Four out of five Citizen's Advice Bureaux to close

[seanie]

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[Rachel Windsor]

Hi All

This is my first post here, so hi

I just wanted to let everyone know that there is an online petition to register public opinion against the closure of the 4 CAB offices (which I made)

Here is the introduction and a link to a place where you can 'sign'


Plans to restructure the Edinburgh Citizen's Advice service, which provides free advice on almost any subject for Edinburgh's community, were announced in September 2008, and caused a massive protest among volunteers and politicians.

Under the plans (which are currently on hold pending a full consultation), Gorgie / Dalry
Leith, Pilton and Portobello offices will all shut, with operations being centralised at Dundas Street.

CAE (Citizen's Advice Edinburgh) have blamed a lack of local authority funding for this move, whilst Edinburgh City Council claim that CAE made a committment to continue to run the Advice Bureaus in their current fashion.

This petition will register popular opinion against the move to close these vital local services.

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[Maria]

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