FLOWS - project aims

The project is designed to ensure, through specialist support of front-line workers, access to legal remedies which enable women and children to protect themselves from violence, gain court-orders, access Legal Aid, and navigate court-processes. 

FLOWS addresses a significant gap in the availability of legal-advice resources for front-line professionals in Women’s Refuges, Women’s Aid organisations and organisations that provide safe environments to disclose abuse: for example, local Citizens Advice services, Law Centres, Law Clinics, and court-based services.

FLOWS in partnership

FLOWS is supported by:

• Refuge
• Rights of Women
• Citizens Advice
• Women’s Aid
• LawWorks clinics 

FLOWS will readily engage with other agencies such as:

• GP surgeries
• Community based organisations
• Local Authorities
• Police

FLOWS delivery

In the North East, FLOWS is funding a Family Solicitor based at the North East Law Centre to support women to evidence their legal-aid entitlement, to access legal advice from appropriately qualified solicitors as soon as possible, or to secure pro-bono legal advice and representation. 

Please contact us using this contact form or the details at the bottom of the page if you would like to find out more about the FLOWS project.