Immigration and nationality

Commission for Racial Equality   Practical and legal  information about countering discrimination, racism and prejudice.   Immigration and Nationality Directorate   Part of the Home Office responsible for immigration control; permissions to stay, citizenship and asylum. Detailed information on law, procedure and all application forms.   Refugee Council   Useful information for refugees and asylum seekers.

Legal

British and Irish Legal Information Institute   Provides details of recent case law. Useful to advisers and professionals.   Community Legal Service   Very useful site providing legal fact-sheets; calculator to determine entitlement to legal aid; a search facility to find suitable providers of legal help and links to other legal resources on the web.   Court Service   Official site of Her Majesty’s Court Service. Details of all courts; information on court processes and procedures; down-loadable forms to make applications to the court.   Crime, Justice and the Law   The part of the Directgov website dealing with crime, victims of crime and prison and other matters.   Department for Constitutional Affairs   The government department responsible for justice, rights and democracy.   Information Commissioner   Responsible for data protection and freedom of information.   Law Society   Has a useful section on finding a solicitor.   Office of Public Sector Information   Used to be Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Has details of Legislation and Statutory Instruments.

Relationship, family and children

Age Concern   The largest UK organisation working with older people. Useful set of factsheets.   Chatdanger   Information on how to keep safe whilst working on-line.   Child Support Agency   Official web-site of Child Support Agency. Has calculator to work out child maintenance.   Childline   Lots of information on issues relevant to children and young people   Divorce.co.uk   Site aimed to help families fond their way through marriage breakdown, separation and divorce.   Divorce-online   Self-help and information about divorce.   Family law UK   On-line guide to family and consumer law. Search for specialist family solicitors.   Family Mediation Association   Information about mediation for those considering separation or divorce.   Families Need Fathers   Aims to help children maintain relationships with both parents before and during family breakdown.   Relate   Information about relationship counselling and sex therapy for couples who need help with their relationship.   Rights and Responsibilities (Direct Gov)   Information on many topics such as marriage, cohabitation, civil partnerships, death and bereavement, identity theft and human rights.   Women’s Aid   Information about domestic violence and keeping women and children safe.

Tax

Beginners guide to tax (Direct Gov)   Useful introduction to the tax system   HM Revenue and Customs   Official website with comprehensive information on tax and all tax forms   Taxaid   Charity who help people with free tax advice. Website has information on the tax system and advice about handling tax debts.   Taxworld   Provides free of charge information about tax around the world. Particular focus on the UK and US.