Domestic Violence

Useful Telephone Numbers

Apna Ghar (Asian Women's Service) 24 hour

Tel: 020 7474 1547

Asylum Team|

Monday to Friday: 8am - 5pm

Tel: 020 8270 6825

Barking and Dagenham Domestic Violence Forum|

Tel: 020 8227 2537

Barking and Dagenham Women's Aid|

Freephone (answerphone available) Tel: 0800 980 1993

Benefits Agency

Barking Office, Telephone: 01708 774 000

Ilford Office, Telephone: 020 8532 4245

Benefit enquiry line

Freephone Tel: 0800 882 200

Child Benefit Enquiry Line Tel: 0870 155 540

Childline|

Tel: 0800 1111

Barking Citizens Advice Bureau|

Tel: 020 8594 6715

Community Safety Unit - Barking Police Station|

Monday to Friday: 8am - 10pm, Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 5pm

Tel: 020 8217 7745

East London Black Women's Organisation|

Tel: 020 8534 7545 (Office hours)

Ethnic Minority Partnership Agency

Tel: 020 8507 3477

Free Legal Advice - Rights of Women|

Tel: 020 7251 6577

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 2pm - 4pm, 7pm - 9pm

Friday: 12pm - 2pm

Housing Advice|

Tel: 020 8227 2536

Immigration Advisory Service|

Tel: 020 7378 9191

Injunctions, child contact and divorce advice

Seek the advice of a local solicitor. Some local solicitors with domestic violence expertise:

Lillywhite and Williams. Tel: 020 8593 7471
Carter and Deville. Tel: 020 8590 1066
Sternberg, Taylor, Reed and Gill. Tel: 020 8591 3366
Bowling and Company. Tel: 020 8548 2300

Tel: 07785 825 804 (24 hour emergency line. Languages spoken - French, Gujarati, Hindi, Sylheti, Bengali and Swahili).

Other solicitors are listed in the Telephone Directory

National Child Protection Help-line (NSPCC)|

Tel: 0808 005 000

Police emergency

Tel: 999

Rape Crisis Help-lines|

London Rape Crisis Tel: 020 7837 1600

South Essex Rape and Incest Crisis Tel: 01375 380 609

Refuge 24 hour domestic violence help-line|

Tel: 0870 599 5443

The Samaritans|

Local Tel: 020 8553 9900

National Tel: 0845 790 9090

Adult and Community Services Out of Hours Duty Social Worker

Tel: 020 8594 8356

Useful safe website

(try not to use a home computer)

i Village Stop Domestic Abuse|

Victim Support|

Barking and Dagenham Tel: 020 8595 4455

National Tel: 0845 303 0900

Women's Aid National Help-line (24 hour)|

Tel: 0845 702 3468