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 if you would like to find out more about the FLOWS project.