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• Overview of discrimination in education

  Summarises the main themes in discrimination in education, covering identifying discrimination, who is treating you unfairly and what is the unfair treatment. Also covers situations when discrimination by schools can be lawful

• Request to write off a joint debt - letter

  Letter for when you can't make an offer of repayment on a joint debt and your circumstances are not going to improve

• Being laid off or put on short-time working

  Know your rights to pay, the importance of your contract, and when you can claim redundancy instead of lay off or short-time working

• Letter to 'make time of the essence': services

  Use this letter to give a trader a final deadline when they're taking too long to start or finish a job

• Discrimination because of religion or belief

  Taking action about discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, explaining when it is unlawful or not unlawful and organisations which can help

• Check what kinds of behaviour are child abuse

  What is meant by the term 'child abuse'. There is no clear legal definition of ‘child abuse’ but there are laws to protect children from harm. Find out more

• You think you're being accused of benefit fraud

  What to do if you’re worried you’re being investigated for benefit fraud

• If you're offered housing because you're homeless

  Check what kind of accommodation the council is offering. Check if it's suitable for you to live in, and what you can do if it isn't suitable

• 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

• Monitoring and reviews of direct payments

  How the local authority monitors and reviews the use of direct payments for social care services to ensure that your care needs are being met