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• If a neighbour's hedge or trees are blocking light in your home

  This page recommends action to take if a neighbour's hedge or trees are blocking light in your home, including making an application for a High Hedge Notice

• Jury service

  Information on jury service covering who can serve, and rights and duties of jurors

• Check if you can get Council Tax Reduction

  Rules about who can apply for Council Tax Reduction and the eligibility criteria required for each of the three types of CTR schemes available in Scotland

• How to resolve a neighbour dispute

  Information on how to resolve a dispute with your neighbour and who to contact for help and support

• Preparing for your ESA medical assessment

  What will happen at the assessment, what to take with you, how to answer questions from the healthcare professional, what will happen next

• If you think your ESA decision is wrong - mandatory reconsideration

  How to challenge a decision about your ESA, what is mandatory reconsideration, what to put in your letter, what to do if you miss the deadline, how to appeal

• Police powers to stop and search, enter private property and seize goods

  Information on when the police can stop and search you, how searches should be conducted, when they can enter your home and their powers to seize money and goods

• Fill in the work capability form: how your conditions affect you

  Find out what to do before you fill in the UC50 form, so you can give the information you need when you begin to fill in the form

• Young people's rights

  Document covers general rights of children and young people, including information on proof of age, advocacy, discrimination, punishment and voting rights

• Scottish Welfare Fund - crisis grants

  Crisis grants are made to help you cope with unexpected expenses arising from an emergency or a disaster. They are paid out of the Scottish Welfare Fund