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• Where to start if you have a problem with the NHS

  Overview of dealing with NHS and social services problems, covering the types of service you can complain about and the types of action you can take.

  • In:
  • Health
  • NHS and social care complaints
  • Complaining about the NHS

• Council Tax - second adult rebate

  Second adult rebate or alternative maximum Council Tax Reduction (CTR), who qualifies for it, how the second adult's income is worked out and how much the second adult rebate is.

  • In:
  • Benefits
  • Help on a low income
  • Help with your Council Tax - Council Tax Reduction

• Your right to personal liberty

  Explains how the right to personal liberty is protected by article 5 of the Human Rights Act 1998 meaning you cannot be detained for reasons other than criminal activity or mental health issues.

  • In:
  • Law and courts
  • Civil rights
  • Human rights
  • What rights are protected under the Human Rights Act?

• Your right not to be tortured or treated in an inhuman way

  Explains how article 3 of the Human Rights Act 1998 protects you from torture or inhuman treatment, which causes you severe mental or physical suffering.

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  • Law and courts
  • Civil rights
  • Human rights
  • What rights are protected under the Human Rights Act?

• Child abuse - what can happen after a child protection conference

  Explains what happens after a Child Protection Conference has taken place, covering drawing up a child protection plan and whether further legal action may be taken.

  • In:
  • Family
  • Children and young people
  • Child abuse
  • Local authority involvement
  • Child protection conferences

• Help with health costs

  Help with the costs of prescriptions, dental treatment, sight tests, glasses and contact lenses, travel to hospital costs and wigs and fabric supports.

  • In:
  • Health
  • Help with health costs

• Child maintenance enforcement - deductions from your benefits

  Deductions from certain benefits to pay off child maintenance arrears that have been arranged by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) under the 2012 Child Maintenance Scheme.

  • In:
  • Family
  • Children and young people
  • Child maintenance
  • 2012 Scheme
  • Enforcement

• Liability for joint debts if your partner is bankrupt

  Explains what happens to any joint debts taken out with your partner, if they go bankrupt.

  • In:
  • Debt and money
  • Debt solutions
  • Bankruptcy
  • Partners and bankruptcy

• Access to credit - impact of bankruptcy

  Explains how bankruptcy can affect your ability to get credit in the future.

  • In:
  • Debt and money
  • Debt solutions
  • Bankruptcy
  • Is bankruptcy right for you?

• Your circumstances have changed - debt relief orders

  Explains the types of change in your circumstances that you must report to the Official Receiver and what could happen if you do not report them.

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  • Debt and money
  • Debt solutions
  • Debt relief orders
  • While a debt relief order is in place