Pictured above: Steve Grosvenor
The Immigration Advisory Service, one of the UK's largest
immigration and refugee charities, has announced that they have
gone into administration. This will leave thousands of refugees
without legal advice and representation.
It is said that the decision was taken due to the legal aid cuts
recently announced by the Government. The Legal Services
Commission, responsible for funding legal aid, said
"Our priority now is to work closely with IAS and the
administrators to ensure clients of IAS continue to get the help
they need, whilst safeguarding public money. We are now identifying
alternative advice provision in the areas affected and arrangements
for case transfer will follow as soon as possible."
Local leading solicitors, Talbots, have a specialist Immigration
Department which is ready to tackle the problems faced by the legal
aid cuts and is ready to step in to assist anyone who is without
representation following the loss of the Immigration Advisory
Service.
Steve Grosvenor, who heads the Immigration Department across the
Talbots Group said "The loss of IAS is a sad reminder of the effect
that legal aid cuts will have on clients and legal advice
organisations alike, whether charities or solicitors. Individuals
must now go through the arduous task of ringing around to find
someone to take their case. The fact is that many organisations are
likely to suffer as the IAS have. Thankfully I am confident that
the team at Talbots will be on hand to help anyone who have been
affected by the loss of the IAS. We are confident of offering a
high quality service to all our clients and to those who are unable
to pay for legal advice we can offer publicly funded services
through Talbots Legal Advice Centre".
For more information or to discuss your needs please contact:
Steve Grosvenor by email SteveGrosvenor@talbotslaw.co.uk or call
01902 427 561 or visit www.talbotslaw.co.uk