Welfare Rights - Other Websites
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Links Categories
ADVICE SERVICES
CPAG www.cpag.org.uk
NACAB www.nacab.org.uk
LONDON ADVICE SERVICES ALLIANCE www.lasa.org.uk
RIGHTS NET www.rightsnet.org.uk
FERRET BENEFIT MAGAZINE www.ferret.co.uk
LISSON GROVE www.lissongrovebenefits.co.uk
LAW CENTRES FEDERATION www.lawcentres.org.uk
TAX AID www.taxaid.org.uk
APPEALS SERVICE www.appeals-service.gov.uk
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS www.dwp.gov.uk
CHILD SUPPORT www.dss.gov.uk/csa/index.asp complaints to: www.ind-case-exam.org.uk
SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE www.ssac.org.uk/index.htm
DLA ADVISORY BOARD www.dlaab.org.uk
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND RURAL AFFAIRS www.defra.gov.uk
COUNCIL TAX AND OTHER GOVT. LINKS (top)
NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES www.dhssni.gov.uk
BENEFIT - LEGAL (top)
COMMISSIONERS DECISIONS www.osscsc.org.uk
THE COURT SERVICE www.courtservice.gov.uk
CONSUMER/DEBT (top)
CONSUMER www.consumer.gov.uk
TRADING STANDARDS www.tradingstandards.net
UK INSOLVENCY HELPLINE
DISABILITY (top)
ACTION FOR BLIND www.afbp.org.uk
DIAL www.member.aol.com/dialuk
CEREBRAL PALSY www.scope.org.uk
ME ASOCIATION www.meassociation.org.uk
CARERS ONLINE carersonline.org.uk
RADAR www.radar.org.uk
BRITISH COUNCIL FOR DISABLED POPLE www.bcodp.org.uk
TERRANCE HIGGINS TRUST www.tht.org.uk
RNIB www.rnib.org.uk
DISABILITY NOW www.disabilitynow.org.uk
RNIB www.rnid.org.uk
DEAFBLINDNESS www.deafblind.com
MS SOCIETY www.mssociety.org.uk
DISABILITY UK www.disability.gov.uk
MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION AND THE FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
AD/HD www.btinternet.com/~black.ice/addnet
(USA lists of medication and disorders and links to other M.H. sites.)www.mentalhealth.com
EATING DISORDER www.eating-disorder.com
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE SOCIETY www.alzheimers.org.uk
DOWNS SYNDROME www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
MIND www.mind.org.uk
MENCAP www.mencap.org.uk
topics includes
• Disability discrimination act
• New deal for disabled people
• Disability statistics
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION (top)
INCLUSION – was Unemployment Unit and Youth Aid - www.cesi.org.uk
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT www.dfee.gov.uk
ONE SERVICE www.one.gov.uk
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE www.employmentservice.gov.uk
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SITE ON NEW DEAL www.newdeal.gov.uk
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT (top)
INFO4LOCAL GOVERNMENT www.info4local.gov.uk
PARLIAMENT www.parliament.uk
Links to all government/parliament sites/Hansard/House of Lords judgements/Acts Statutory Instruments select committees.
ACTS OF PARLIAMENT AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm
CABINET OFFICE www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/servicefirst
Linke-government information – many links to government siteswww.kable.co.ukLink
full links to governmentwww.ukstate.com
full links to governmentwww.open.gov.uk
Social Security Committee (House of Commons) www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm/cmsocsec.htm
Alphabetical list of all MP’swww.parliament.uk/directories/hciolists/alms.cfm
Search for MP by name, constituency etcwww.locata.co.uk/commons
AUDIT COMMISSION www.audit-commission.gov.uk
links to
• Most Local Authorities
• Health organisations
• Best Value
( click on ‘gateway links’)
CONSUMER Govt DTI web site on consumers www.consumer.gov.uk
HOME OFFICE includes immigration www.Homeoffice.gov.uk
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE www.fco.gov.uk
OMBUDSMAN – PARLIAMENTARY www.ombudsman.org.uk
TREASURY www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
HMSO links to The Stationary Office www.hmso.gov.uk
Department for Constitutional Affairs www.dca.gov.uk
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, FOOD and RURAL AFFAIRS (DEFRA) www.defra.gov.uk
ALL GOVERNMENT PRESS RELEASES www.nds.coi.gov.uk
DOWNING STREET www.number-10.gov.uk
