Advocacy Services West Yorkshire

ADVOCACY SERVICES WEST YORKSHIRE

Agency / Contact Details / People Supported / Cost / Geographical Area / Waiting List Times
(if applicable) / Type of Support
Advonet / Unit A3
Unity Business Centre
26 Rounday Road
Leeds
LS7 1AB
Tel: 0113 244 0606
Fax: 0113 244 0178
Email:
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Web: / Adults with learning disabilities / No costs for initial attendance with solicitor / Leeds / Minimum of 7 working days, even if urgent / Attendance at initial meeting with solicitor. No further support available due to funding cuts. (Previously attended all solicitor appointments court hearings.)
Leeds Domestic Violence Service / PO Box 826
Leeds
LS1 9PL
Tel: 0113 246 0401
Fax: 0113 246 83 77
Email: / Female & male victims of domestic violence / No cost / Leeds some WF BD postcodes / Approx. 1 week for the outreach service / Will attend solicitor appointments accompany to court.
GATE / Leeds Gypsy & Traveller Exchange
169 Cross Green Lane
Leeds
LS9 0BD
Tel: 0113 240 2444
Email:
Web: / Gypsies & travellers who live in, or resort to, Leeds / No cost / Leeds / Limited assistance depending on organisational capacity. Help with signposting, setting up appointments, may be able to attend court hearings of a short duration if sufficient notice provided.
Support after Rape & Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL) / P O Box 827
Leeds
LS1 9PN
Tel: 0113 200 2930
Email: / Women who have been affected by sexual violence at any point in their lives / No cost / Leeds / Will attend solicitor appointments accompany to court.
DALES / Fairfax House
First Floor
Merrion Centre
Leeds
LS2 8JU
Tel: 0113 288 5750
Minicom: 0113 288 5758
Fax: 0113 288 5759
Mobile: 07702 940888
Email:
Web: / Deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind / No cost (N.B. service does not include interpreting) / Leeds / There is a waiting list but urgent matters will be given priority. / Will attend solicitor appointments & accompany to court to provide moral support. Interpreting service not included.
Grandparents for Grandchildren (G4G) / Grandparents Association
Third Floor
6-8 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 6PT
Tel: 0113 244 6111
Email:
/ Grandparents who are raising / involved in the care of / wanting to spend time with their grandchildren / No cost / West Yorkshire / Will attend solicitor appointments accompany to court as McKenzie friend.
Solace / Anne Burghgraef, UKCP Reg
Clinical Director
Solace
Suite 2
Bank House
150 Roundhay Road
Leeds LS8 5LJ
Tel: 0113 249 1437
Fax: 0113 249 1765
Web: / Refugees & asylum seekers / No cost / Leeds / Limited advocacy support depending on capacity.
Choice Advocacy / Rebecca House
Rebecca Street
Bradford
BD1 2RX
Tel: 01274 391691
Email:

Web: / People with learning disabilities, learning difficulties, Autism / No cost / Bradford / Long waiting list / Depending on capacity, may be able to attend solicitor appointments & court hearings. However, service tends to be oversubscribed with a long waiting list.
Bradford & Airedale Mental Health Advocacy Group / Rooms 21-29
1st floor
The Tradeforce Building
Cornwall Place
Bradford
BD8 7JT
Tel: 01274 770118
Web: / Individuals with mental health difficulties who are accessing support from mental health services in the Bradford Airedale District / No cost / Bradford & Airedale / Will attend solicitor appointments accompany to court.
Bradford Women’s Aid / PO Box 1102
Bradford
BD1 9NG
Tel:01274 666241
Fax: 01274 667057
Email: / Female victims of domestic violence – complex cases e.g. repeat victims / No cost / Bradford & Keighley / Will attend solicitor appointments accompany to court for complex cases. No crisis support – this would be accessed via Staying Put, PO Box 449, Bradford, BD1 2XB.
Domestic Violence Services Keighley (DVSK) / PO Box 79
Keighley
BD21 2UD
Tel: 01535 210999
Fax:01535 690905
Email: / Female male victims of domestic violence / No cost / Keighley & some Bradford postcodes: BD2 & BD9-22 / Will attend solicitor appointments accompany to court.
Staying Put / P O Box 449
Bradford
BD1 2XB
Tel: 01274 667104
Fax: 01274 665086
Email:
Web: / Female & male victims of domestic violence / No cost / Bradford postcodes: BD1 & BD3-8 / Will attend solicitor appointments accompany to court, including crisis support e.g. urgent hearings.