to take ‘reasonable’ care of anything left with them. You can claim compensation if your belongings are damaged or lost while in their care. Even if the dry cleaning company has
Your right to personal liberty
- for example, the imprisonment of criminals. What kind of detention is covered by article 5? Article 5 covers you if - for example: you’re detained in a hospital, care home or mental health hospital you’re
Young people and family
a complaint about your treatment if you are using the usual complaints procedure of an institution such as a school, care home or social services department. If your complaint is unsuccessful
If there's a child protection plan for your child
for a care order. If they get a care order your child might be taken into care. You can find out about what will happen if the local council applies for a care order. If you’re unhappy with the child
Complain about a local council's involvement with your family
examples of things you might want to complain about: an unfair decision about a member of your family a delay in making a decision a delay in providing necessary services, including delays in assessing
You might have to go to court as a witness
from a Witness Care Unit or the police. Witness Care Units are usually run by the police - they’ll act as a link between you and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). If you’re a witness
Immigration
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Your right not to be tortured or treated in an inhuman way
. For example, the courts have said that a local authority must take positive steps to protect children from abuse and neglect by a parent or foster carer if they know they're at risk. If the local