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We have a growing database of resources and external links that you may find useful. Select a category from the list below.
Note: Staffordshire Moorlands District Council are not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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Advice and Emergencies
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The Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice. You can find Citizens Advice Bureaux in Stroud, Berkeley, Dursley and Wotton-Under-Edge. Further details can be found on the Citizens Advice Bureau website.
The Legal Service Commission is responsible for the Community Legal Service and the Criminal Defence Service. Information and advice on legal matters can be found on their website.
For information on benefits and services available from the Department for Work and Pensions. For further information visit their website.
The FSA is an independent body given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. It can provide advice and links to other useful organisations.
Provides help for people dealing with debt problems and gives advice and in-depth information about various options and the technical process of bankruptcy.
The NHS Direct Online website has a health encyclopedia that covers a wide range of health topics, a self-help guide for advice, Frequently Asked Questions and information about the NHS.
Business
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Link to Staffordshire Business Link website for information and help to local businesses.
The main work of Companies House is to incorporate and dissolve limited companies, examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation; and make this information available to the public.
The Department of Trade and Industry site is designed to provide a user-friendly guide through different aspects of UK employment law such as the national minimum wage, maternity/peternity rights, adoption rights and flexible working rights.
Provides a free, fast, easy-to-use access to millions of patents and patent applications.
The Patent Office is responsible for Intellectual Property (Copyright, Designs, Patents and Trade Marks) in the UK.
Central Government
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This site's purpose is to promote the UK overseas, communicate Government news and information, explain the role and history of Number 10 as a building, and the office of Prime Minister as an institution.
The Cabinet Office's role is to support the Government's delivery and reform programme.
CJS Online has been developed as part of modernising government agenda, to establish a consolidated criminal justice system (CJS) presence on the Internet and reflect the continued commitment to deliver quality services which reflect both the citizens' needs and those working within the CJS.
The Department For Constitutional Affairs are responsible in government for upholding justice, rights and democracy. They aim to empower citizens to obtain justice, safeguard their rights, and participate in a transparent and accountable democratic process.
Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) was created in June 2001 * to drive forward the Government's programmes on the environment, food and rural affairs. They work for the essentials of life - food, air, land, water, people, animals and plants. Their remit is the pursuit of sustainable development - weaving together economic, social and environmental concerns.
Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications.
The Department for International Development (DFID) was established in 1997, as the successor to the Overseas Development Administration, previously part of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO).
The Department for Transport's objective is to oversee the delivery of a reliable, safe and secure transport system that responds efficiently to the needs of individuals and business whilst safeguarding our environment.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for the Government's welfare reform agenda. Its aim is to promote opportunity and independence for all. It delivers support and advice through a modern network of services to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people.
The DTI drives the Government's ambition of 'prosperity for all' by working to create the best environment for business success in the UK. They help people and companies become more productive by promoting enterprise, innovation and creativity.
The European Union (EU) is a family of democratic European countries, committed to working together for peace and prosperity. It is not a State intended to replace existing states, but it is more than any other international organisation. Its Member States have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office provides a range of essential services to the public - from advising British travellers to issuing UK visas and promoting trade and investment opportunities overseas.
HMSO delivers a wide range of services to the public, information industry and government relating to access and re-use of government information.
HM Customs and Excise is a Government department with responsibility for collecting billions of pounds in revenue each year in VAT, other taxes and customs duties. We also have a vital front-line role in protecting our society from illegal imports of drugs, alcohol and tobacco smuggling and tax fraud.
HM Treasury aims to raise the rate of sustainable growth and achieve rising prosperity and a better quality of life, with economic and employment opportunities for all.
The Home Office is the Government department responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales.
The purpose of the Ministry of Defence, and the Armed Forces, is to defend the United Kingdom, and Overseas Territories, our people and interests; act as a force for good by strengthening international peace and security.
The Office Of The Deputy Prime Minister was created as a central department in its own right in May 2002. It is responsible for policy on housing, planning, devolution, regional and local government and the fire service. It also takes responsibility for the Social Exclusion Unit, the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit and the Government Offices for the Regions.
This website highlights the many steps taken to give more accountable Government, enable Parliament to hold the executive to account and to provide the lively debate that every good democracy needs.
The Privy Council is one of the oldest parts of Government, but it has, over time, adapted to reflect the fact that the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. Appointment to the Privy Council is for life, but only Ministers of the democratically elected Government of the day participate in its policy work.
The Regulatory Impact Unit (RIU) is based at the centre of Government in the Cabinet Office. Its role is to work with other government departments, agencies and regulators to help ensure that regulations are fair and effective. Regulations protect people at work, consumers and the environment, but it is important to strike the right balance so that they do not impose unnecessary burdens on businesses or stifle growth.
The Official Documents website contains a selection of Government titles covering a very broad range of topics including the economy, work and welfare, health, transport and the environment.
The official website of the British Monarchy.
The Office of the e-Envoy is part of the Prime Minister's Delivery and Reform team based in the Cabinet Office. The primary focus of the Office of the e-Envoy is to improve the delivery of public services and achieve long term cost savings by joining-up online government services around the needs of customers. The e-Envoy is responsible for ensuring that all government services are available electronically by 2005 with key services achieving high levels of use.
The United Kingdom Passport Service (UKPS) site aims to assist new applicants and existing passport holders by providing information and online facilities for all aspects of application, renewal and amendments of passports for British nationals resident in the UK.
This is the website of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office. It provides links to government and non-government sources on a wide variety of emergencies and crises that can affect the UK, plus emergency planning guidance and government information.
UK Trade & Investment's trade services offer support to companies based in the UK to achieve their export potential.
Community and Living
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Staffordshire's online network devoted to the county's community groups. If you represent any not-for-profit organisation, then join us - and create your group a website for FREE!
Groups of registered childminders who are recruited, assessed, monitored and supported by a Network Coordinator.
Information on blood, bone marrow and tissue donation including advice on where and when to give blood.
Council and Democracy
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Audit Commission is an independent public body responsible for ensuring that public money is spent economically, efficiently, and effectively in the areas of local government, housing, health, criminal justice and fire and rescue services.
You can use this website to make a complaint to the Ombudsman or to find out more about the Ombudsmen's work.
An independent body that was set up by the UK Parliament in November 2000. It's aim is to increase public confidence in the democratic process within the United Kingdom - and encourage people to take part - by modernising the electoral process, promoting public awareness of electoral matters, and regulating political parties.
Other Local Authorities
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SMDC work in partnership with Lichfield District Council.
Social issues and Safety
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Staffordshire Family Placement Services Websiteprovides information and advice about caring for children who are unable to live with their birth family.
Link to the Financial Services Authority website which provides useful advice and help on credit and debt issues.
Whether you're a parent, carer or friend who's worried about someone you care for has a drug problem, FRANK offers useful information to help you help them -- like ways to get them talking.
NAPAC is a registered charity, which has been set up as a result of a key recommendation by the National Commission of Inquiry into the Prevention of Child Abuse, which reported in October 1996.
With experts to answer parents' queries, discussion boards where parents can help each other, news, information competitions and ... lots of fun!! Information covers Child Health, Education, Parenting, Safety, Travel and Family Finance.
Staffordshire Moorlands Primary Care Trust was established in April 2002 as a freestanding body accountable for commissioning care, with added responsibility for the provision of community services.
Sports development
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This website allows you to search for sports facilities any where in England by a number of different ways.
Sport Across Staffordshire is a partnership between nine local authorities, Staffordshire County Council Children and Lifelong Learning Service, schools, colleges, Staffordshire University, and governing bodies of sport in the county and aims to vastly improve sporting opportunities for young people.
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.