Campaigns
Welcome to our campaign page. One of functions is to fight for the rights of our members and beneficiaries. The following campaigns are either taking, or have already taken place:-
Legal Aid
The new Coalition Government seems set on making indiscriminate cuts to all areas of public service. Legal Aid, unfortunately, is no exception to the Treasury knife. In 1947 when the welfare state was created by a Labour Government, three pillars … Continue reading
Stop Church Child Abuse
(A call for a Public Inquiry into abuse of children and vulnerable adults by Clergy in England and Wales.) PRESS RELEASE CAMPAIGN PRESS LAUNCH – Thursday 19th April 2012 – 2.00 pm Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion … Continue reading
Ban the word “historic” from abuse work
ACAL has joined forces with determined campaigner Tom Perry (see his blog here) in supporting a ban on the use of the word historic in any legal proceedings in which the word “historic” is used. Much of the abuse which … Continue reading
Stop the Legal Services Commission taking 25% of Victim’s Compensation
***STOP PRESS*** *** CAMPAIGN SUCCESSFUL – SLAS SCRAPPED – SEE NEWS ITEM (24th September 2012) *** As part of the government’s proposed changes to the Legal Aid Fund, in an effort to save money and make Legal Aid self funding, … Continue reading
Change Costs Rules and respect survivors
Despite a lot of protest about the rules on Legal Costs, the judiciary seem determined to press ahead with drastic changes which are time tabled for April 2013. We believe that the victims of abuse in childhood could be affected … Continue reading
Mandatory Reporting Campaign
ACAL has agreed to support a campaign to make the failure to report abuse a criminal offence, or to put it another way “make mandatory reporting a crime”. Sign the campaign now, which can be found on the Change.org website … Continue reading
