Find a local agency
Below is a list of local agencies who can help you with your legal / crime problem. Each agency is listed according to the level of help that you can receive to allow you to choose a service that suits your needs best:
Information - The agency can provide basic factual details to help you with your problem by providing information through leaflets, fact sheets or by signposting you.
Advice - The agency will look at your problem in more detail and diagnose the problem, explore your options and provide you with guidance on a particular course of action. The information given will be tailored to your particular circumstances.
Advocacy - The agency will provide you with support and encouragement or represent your views, needs or rights eg make telephone calls on your behalf with you present.
Representation - The agency will take on your case and act on your behalf. This can include representing you at tribunal or court.
- Who is helped
- Information
- Advice
- Advocacy
- Representation
- Arch North-East
Anyone over the age of 14 who has been affected by rape or sexual assault
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- Hewitts Solicitors
Open to anyone
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- Paul J Watson Solicitors
Open to anyone
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- Watson Woodhouse Solicitors
Open to anyone
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- Yes
- Sanctuary Supported Living
The service assists individuals with substance misuse issues, carers and homeless families
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- No
- Stockton and District Advice and Information Service
Open to anyone
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- No
- Victim Support
All victims, witnesses and those affected by crime.
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- Yes
- Representation
- No
- CGL Stockton Recovery Service
Individuals 18 years and over who may need support around addiction
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- HALO
Anyone to victims of forced marriages, honour based violence and female genital mutilation.
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- Yes
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No
- Harbour
Services for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence
- Information
- Yes
- Advice
- No
- Advocacy
- No
- Representation
- No