# Local Government and Housing Act 1989, Section 38: Information etc. on individuals’ rights.

Extent: E+W

(1) Section 142 of the Local Government Act 1972 (provision of information, etc.) shall be amended as follows.
(2) There shall be inserted after subsection (2)—
“(2A) A local authority may assist voluntary organisations to provide for individuals—
(a) information and advice concerning those individuals’ rights and obligations; and
(b) assistance, either by the making or receiving of communications or by providing representation to or before any person or body, in asserting those rights or fulfilling those obligations.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/42/section/38 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-and-housing-act-1989/section-38
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