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Selected UK Government sites
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- ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service)
Enquiry lines, information & publications
- Active Community Unit (ACU)
Policies, news, grants for volunteer & community projects (Active Community Unit, UK government unit, formerly the Voluntary & Community Unit, aims to promote voluntary and community activity and to support a healthy and cost effective voluntary sector)
- Audit Commission
Carries out national research on public sector delivery performance, participates in joint inspections with SSI, Ofsted, SSI (Wales) and Estyn & is responsible for best value inspection of public services not covered by other statutory inspectorates. Also responsible for appointing external auditors to audit financial statements & carry out reviews of governance arrangements & performance in local authorities, health authorities, trusts and LHGs, police and fire authorities & national parks authorities. Site includes performance indicators
- Benefits Agency - range of benefits information, includes Welsh page
- British Official Publications Current Awareness Service
- BSI (British Standards Institution)
- Cabinet Office
- Commission for Racial Equality
Includes equality standards & a range of good practice resources, information on your rights, ethnic diversity history & information, online & for sale publications, news & media guidance & issues
- Consumer Gateway
Information & advice for consumers from the DTI, includes sections on cars, food, holidays & travel, home improvements, money & finance, safety at home, shopping, utilities, information sources, mortgages, knowing your rights.
- Criminal Records Bureau
"To help organisations make safer recruitment decisions. By providing wider access to criminal record information, the CRB will help employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors identify candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involving contact with children or other vulnerable members of society". Telephone the CRB Information Line on 0870 90 90 811. See also the Disclosure website.
- Crown Prosecution Service
Includes policies on domestic violence, witnesses, victims.
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Policy responsibility for museums, galleries & libraries, the built heritage, the arts, sport, education, broadcasting & the media and tourism, the creative industries & the National Lottery.
- Department for Work and Pensions
Created from parts of DSS, DfEE and Employment Service. Links to Jobcentre Plus, Pension Service, Employment Service, Child Support Agency, New Deal
- Department of Trade & Industry
Including business support, regulations
- Disability
Policies, information and links from UK government agencies and committees
- Disability Rights Commission -
Includes codes of practice, legislation, consultations, campaigns, news
- Education and Employment Committee - House of Commons
Reports & press notices from 1997 to present day
- Employment Service
Including DSS guide to Jobseeker's Allowance
- Environment Agency
Including policies, news, information, regulations, health & safety
- Equal Opportunities Commission
Advice, publications, news & press releases
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Foreign policy information, includes help for commercial trade, visitors & travellers
- Houses of Parliament (UK)
Includes information on the House of Commons, House of Lords, guide to the parliamentary system, visits, archives, links & information about enquiries
- Explore parliament
This site provides an educational approach to parliament for schools & includes information, puzzles & parliamentary news
- House of Commons Select Committees
Press Notices
- Immigration & Nationality
Information about the UK from the government, advice, application forms, appeals, work permits, employers' information, law & policy, asylum, tourism & carriers' information
- Inland Revenue
Including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), Self Assessment information
- Jobcentre Plus
Brings together Employment Service and part of Benefits Agency
- Learning & Skills Council
Responsible for Further Education, work-based training & young people, workforce development, adult & community learning information, advice & guidance for adults, education business links
- The Met Office
UK Weather Services
- National Lottery Commission
Information on the various grant programmes as well as information, guidelines & regulations, FAQs but not weekly numbers
- Neighbourhood Renewal Unit
Includes information on Local Strategic Partnerships, Neighbourhood Renewal Funds, Community Networks, Community Chest funds, policies and publications
- Northern Ireland Civil Service & Agencies
- Office of Fair Trading
Advice on shopping on the Internet, reports & articles, very helpful & practical advice for students (& others) on consumer rights & money management, advice on buying used cars & the rights of UK consumers & a guide to personal finance amongst information on fair trading, the Competition Act & other resources
- Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)
A multilingual site, OISC are responsible for setting standards & regulating the immigration advisers & investigating complaints. Also, search for a registered adviser, by location, adviser or organisation & information on making a complaint & range of publications & online, including newsletters, leaflets, policy documents
- Office for National Statistics
- Office of Science & Technology
- OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education (Schools & Nurseries))
- Public Record Office
Key resources for historical information & archives
- Public Sector Standards
Including standards, codes of practice, policies, Charter Marks, Service First information, ethics, public appointments, People's Panel
- Scottish Office
Including education & training information
- The Treasury
Budget information, economic resources & indicators, press notices & Individual Savings Account information
- UK Government Pages - Organisational Index
- UK Passport Agency
- UK Visas - Work Permits
Information on the work permit scheme, application forms and guidance on how to apply. It also provides information on how to make e-mail applications.
- Voluntary & Community Funding (Active Community Unit - Home Office)
Information on and search for grants from Home Office, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and the Department of Health
- Wales: Government Information in Wales
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