INLAND REVENUE www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY www.dss.gov.uk/csa
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI) www.dti.gov.uk
HEALTH SERVICE www.nhs50.nhs.uk
DoH – PROFESSIONAL LINKS www.doh.gov.uk/subjects.htm
NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE www.nao.gov.uk
CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION AUTHORITY www.cica.gov.uk
LOCAL/REGIONAL GOVERNEMENT (top)
LOCAL AUTHORITIES www.local.doe.gov.uk
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATIONwww.lga.gov.uk
LOCAL GOVT NET www.lgcnet.com
LOCAL GOVT WEBSITESwww.tagish.co.uk/tagish/links/localgov.htm
OMBUDSMAN – LOCAL GOVERNMENT www.lgo.org.uk includes digest of cases and report summaries
EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT (top)
EUROPEAN UNION www.europa.eu.int/index-en.htm
INFORMATION (top)
DATA PROTECTION www.dataprotection.gov.uk/index.htm
STATISTICS www.statistics.gov.uk
Govt. statistics www.dmoz.org
CORPORATE DOCUMENTS SERVICES www.corpdocs.co.uk
CENTRAL COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS AGENCY Agency of UK Govts cabinet office www.ccta.gov.uk
PUBLICATIONS Official Govt. publications database (including stationary office etc) www.ukop.co.uk
INFORMATION SERVICES (top)
Research and library by Sussex University www.ids.ac.uk
SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION GATEWAY loads of references and links to other info and research sites www.sosig.ac.uk
WESTMINISTER UNIVERSITY www.wmin.ac.uk
BRITISH LIBRARY WEBSITE The information section has loads of links www.bl.uk
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION UNIT www.lgiu.gov.uk
UK DIRECTORY OF WEBSITES www.ukdirectory.com
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS ON LINE (BY THE STATIONARY OFFICE & OTHERS) www.official-documents.co.uk
NATIONAL NEWS (top)
TELEGRAPH www.telegraph.co.uk
THE TIMES www.the-times.co.uk
BBC www.bbc.co.uk
GUARDIAN SITE can search archives www.newsunlimited.co.uk
GUARDIAN www.guardian.co.uk
www.totalnews.com
LAW/LEGAL (top)
CASE LAW SOURCES
THE TIMES LAW REPORTS www.the-times.co.uk
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTwww.lcd.gov.uk/hract/hramenu.htm
BRITISH AND IRISH LEGAL INSTITUTE Pilot, primary legal material. Over 3,000 CA cases, 180 HL cases www.bailii.org
COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICE LEGAL INFO: www.clsdirect.org
COMPACT LAW Used to be Law Rights www.compactlaw.co.uk
Case law source free to advice centres, charities etc www.casetrack.com
THE COURT SERVICE Commissioners decisions (under ‘Tribunals’) and other case law www.courtservice.gov.uk
HOUSE OF LORDS DECISIONS www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk or www.parliament.uk
LAW REPORTS www.lawreports.co.uk
LAW CENTRES FEDERATION www.lawcentres.org.uk
LEGAL ACTION GROUP www.lag.org.uk/homepage.asp
GUIDES TO THE LAW www.advicenet.com
www.popplestonallen.co.uk
www.lawontheweb.co.uk
LAW RIGHTS www.compactlaw.co.uk
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS www.echr.coe.int
LAW COMMISSION www.lawcom.gov.uk
LAWZONE On line law community. www.lawzone.co.uk
NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL links to many sites. Search for ‘law school’ link first www.ncl.ac.u
LAW SOCIETY www.lawsoc.org.uk
BARRISTERS/CHAMBERS SOLICITORS www.online-law.co.uk
LEGAL-ISLAND links to European and House of Lords judgements www.legal-island.com
FINDLAW www.findlaw.com
EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTSwww.echr.coe.int
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE www.icj-cij.org
UNITED NATIONS www.un.org
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION www.ilo.org
INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL SERVICE dtiinfo1.dti.gov.uk/IR/IT1
SWEET & MAXWELL DATABASES www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk
THE LAWYER www.the-lawyer.co.uk
THE ECONOMIST www.economist.com
EMPLAW www.emplaw.co.uk
LEGAL RESOURCES UK www.pavillion.co.uk
INFOLAW internet law, lots of links and legal updates www.infolaw.co.uk
MEDICAL (top)
(see also disability)
HOSPITAL TRAVEL COSTS SCHEME
www.doh.gov.uk/hospitaltravelcosts
Departmental policy guidance on the financial help which is available to patients.
