Care and support

Further help and advice

The county court can tell you about procedures, forms and fees, but they cannot give you advice.

Your local Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) can advise you about administration orders and debts in general. Their advice is free, confidential, independent and impartial.

A local independent advice centre or law centre might also be able to help you.

National Debtline is a national telephone helpline run by the charity Birmingham Settlement. It offers independent advice from specialists and they have further information that they can send to people. Telephone 0808 808 4000 (website www.nationaldebtline.co.uk

For details about your local Citizens Advice Bureau click on the link entitled Citizens Advice Hertfordshire or call the Customer Services Centre at Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) on 01438 737555 or 01923 471555 if you are calling from an 01923 or 020 8 number.

For legal help and information and details of other advice agencies in Hertfordshire, contact the Legal Services Commission advice line on 0845 3454345 (mon - fri 9 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.) or click on the link entitled Community Legal Advice on the right hand side of the page.