Useful websites
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The following list contains links to a selection of information sites relevant to business.
Associations and NGOs
Business support and best practice
Company affairs
Corporate social responsibility
Data protection
Economics
Education & skills
Employment
Enterprise and SMEs
Energy
Environment
Euro
Europe
Government
Health and safety
Innovation, science & technology
International
Knowledge Economy
Learning & skills
Manufacturing
Minerals
Pensions
Planning
Property
Public services & PPP
Regions
Research
Security
Tourism
Trade Association Forum
Trade opportunities
Transport
Associations and NGOs
UKinbound
www.ukinbound.org
Centre for Policy Studies
www.cps.org.uk/
Financial Services Authority (FSA)
www.fsa.gov.uk/
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Business support and best practice
For practical information concerning business practice in the UK.
Business Link network
businesslink.gov.uk
Better Payment Practice Campaign
www.payontime.co.uk
British Standards Institution
www.bsi-global.com/
Government guide to IP
www.intellectual-property.gov.uk
Government guide to corporate social responsibility
www.societyandbusiness.gov.uk/
Company registration and information site
www.companies-house.gov.uk/
Equality advice website
www.equalitydirect.org.uk/
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Company affairs
CBI company affairs mini-site useful links page
Legal and company affairs links including sections on competition law, consumer law, commercial law, contract law, jurisdiction and applicable law, company law, corporate governance, financial reporting, financial services and intellectual property law.
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Corporate social responsibility
CBI CSR mini-site useful links page
Including sections on accountability and disclosure, business organisations, ethical investments, ethical trading, EU links, standards, sustainable development, UK government links, voluntary codes and guidelines, volunteering and Workforce and society.
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Data protection
For coverage of data protection issues.
UK data protection registry
www.dpr.gov.uk/
UK Information Commissioner
www.dataprotection.gov.uk/
European Commission Internal Market site
www.europa.eu.int/comm/internal
_market/en/dataprot/news/index.htm
Council of Europe
www.legal.coe.int/dataprotection
Lord Chancellor's Department: Freedom of Information and Data Protection
www.lcd.gov.uk/foi/foidpunit.htm
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Knowledge Economy
UK Online for Business - part of UK Online, a nationwide partnership bringing together government, industry, the voluntary sector, trades unions and consumer groups
www.ukonlineforbusiness.gov.uk
Department for Constitutional Affairs
www.dca.gov.uk
Department of Culture, Media and Sport
www.dcms.gov.uk
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
www.berr.gov.uk
Home Office
www.homeoffice.gov.uk
The Broadband Stakeholder Group,
the government’s advisory group on broadband: www.broadbanduk.org
Government Online Services and Information
www.direct.gov.uk
UK Information Commissioner
www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
Ofcom
www.ofcom.org.uk
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Economics
Customs & Excise
www.hmce.gov.uk
HM Treasury
www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Inland Revenue
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/index.htm
Bank of England
www.bankofengland.co.uk/Links/setframe.html
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Employment
ACAS
www.acas.gov.uk
ACAS guidance on new anti-discrimination legislation on sexual orientation - PDF, 328kb
www.acas.org.uk/publications/pdf/guide_sexualO.pdf
ACAS guidance on new anti-discrimination legislation on religion or belief - PDF, 327kb
www.acas.org.uk/publications/pdf/guide_religionB.pdf
Accounting for People Task Force - Human Capital Accounting
www.accountingforpeople.gov.uk
Commission for Racial Equality
www.cre.gov.uk
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform – employee relations
www.berr.gov.uk/employment/index.html
Department of Trade and Industry - Women and Equality Unit
www.womenandequalityunit.gov.uk
Disability Rights Commission
www.drc-gb.org
Diversity Works - Scope
www.diversityworks.scope.org.uk
Employment Tribunals Service
www.ets.gov.uk
Equal Opportunities Commission
www.eoc.org.uk
Mencap: WorkRight
www.mencap.org.uk/html/workright/index.htm
Equal Pay toolkit
www.eoc.org.uk/cseng/advice/equalpay.asp
Europa - European Union
www.europa.eu.int
Future of Europe debate
www.europa.eu.int/futurum/index_en.htm
European Commission Directorate-General for Employment and Social Affairs
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/employment_
social/index_en.htm
European Foundation for the Improvement of Working and Living Conditions
www.eurofound.eu.int
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Enterprise and SMEs
Small Business Group
www.smallbusinessgroup.org.uk
The Small Business Service
www.sbs.gov.uk
Business Links
www.businesslink.org
smallbusiness ¦ europe
www.smallbusinesseurope.org
Environment Agency website for SMEs
www.netregs.gov.uk
Growing Business Awards
www.growingbusinessawards.co.uk
Investors in People
www.iipuk.co.uk
IOD Chartered Director professional qualification
www.iod.com/chartered
Better Payment Practice Group
www.payontime.co.uk
Queen's Awards for Enterprise
www.queensawards.org.uk
Small business journey
www.smallbusinessjourney.com/output/Page1.asp
BSI small business website
www.standardswork.co.uk
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Energy
CBI energy mini-site useful links page
Including sections on climate change and government and bodies.
