The Government provides links for standard letters which can be used to get evidence of domestic abuse when applying for Legal Aid. Find these links below.
Use these letters to ask for documents from the police, courts, and other agencies to help you get legal aid.
Check this list to see which offences count as evidence if you’re applying for legal aid to separate from an abusive ex-partner.
Sample letters to get a copy of restraining order or protective injunction against an abusive partner, if you’re applying for legal aid.
Use this sample letter to get proof a partner promised in court not to harass or threaten you, if you’re applying for legal aid.
Use this letter to get evidence a partner has been cautioned by police for domestic abuse against you, if you’re applying for legal aid.
Sample letter to get evidence a partner is currently on police bail for a domestic abuse charge, if you’re applying for legal aid.
Sample letters to get proof that a partner has been issued with a DVPO or DAPO, if you’re applying for legal aid.
Use this sample letter to get evidence that you’ve been abused by a partner, if you’re applying for legal aid for a divorce or separation.
Use these letters to get proof that a partner was given a binding over order for domestic abuse, if you’re applying for legal aid.
Sample letter to get evidence from a public authority confirming you have been assessed as being, or at risk of being, a victim of domestic abuse, if you’re applying for legal aid.
Use this letter to get evidence of any illness, physical or mental harm caused by domestic abuse, if you’re applying for legal aid.
Use this letter from a housing authority or housing association as evidence of domestic abuse, if you are applying for legal aid.
Use this letter to get proof that an appropriate health professional referred you to a domestic abuse support service, if you’re applying for legal aid.
Use this sample letter to get evidence from an organisation providing domestic abuse support services (including refuges), if you’re applying for legal aid for a divorce or separation.
Use this sample letter to get evidence from an organisation providing domestic abuse support services confirming refused admission to a refuge, if you’re applying for legal aid for a divorce or separation.
Use these letters to get proof a partner has been convicted of domestic abuse against you, if you’re applying for legal aid.
