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Legal services are provided by county or unitary councils and other bodies and not by district councils such as Lewes. External links have been given where necessary e.g.  = East Sussex County Council (see the help page for a key to external links)

Useful Links

Brighton Magistrates Court: The Law Courts, Edward Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 0LG Tel: 01273 670888
www.escis.org.uk/Entry/View/Brighton_Magistrates_Court/4157

Lewes Combined Court Centre: The Law Courts, High Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1YB Tel: 01273 480400
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/

The following external link goes to Her Majesty's Court Service website where you can find out Court information and addresses, forms and guidance, small claims, divorce proceedings, civil partnership dissolution, adoption, wills and probate and more
www.courtservice.gov.uk/

Lewes Prision address: HMP Lewes, 1 Brighton Road, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1EA. Tel: 01273 785 100
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/prisoninformation/locateaprison/

The Sussex Probation Area website gives information about them, probation work, if you've been sentenced, jobs and careers, office details, equality schemes, community payback and more via the external link below.
www.sussexprobation.gov.uk/

The Youth Offending Team brings together workers from children's services, Sussex Police, the probation service, the NHS and the voluntary sector. Find out more via the following external link to East Sussex County Council's Youth Offending Team webpage.
www.eastsussex.gov.uk/childrenandfamilies/youngpeople/youthoffending/team/

The following external link goes to East Sussex County Council's Youth offending webpages where you can find out about what they are doing to prevent youth offending, services available to parents and carers, getting help if you are a victim and more.
www.eastsussex.gov.uk/childrenandfamilies/youngpeople/youthoffending/default.htm