Access to Public Law
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education and community care, with an office listed in Lancaster.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
SEND and education
Advice charities and solicitor firms for EHC plans, ALN and additional support for learning.
For legal aid in England and Wales you can also use the official Find a legal aid adviser service. Legal aid is means- and merits-tested, and availability changes.
Children's Law Centre
Free
Northern Ireland charity providing free legal advice and representation on children's rights, including special educational needs and disability, and representation at SENDIST.
SEND and education · Tribunal representation
Coram Children's Legal Centre
FreeLegal aid
Not-for-profit legal centre part of the Coram group, with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law, including work for children and young people.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Enquire
Free
The Scottish advice service for additional support for learning, offering free advice to families, young people and professionals.
SEND and education
Gold Jennings
Legal aid
Solicitor firm in London with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Harrow Law Centre
FreeLegal aid
Law centre in north-west London with Legal Aid Agency contracts for welfare benefits, education and public law, including education work that can cover special educational needs.
Benefits advice and welfare rights · SEND and education · Tribunal representation
IPSEA
Free
Independent Provider of Special Education Advice. A leading England-wide charity giving free, independent legal advice and tribunal support to families of children and young people with SEND. It is not a solicitor firm.
SEND and education · Tribunal representation
Irwin Mitchell LLP
Legal aid
National law firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education (including work that can cover SEND), community care and public law, and listed on the SRA register as organisation 570654. Legal aid is means- and merits-tested.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Lawstop
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law, with offices listed in London, Brighton, Cambridge and Nottingham.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Simpson Millar LLP
Legal aid
Law firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law, and listed on the SRA register as organisation 424940.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
Sinclairslaw
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education, community care and public law, with offices listed in Cardiff and London.
SEND and education · Community care and discrimination
SNAP Cymru
Free
Wales-wide charity providing free, independent information and advice on additional learning needs and special educational needs.
SEND and education
Special Educational Needs Advice Centre
Free
Independent advice centre supporting parents of children with special educational needs in Northern Ireland.
SEND and education
Watkins and Gunn
Legal aid
Solicitor firm with Legal Aid Agency contracts for education and public law in Wales.
SEND and education
Watkins Solicitors
Legal aid
Solicitor firm listed in the Legal Aid Agency directory as Watkins Solicitors Inc Brain Sinnott & Co, with education and public law contracts in the South West.
SEND and education