These links take you to the sites of other organisations involved in consumer education, or of interest to consumer advisors or consumers. Please contact us to suggest useful links.
AdviceGuide
Information and advice on a range of consumer issues.
Age Concern
Useful factsheets and advice.
Ask Cedric
Consumer education resource and information centre, with sections aimed at businesses, schools and communities.
British Companies
Index of UK companies plus links and complaints online.
Card Watch
Information on payment card fraud and its prevention.
Citizens Advice
The Citizens Advice Bureau Service offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice.
Community Legal Service Direct
Provides legal help and information in England and Wales.
Companies House
Information, including financial, on companies.
Consumer Credit Counselling Service
Provides details of their free independent and confidential counselling service.
Consumer Complaints
Free national online service for consumers to take complaints or request advice.
Consumer World
A US based public service, non-commercial guide cataloguing over 2000 of the most useful global consumer resources.
Consumers International
Worldwide non-profit federation of consumer organisations dedicated to protection and promotion of consumer interests.
E Consumer
The website enables consumers to register cross-border complaints.
Financial Ombudsman Service
Provides consumers with a free independent service for resolving disputes.
Foodaware
Consumers' Food Group.
HowtoComplain
A commercial site for consumers to register complaints online.
Information Commissioner
The Commissioner is responsible for the Data Protection & Freedom of Information Acts.
Intellectual Property
Information on how to avoid buying fake goods.
Rip off Tip off
A site for consumers to report rogue traders.
Scamwatch
A consumer site from Australia with info for consumers worldwide.
Trading Standards Institute
'One stop shop' for consumer protection in UK.
Userview
The worlds first consumer user guide to instructions from DIY to electrical instructions.
Directgov
Main government site, with organisational index of government departments, bodies and local authorities. Goverment wide search facility.
Audit Commission
Includes access to the 'Best Value Inspection Service'.
Business Link
Offers practical help and advice for business.
Central Office of Information
Carries all government press releases.
ConsumerComplaints.org.uk
For submitting complaints to, or requesting advice from, your local Trading Standards Service.
Consumer Direct
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform's one stop shop for consumers.
Consumers' Association
Publishers of 'Which?' Magazine.
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Court Service (England and Wales)
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Direct Access Government
Regulatory Guidance, Small Business Service.
Directory of Local Government on the Web
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Euro
The Official Government web site for the euro.
HM Stationery Office
Details of the latest Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments.
info4local
Information for Local Government from Central Government.
Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services
LGCnet
Local Government Chronicle's on-line information service.
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Money made clear
Financial Service Authority consumer help
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Small Business Service Guidance and Forms
Stationery Office Books
Publications and official documents.
Advertising Standards Authority
British and Irish Ombudsman Association
British Board of Film Classification
Civil Aviation Authority
ATOL Section.
Committee of Advertising Practice
ASA Codes of Advertising and Sales Promotion.
Internet Watch Foundation
UK monitoring organisation.
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Money made clear
Financial Service Authority consumer help
Office of the Telecommunications Ombudsman
OFWAT
Economic Regulator for the Water Industry in England and Wales.
Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
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