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Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition
How to use this Handbook
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Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition
How to use this Handbook
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How to use this Handbook
Online Debt Advice Handbook
Abbreviations
Foreword
This
Handbook
is produced:
•
as a guide and training aid for the new debt adviser;
•
as a reference work for those who undertake debt advice alongside other sorts of advice work or other professional disciplines – eg, social workers and housing officers;
•
for the specialist debt adviser as a first step in accessing primary legislation and regulations;
•
for the manager or purchaser of debt advice services to help understand and evaluate debt advice.
The subjects covered within debt advice are vast and could fill many volumes. In this
Handbook
, much detail has been deliberately excluded in order to make it accessible and to make clear the structure of debt work.
Most relevant legislation and court forms are now available online from
legislation.gov.uk
and are not therefore included in the Appendices. The Civil Procedure Rules are available online at
www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil
and many judgments of the higher courts are available free of charge from
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CPAG. "How to use this Handbook." In
Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition.
, 2026. Accessed April 5, 2026.
CPAG,
https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-267932CITANCHOR.
CPAG. "How to use this Handbook." In
Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition.
, 2026. Accessed April 5, 2026. https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-267932CITANCHOR.
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Title:
Debt Advice Handbook 16th edition
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Publication date:
February 24, 2026
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April 5, 2026
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https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-267932CITANCHOR
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