Central England Law Centre appoints Elayne Hill as chief executive officer to lead the law centre through a two-year development period focused on rolling out its rights in the community strategy. Read more
Are you passionate about social justice and ensuring people's rights and access to justice? Central England Law Centre (CELC) is seeking a dedicated Welfare Benefits Administrator to join our team. Read more
Are you passionate about social justice and ensuring people's rights and access to justice? Central England Law Centre (CELC) is seeking a dedicated Employment Caseworker or Solicitor to join our team. Read more
Are you passionate about social justice and ensuring people's rights and access to justice? Central England Law Centre (CELC) is seeking a dedicated Family Caseworker or Solicitor to join our team. Read more
Are you passionate about social justice and ensuring people's rights and access to justice? Central England Law Centre (CELC) is seeking a dedicated Housing Caseworker or Solicitor to join our team. Read more
The Renters Rights Act 2025 comes into force on 1 May 2026. The resources in this article are designed to take frontline organisations through the changes and advise how best to support tenants after 1st May 2026 Read more
A second major planning application has been submitted for the regeneration of Druids Heath after successful legal action by CELC client and Druids Heath resident, Alison Parr, led to the first planning decision being quashed. Read more
Update on Full Business Case and Overarching Business Plan for Druids Heath regeneration project. Read more
This is an update for residents outlining the latest developments towards securing transparency in the decision making by Councillors related to the business case and planning application for the regeneration of Druids Heath. Read more
Success page for submitting a referral to the Child Citizenship Project Read more
Are you passionate about social justice and ensuring people's rights and access to justice? Central England Law Centre (CELC) is seeking a dedicated Immigration and Asylum Level 3 Caseworker / Solicitor to join our team. Read more
Our immigration teams produce resources in support of pro bono projects, including the KIND UK collaboration. These resources are hosted on a separate site. Read more
Make a referral to our child citizenship acquisition project. This project runs in collaboration with the other Kids In Need of Defense UK Hubs. Make a referral
The aim of this briefing is to set out particular difficulties that individuals who are in the UK on Health and Care Worker Visas commonly encounter and explain important legal rights they have. It also details support options that may be available to alleviate destitution in circumstances where they are currently, or have been, subjected to exploitative employment practices. Read more
When Betty's financial support for her disability and medical conditions was suddenly stopped, she and her son faced extreme financial hardship. The Law Centre successfully supported Betty to have her PIP reinstated so that she was able to pay their rent, bills and buy food without falling into debt. Read more
A survivor or domestic violence, Ayesha was being threatened with deportation but with the Law Centre's support she was granted Indefinite Leave to Remain and is being supported by a women's refuge. Read more
Mo's health is extremely poor meaning he is unable to look after himself and so was being forced to rely on care from his brother. With the law centre's support Mo now receives daily care to meet his needs Read more
These resources are designed for anybody supporting families with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) to help them understand the requirements for local authorities to provide section 17 support for families that are 'in need' of financial support Read more
The UK Home Office is replacing most physical immigration documents with eVisas which people will need to prove their immigration status and continue to access their rights. Find out more about how to apply for an eVisa. Read more
Funded by Coventry Building Society, the Law Centre employs two support workers to help vulnerable clients to not only solve their immediate legal issue but to take a holistic approach to addressing underlying issues, enabling them to move from a position of crisis to a point of stability. Read more
We provide legal advice and support to vulnerable EU citizens with complex cases, as well as providing a weekly clinic to support people with their applications as part of the Home Office EU Settlement Scheme. Read more
Funded by Access To Justice Foundation the Law Centre's family team runs a duty scheme at Coventry Magistrates Court, to improve the speed and the ability of clients to achieve justice; and expert triage and early support for disadvantaged women in Coventry in family and social welfare law Read more
The Health Justice Partnership is an embedded community project which aims to address the complex legal needs, digital exclusion and the health and wellbeing of the citizens of Coventry and Nuneaton by reducing the health inequalities faced by those living within identified priority areas. Read more
In partnership with the University of Warwick and Law for Life this 18 month project has provided evidence of the legal needs that have emerged in the wake of the pandemic and the impact of increasing reliance on digital technology. It contributes to a greater understanding of the role of public legal education (PLE) in improving access to justice for marginalised groups. Read more