Improving legal provision for victims of trafficking: essential tools for legal professionals
Grant: £45,500
November 13, 2017
The Project aims to engage and upskill practitioners to address a gap in the availability and quality of legal provision for victims of trafficking, by:
- Enhancing the resources on ATHUB.org.uk, ATLEU’s online resource for support providers and legal practitioners, by: commissioning articles, blogs and practice notes from barristers, solicitors and other experts within the anti-trafficking community; and developing an online referral mechanism for victims seeking legal representation which will match victims with pro bono/legal aid practitioners by case type, location and urgency.
- Publishing monthly e-bulletins, webinars and podcasts to increase awareness of the resources available on ATHUB, to provide updates and improve practitioners’ knowledge.
- Publishing a special supplement on ‘Bringing compensation claims for victims of trafficking’, in partnership with Legal Action Group. The supplement will be distributed to all Legal Action subscribers, providing an offline take-away of in-depth practice notes, highlighting the availability of legal aid and how practitioners can make the most of it to assist victims that they can refer to again and again.
- Delivering a targeted programme of training to legal aid practitioners to lay a foundation of knowledge and build practitioners’ confidence which will be complemented by the ATHUB resources.
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