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e-library - resources & materials Welcome to our resource pages. Links that are bulleted contain a variety of documents, other links contain an individual document or report, relevant to social welfare law generally, as practised in Scotland. Many 'bullet link' pages are updated on a regular basis. You can find advice on specific topics at our scots law advice pages. You can also use our search and language translation facilities. Govan law centre news, events (2008) & archive (updated 7 February 2008) Caselaw@GLC - selected reports (updated 2 February 2008) Basic Scots law advice pages (updated 5 January 2008) Unfair UK bank charges (new Govan Law Centre mini site, launched 9 March 2005; updated 2 February 2008) GLC publishes report on Additional Supports Needs Mediation  (a GLC Education Law Unit report on setting up and delivering  mediation services in the Scottish education system - PDF file - published 26 March 2004); see also our Additional Support Needs in Education website (added 16 November 2005). Mortgage Rights Act: recent practice note (published 7 September 2003) - MRA some systemic problem areas (PDF file; published 2004 SCOLAG (July) 117); Expenses in mortgage repossession cases (PDF file, posted 28 April 2005). Compensation &  inflation multipliers - the Ogden Tables (updated 8 September 2007) Money advice legal resources (updated 24 August 2005) Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS)  (added 31 March 2005) Debt management calculators@GLC (updated 14 April 2003) Debt - step by step information & advice (updated 14 April 2003) Homelessness:  Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 - the key sections as amended by Part I of the Housing (Scotland) 2001 and the Homelessness etc., (Scotland) 2003 Act (updated 24 July 2004) Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 - SSI & guidance digest (updated 15 July 2002) Claiming criminal injuries compensation - (updated 26 March 2003) Making an application to the Employment Tribunal? - ET1 application form and general help (updated 26 August 2005) Section 129 time orders - consumer credit debt & repossession  (updated 25 September 2002) Homelessness - case law and materials (updated 24 July 2004) Defending evictions - case law digest (updated 24 August 2005) Small claims in Scotland - case law digest (updated 12 July 2002) New publications@GLC Benefit rates 2003/04 (updated 14 April 2003) Housing policies & community deprivation (paper given to Govan Community Council conference) (added 22 November 2004) Contribution from Dr Charles Collins (community participation & urban regeneration)  (added 1 December 2004) Eviction & rent arrears: the reasonableness defence (added 31 October 2003) Free school meals campaign in Scotland (updated 26 June 2002) GLC, along with numerous health, anti-poverty, and community groups, is a member of CPAG in Scotland's Working Group on the School Meals (Scotland) Bill, as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 14 November 2001 (the Bill was defeated on 20 June 2002 - but watch this space!). Access to civil justice - Govan Law Centre's submission to the Justice 2 Committee on implications from the draft Small Claims (Scotland) Amendment Order 2001 and Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (Privative Jurisdiction and Summary Cause) Order 2001. On 20 November 2001, the Deputy Minister for Justice announced the withdrawal of both orders (see GLC news). Mortgage Rights (Scotland) Act 2001 (GLC briefing paper updated 9 September 2003) Mortgage possession - case law digest (updated 21 February 2003) Earnings arrestment (current maximum daily, weekly and monthly deductions from wages from 5 April 2006) IDRWG consultation response to 'Striking the Balance'  download as PDF   (added 25 October 2001) Manifesto - Debt on the Agenda (html added 23 March 2001) or download as PDF (right click, then 'save target as'). Charity law and practical issues - a brief guide for voluntary organisations in Scotland (html added 16 March 2001) IDRWG presentation to the Scottish Executive Cross Party Working Group on a replacement for poindings and warrant sales: a proposed remedy of disclosure (html added 7 February 2001) or download as PDF   (right click, then 'save target as'). Improving Debt Recovery Working Group (IDRWG Report - December 2000) (large html file: approximately 1-2 minute loading time) The IDRWG  is a coalition of a wide range of anti-poverty groups, law centres, advice agencies, church representatives, the business community and politicians in Scotland - seeking to reform the law relating to debt, diligence and poverty in a manner that is both progressive and humane or download as PDF (right click, then 'save target as').