NHS’s own site .www.nhs.uk
Information on medical conditions and drugs www.patient.org.uk
www.healthcentre.co.uk
www.medicinenet.com
National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov
Health on the net www.hon.ch
Institute of alcohol studies www.ias.org.uk
UK HEALTH CENTRE www.healthcentre.org.uk
www.patient.org.uk
NHS DIRECT www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION www.bhf.org.uk
DIABETES INSIGHT www.diabetic.org.uk
SCOPE www.scope.org.uk
Links to National HAZ & other medical sites e.g .www.healthcentral.com
External links/“Doctors guide to the internet” “docguide” or try these links:
www.docguide.com (click “all medical resources”)
www.pslgroup.com/medres.htm (straight to it)
www.pslgroup.com/docguide.htm
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH www.doh.gov.uk
NET DOCTOR www.netdoctor.co.uk
by Mark Porter on BBC watchdog (not as comprehensive as netdoctor) www.surgerydoor.co.uk
Consumer Health Info Centre www.chic.org.uk
by 2 GP’s in Newcastle! www.patient.co.uk
CHARITIES (top)
CHARITIES www.nof.org.uk
CHARITY DIRECTORY Links to British charitable organisations with web sites www.charitychoice.co.uk
CHILDREN (YOUNGER PEOPLE) (top)
NSPCC www.nspcc.org.uk
CHILDLINE Plus factsheets about kids rights www.childline.org.uk
YOUTHAID: www.thesite.org.uk
THE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY www.the-childrens-society.org.uk
UNICEF Children’s rights www.unicef.org
HOUSING AND HOMELESS (top)
HOMELESS www.ris.org.uk
www.crisis.org.uk
www.homelesspages.org.uk
NATIONAL HOMELESS ALLIANCE www.groundswell.org.uk
LANDLORD AND TENANT SITE www.lease-advice.org
IMMIGRATION (top)
IMMIGRATION ADVISORY SERVICE www.iasuk.org
JOINT COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF IMMIGRANTS www.jcwi.org.uk
ELECTRONIC IMMIGRATION NETWORK www.ein.org.uk
HOME OFFICE has info on asylum seekers, immigration rules/law www.homeoffice.gov.uk
ASYLUM AID www.asylumaid.org.uk
RACE EQUALITY UNIT www.homeoffice.gov.uk
OLDER PEOPLE (top)
HELP THE AGED www.helptheaged.org.uk
AGE CONCERN www.ace.org.uk
OTHERS (top)
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION www.eoc.org.uk
STUDENTS Nat Ass for Managers of Student Services www.support4learning.org.uk/money/index.htm
VOLUNTARY National Centre for volunteering www.volunteering.org.uk
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE www.fco.gov.uk
REFUGEE COUNCIL www.refugeecouncil.org.uk
LET SCHEME www.gmlets.u-net.com
POVERTY (top)
POVERTYwww.unicef.org
TRANSPORT (top)
Mobility and Inclusion www.dft.gov.uk
Government department on financial and other help with public and private transport; including disability, concessions etc.
WOMEN (top)
GOVERNMENT WOMEN’S SITE www.womensaid.org.uk
WEBSITE FOR WOMEN www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk
TAX (top)
TAX AID www.taxaid.org.uk
INLAND REVENUE www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
RESEARCH
JOSEPH ROWNTREE www.jrf.org.uk
OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS www.ons.gov.uk Linkwww.statistics.gov.uk
INSTITUTE OF POLICY RESEARCH www.globalresearch.org
YORK UNIVERSITY SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH www.york.ac.uk/depts/spsw
SOCIAL SERVICES (top)
COMMUNITY CARE www.community-care.co.uk
SOCIAL SERVICES POLICY, BEST VALUE Q’PROTECTS, SSI ETC. www.doh.gov.uk/scg/pssperform/index.htm
DoHEALTH ON SOCIAL CARE ETC www.doh.gov.uk/index.htm
ASS. OF DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL SERVICES www.adss.org.uk
BARNARDOS www.barnardos.co.uk
SOCIAL WORK AND CHILDREN (top)
NATIONAL CHILDRENS HOMES www.nchafc.org.uk/default.asp
NSPCC www.nspcc.org.uk
BRITISH ASSOC OF SOCIAL WORKERS www.basw.co.uk
LOCAL GOVERNMENT WELFARE RIGHTS WEBSITES (top)
NOTTINGHAM CITY www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk
MANCHESTER ADVICE www.manchester.gov.uk/advice/welfare/index.htm
NEWCASTLE WELFARE RIGHTS www.newcastle.gov.uk/welfarerights
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