Usefull links

EU Institutions

Information about EU law or about living, working, moving or doing business within the EU Your Europe (about your legal rights as an EU citizen or family member and as a business) http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/ Europe direct (for any information about the EU) http://ec.europa.eu/europedirect/ Eures (about finding work in the EU) http://ec.europa.eu/eures/ Ploteus (about studying in the EU) http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/portal/home.jsp European Youth Portal (about working, studying, summer jobs, volunteer work)http://europa.eu/youth/ SIMAP (about public procurement)http://simap.eu.int/

Individual legal advice

Your Europe Advice (free legal advice on EU rights for citizens)http://ec.europa.eu/citizensrights/front_end/index_en.htm Enterprise Europe Network (for businesses)http://www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm European Consumer network (for consumers)http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redress/ecc_network/index_en.htm For assistance with problems that are not within the scope of SOLVIT European Consumer network (for consumer-to-business problems)http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/redress/ecc_network/index_en.htm FIN-NET (for problems with banks and other financial institutions)http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/fin-net/how_en.htm European Ombudsman (for complaints about EU institutions)http://ombudsman.europa.eu/

UK Government and official Institutions

Government Information & services online www.direct.gov.uk ACAS – Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration service www.acas.org.uk Bank of England www.bankofengland.co.uk COI – Central Office Information www.coi.gov.uk CDC – Capital for Development www.cdcgroup.com Charity Commission www.charitycommission.gov.uk Children, Schools & Families, Department for www.dcsf.gov.uk Commission of the European Communities www.europe.org.uk Companies Registration Office www.companieshouse.gov.uk Competition Commission www.competition-commission.org.uk Consumer Focus www.consumerfocus.org.uk Crown Prosecution Service www.cps.gov.uk Department of Business, Innovation & Skills www.bis.gov.uk DEFRA – Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs www.defra.gov.uk Defence, Ministry of www.mod.uk DVLA – Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency www.dvla.gov.uk Equality & Human Rights www.equalityhumanrights.com European Union www.europe.eu Export Credits Guarantee Department www.ecgd.gov.uk FTI – Finance & Tax Tribunals www.financeandtaxtribunals.gov.uk Financial Services Authority www.fsa.gov.uk Foreign & Commonwealth Office www.fco.gov.uk General register Office www.gro.gov.uk Health & Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk Health, Department of www.dh.gov.uk Home Office www.homeoffice.gov.uk House of Parliament www.parliament.uk Information Commissioner’s Office www.ico.gov.uk Inland Revenue, Board of www.hmrc.gov.uk Intellectual Property Office www.ipo.gov.uk Land Registry, for England and Wales www.landreg.gov.uk Law Commission www.lawcom.gov.uk Local Government Ombudsman www.lgo.org.uk Meteorological Office www.metoffice.gov.uk National Archive www.nationalarchives.gov.uk National Assembly for Wales www.assemblywales.org National Audit Office www.nao.org.uk Northern Ireland Office www.nio.gov.uk Office of Fair Trading www.oft.gov.uk Office of Gas and Electricity Market www.ofgem.gov.uk Office of Industrial Tribunals www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk Offices of National Statistics www.statistics.gov.uk Office of Public Sector Information www.opsi.gov.uk Revenue & Customs www.hmrc.gov.uk Scottish Executive www.scotland.gov.uk Transport, Department for www.dft.gov.uk Treasure HM www.hm-treasury.gov.uk UK Trade & Investment Information Centre www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk Work & Pensions, Department of www.dwp.gov.uk Actuaries, Institute of www.actuaries.org.uk Advertising, Institute of Practitioners in www.ipa.co.uk Advertising Standards Authority www.asa.org.uk Architects, Royal Institutes of British www.architecture.com ABTA – Association of British Travel Agents www.abta.com British Bankers Association www.bba.org.uk British Broadcasting Corporation www.bbc.co.uk British Council www.britishcouncil.org British Insurance Brokers Association www.biba.org.uk British Insurers, Association of www.abi.org.uk British Library www.bl.uk British Medical Association www.bma.org.uk British Museum www.britishmuseum.org British Tourist Authority www.visitbritain.com Building Societies Association www.bsa.org.uk Council of Mortgage Lenders www.cml.org.uk Business Executives, The Association of www.abeuk.com Certified Chartered Accounts, Association of www.accaglobal.com Office of Communications regulator www.ofcom.org.uk Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, Institute of www.icaew.com Civil Aviation Authority www.caa.co.uk Chambers of Commerce, Association of British www.britishchembers.org.uk Commerce & Industry, London Chamber of www.londonchamber.co.uk Confederation of British Industry www.cbi.org.uk Conservative Central Office www.conservatives.com Consumers Association www.which.co.uk Consumer Focus www.consumerfocus.org.uk Directors, Institute of www.iod.com English Nature www.naturalengland.org.uk Environment, The Society for the www.socenv.org.uk Expert Witness, The Institute www.ewi.org.uk Export, The Institute of www.export.org.uk Financial Accountants, Institute of www.ifa.org.uk Financial Ombudsman Service www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk Franchise Association, British www.thebfa.org Health Education Authority www.nice.org.uk IMA, Investment Management Association www.investmentuk.org Insurance Institute, The Chartered www.cii.co.uk Intellect, Information technology, Telecommunication & electronics industry www.intellectuk.org Investment Companies, Association of www.aitc.co.uk Labour Party Headquarters www.labour.org.uk Law Society, The www.lawsociety.org.uk Liberal Democrats Party www.libdems.org.uk Linguists, Institute of www.iol.org.uk Lloyds of London www.lloyds.com Lloyds Register of Shipping www.lr.org London Stock Exchange Ltd www.londonstockexchange.com Management Accountants, The Chartered Institute of www.cimaglobal.com Motor Insurance Bureau www.mib.org.uk Ofcom, Office of Communications regulator www.ofcom.org.uk Parliamentary Ombudsman www.ombudsman.org.uk Patent Agents, Chartered Institute of www.cipa.org.uk Personal & Development, The Institute of www.cipd.co.uk Personnel Finance, The Society www.thepfs.org Press Complaints Commission www.pcc.org.uk Public Finance & Accountancy, The Chartered Institute of www.cipfa.org.uk Public Relations, Chartered Institute of www.cipr.co.uk Purchasing & Supply, The Chartered Institute of www.cips.org Secretaries & Administration, The Chartered Institute of www.icsa.org.uk Self-Employees & Small Business, The National Federation of www.fsb.org.uk Sports England www.sportengland.org Sports Northern Ireland www.sportni.net Sports Scotland www.sportscotland.org.uk Sports Wales www.sports-council-wales.org.uk Surveyors, Royal Institution of Chartered www.rics.org Taxation, The Chartered Institute of www.tax.org.uk Trade Union Congress www.tuc.org.uk Work Foundation www.theworkfoundation.com United Nations www.un.org