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Useful Links
Business
Business Advice Online
www.businessadviceonline.org
Information for small businesses.
Business Link
www.businesslink.gov.uk
On-line information for small business owners with guidance on key business issues such as finance, employment law, tax and sector regulation.
Department of Trade and Industry
www.dti.gov.uk
The Department of Trade and Industry. Working with businesses, employees and consumers to drive up UK productivity and competitiveness to deliver .
Department of Trade and Industry - Competition Act
www.dti.gov.uk/ccp
Information on unfair competition in business.
Information Commissioner's Office
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
The Information Commissioner is an independent official appointed by the Crown to oversee the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Commissioner reports annually to Parliament. The Commissioner?s decisions are subject to the supervision of the Courts and the Information Tribunal.
Care and Regulation
Better Caring
www.bettercaring.co.uk
Directory of Care Homes.
Care Directions
www.caredirections.co.uk
Online guide to the rights and care of older people.
Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales
www.csiw.wales.gov.uk
Commission responsible for regulation and inspection of social care in Wales.
Care Quality Commission
www.cqc.org.uk
Commission responsible for regulation and inspection of social care in England.
Community Care Magazine
www.communitycare.co.uk
Community Care is a leading social care information provider
Elderly Accommodation Counsel
www.housingcare.org
Online options for older people making decisions about where to live and the care they need.
General Social Care Council
www.gscc.org.uk
The General Social Care Council is the social care workforce regulator. It registers social care workers and regulates their conduct and training.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
www.scie.org.uk
SCIE's aim is to improve the experience of people who use social care by developing and promoting knowledge about good practice in the sector. Using knowledge gathered from diverse sources and a broad range of people and organisations, SCIE develops resources which are available without charge, supporting those working in social care and empowering service users.
Disability Issues
Dementia Information Service for Carers
www.disc.org.uk
Dementia Information Service for Carers (DISC) offers advice and information to carers of older people who have dementia including finding services that can help, thinking about and finding a care home, and continuing to care after admission.
UK Government's Disability Policy Division
www.disability.gov.uk/dda
Information on disability legislation.
Disclosure
Criminal Records Bureau
www.crb.org.uk
Organisation to assist employers in making safer recruitment decisions.
Disclosure Scotland
www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
Disclosure Scotland is a service designed to enhance public safety by providing potential employers and the voluntary sector with criminal history information on individuals applying for posts. Disclosure Scotland issues certificates - known as "Disclosures" - which give details of an individual's criminal convictions or state that they have none.
Disclosure Service (England and Wales)
www.disclosure.gov.uk
Provides a regulated 'one stop' service for England and Wales offering access to records held by the police, together with those held by the Department of Health and the Department for Education and Skills.
Nacro
www.nacro.org.uk
The crime reduction charity, promotes practical solutions to reducing crime.
Protection of Vulnerable Adults Information
www.dh.gov.uk/pova
The latest versions of guidance, including the ?Practical Guide? for care homes and homecare agencies and the form which organisations would complete to request that a worker, or former worker, to the
Scottish Criminal Records Office
www.scro.police.uk
Organisation to assist employers in making safer recruitment decisions.
Education and Training
Care Point
www.carepoint.org.uk
General information and advice on regional activities
Department for Education and Skills
www.dfes.gov.uk
The Department for Education and Skills homepage.
Learn Direct
www.learndirect.co.uk
Learn new skills with learndirect. They offer online courses in IT, business and management and more. Or search Learn Direct's database of over 600000 courses
Learning Skill Councils
www.lsc.gov.uk
The LSC exists to make England better skilled and more competitive.
Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Topss England now Sector Skills Council for Care and Development
www.topssengland.net
Social care workforce strategy body Topss England became Skills for Care from 1 April. Still led by employer networks and other care interests, it will now be concerned specifically with adult social care, while children's services workforce strategy will be taken up by the new Children's Workforce Development Council.
Employment and Recruitment
Acas
www.acas.org.uk
Organisation designed to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations
Department for Work and Pensions
www.dwp.gov.uk
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda.
Department of Trade and Industry - Employment Relations
www.dti.gov.uk/employment
Information on employment regulations.
Job Centre Plus
www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Help and advice on job hunting, making a claim and extra support.
Working in the UK
www.workingintheuk.gov.uk
Provides clear information about the various routes open to Foreign Nationals who want to come and work in the UK
Government, Legislation And Policy
Department of Health (England)
www.dh.gov.uk
Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications
Directgov
www.direct.gov.uk
The place to turn to for the latest and widest range of UK government and public service information.
Office of Public Sector Information
www.opsi.gov.uk
Includes HMSO provides New Legislation, Search Legislation, Buy Legislation, Click-Use Licence
Health
National Health Service
www.nhs.uk
Information on all issues related to the NHS
Human Rights
Department for Constitutional Affairs - Human Rights
www.humanrights.gov.uk
Information about how the Department for Constitutional Affairs aims to help build a culture of rights and responsibilities across the UK
Racial Equality
Commission for Racial Equality
www.cre.gov.uk
The Commission for Racial Equality is a publicly funded, non-governmental body set up under the Race Relations Act 1976 to tackle racial discrimination and promote racial equality.
Regional Government
Northern Ireland Assembly
www.niassembly.gov.uk
The Northern Ireland Assembly was established as part of the Belfast Agreement and meets in Parliament Buildings. The Assembly is the prime source of authority for all devolved responsibilities and has full legislative and executive authority.
Scottish Executive
www.scotland.gov.uk
The Scottish Executive is the devolved government for Scotland. It is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport.
Welsh Assembly
www.wales.gov.uk
The National Assembly for Wales consists of 60 Members elected throughout Wales. The Assembly has delegated many of its powers to the First Minister, who leads the Welsh Assembly Government
Resources for Service Users and Informal Carers
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
www.carers.org
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers offers information, advice and support to the quarter of a million unpaid informal carers, including 13,000 young carers below the age of eighteen.