Carolyn Regan, chief executive of the Legal Services Commission, said the agency is trying to persuade lawyers to offer legal advice in places where other family services are located, such as children's centres, extended schools, health centres and women's refuges.
The commission is already piloting the idea in a refuge in the north-east of England, which helps women who are fleeing domestic violence.
Crispin Passmore, director of community legal service at the commission, said: "We need to make sure services are in places where clients already go, such as Sure Start centres and health centres, where there's already a trusted relationship with professionals."
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