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• 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

• Your right to freedom of religion and belief

  Explains how your right to hold and express a religious or non-religious belief is protected by article 9 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and when the article may be breached

• Check if you have the right to work in the UK

  Find out if you can work in the UK. Your right to work in the UK depends on your immigration status - this is also called your ‘leave

• Interruptions to your water supply

  Your rights when your water supply is interrupted for repairs or because of an emergency such as burst main pipe and what you can do when things go wrong

• Check your employment status

  Find out what your employment status is so you can understand how it affects your rights

• Getting sick pay when you're pregnant

  Check how getting sick pay could affect your maternity pay. If you’re off sick while you’re pregnant, it can affect how much money you get

• Credit rating - impact of debt relief order

  Explains that a debt relief order must be noted in your credit reference file and how it affects your credit rating, making it hard to get credit in future

• Work

  Get advice on your employment rights and ways to solve problems at work

• Cancelling a phone, TV, internet or mobile contract

  Check your rights if you want to cancel a phone, tv, internet or mobile contract. Find out when you can cancel without having to pay a fee

• Prepare for a power cut

  Check how to prepare for a planned power cut caused by engineering work or an unplanned power cut which could be caused by a storm or severe weather