National Centre for Domestic Violence
What They Do
Provide fast, free legal advice to victims of domestic violence regardless of their financial status, and including people with no recourse to public funds.
They have a 24-hour emergency service and can get non-molestation orders and/or occupation order within 24 hours. Until they are established they will only be doing non-molestation orders. They will provide support in court for the victim. The service is confidential but the same standards of duty of care and child protection apply.
The only charges payable by the client are made by the court – a process fee of £60 and a fee for serving the order, £40. On occasions the process fee can be waived by the court after a means test. In due course, once the NCDV is established in the Thames Valley, it is expected that there will be no charge for serving the order.
Who Are They?
They are a group of people who do pro bono work for victims of domestic abuse. The NCDV target local law students, solicitors and other people who may have the necessary ability. It is run on the McKenzie Friend initiative.
The advocates do a part time 6-week training course, which enables them to do crisis intervention work in the civil courts.
Who They Will Support?
Any one who is suffering domestic abuse irrespective of gender, age, financial status and ethnicity.
They are able to support non-English speakers. They have language line. They found that many of their advocates spoke more than one language. Many of those went on to have training as interpreters. They have a mini-com service for the hard of hearing.
They support those who have had a recent incident or threat of domestic abuse.
Contact details
24 hours/365 days a year 08709220704
24 hour emergency free phone 0800 9 70 20 70
Website: www.ncdv.org.uk
Email:
Third party injunction refferal form
Please fax or email this form to the NCDV to make a third party injunction referral
Injunction referral form for agencies (word format, 118 Kb)
Injunction referral form for agencies (pdf format, 29 Kb)
Fax: 0207 160 9383
Email: office@ncdv.org.uk
Telephone: 08709 220704
Website: www.ncdv.org.uk
Help lines
- National helpline
(24 hrs)
0808 2000 247 - Oxfordshire domestic abuse helpline
0800 731 0055 - Police
(non emergency)
101 - Victim support
0845 450 3883 - Kiran Asian
women’s aid
0208 558 1986 - Men's advice line
0808 801 0327 - Broken Rainbow
(LGBT)
020 8539 9507 - Elder abuse
0808 808 8141 - Childline
0800 1111
