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11 July 2011
Last updated at 06:41 ET
The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) has gone into administration, BBC News has learnt.
The IAS, which employs 200 people, has closed its branches across the UK.
One employee told the BBC that staff had been told to clear their desks and that administrators were already in the central headquarters in London.
The free service is one of the leading charities giving legal advice and representation to immigrants and asylum seekers in the UK.
BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw says the reasons why the charity is in administration are unclear, but cuts to the legal aid budget and to fees for doing legally-funded work are thought to be contributory factors.
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The IAS, which employs 200 people, has closed its branches across the UK.
One employee told the BBC that staff had been told to clear their desks and that administrators were already in the central headquarters in London.
The free service is one of the leading charities giving legal advice and representation to immigrants and asylum seekers in the UK.
BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw says the reasons why the charity is in administration are unclear, but cuts to the legal aid budget and to fees for doing legally-funded work are thought to be contributory factors.
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