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Environment
CBI Environment mini-site useful links page
Including sections on climate change, emissions trading, Europe, government departments, Parliament, regulators and sustainable development.
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Euro
European Union website's euro currency area
www.europa.eu.int/euro
UK Treasury's euro site
www.euro.gov.uk
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Europe
Europa, the portal of the European Union
http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm
Internal market complaint form
http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/lexcomm/
European Commission
http://europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm
Council of the European Union
http://ue.eu.int/cms3_fo/showPage.ASP?lang=en
European Parliament
http://www.europarl.eu.int/home/default_en.htm
European Court of Justice
http://www.curia.eu.int/en/transitpage.htm
European Central Bank
http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html
European Court of Auditors
http://www.eca.eu.int/index_en.htm
European Union Member States
http://www.europa.eu.int/abc/governments/index_en.htm
European Economic and Social Committee
http://www.ces.eu.int/pages/en/home.asp
Committee of the Regions
http://www.cor.eu.int/en/index.htm
BUSINESSEUROPE (European employers' organisation)
http://www.businesseurope.eu
Permanent Representation of the UK to the EU
http://www.ukrep.be/
British Embassy in Brussels
http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/
British Council in Brussels
http://www.britishcouncil.org/brussels.htm
British Prime Minister (10 Downing Street)
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp
Houses of Parliament (Westminster)
http://www.parliament.uk/
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
http://www.fco.gov.uk/
Government Direct (UK Online)
http://www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
http://www.berr.gov.uk/
Office for National Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
British Council
http://www.britishcouncil.org/
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Government
Links to UK government departments, agencies and other bodies, including local authorities and the Regional Development Agencies.
Foresight
www.foresight.gov.uk/
Local Government Association
www.lga.gov.uk/lga/1events.htm
National Statistics
www.statistics.gov.uk/
Government information and services online
www.direct.gov.uk
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
www.berr.gov.uk
The UK Office of Fair Trading, including full details on the Competition Act
www.oft.gov.uk/
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
www.epsrc.ac.uk/
Training and Enterprise Councils
www.tec.co.uk/
Disability Rights Commission
www.drc-gb.org/drc/
Health & Safety Executive
www.hse.gov.uk
HM Treasury website
www.treasury.gov.uk
UK Parliament
www.parliament.uk
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Health & safety
CBI Health and safety mini-site useful links page.
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Innovation, science & technology
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
www.berr.gov.uk
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
http://www.dius.gov.uk
Office for Science and Technology
http://www.ost.gov.uk/index_v4.htm
HM Treasury
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk
Inland Revenue
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/randd/index.htm
BERR Innovation Unit
http://www.innovation.gov.uk
EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
http://www.cordis.lu
Design Council
http://www.designcouncil.org.uk
Innovation Exchange
http://iexchange.london.edu/
UK Foresight
http://www.foresight.gov.uk
London Development Agency: innovation
http://www.london-innovation.org.uk
BSI – British Standards Institute
http://www.bsi-global.com
BERR Standards & Technical Regulations Directorate
http://www.berr.gov.uk/innovation/strd/
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
http://www.ukas.com
EC Commission
http://www.europa.eu.int
International Organisation for Standardisation
http://www.iso.org
European Committee for Standardisation
http://www.cenorm.be/
UK Patent Office
http://www.patent.gov.uk
Council for Industry and Higher Education
http://www.cihe-uk.com
Lambert model agreements for collaborative research
http://www.innovation.gov.uk/lambertagreements/
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International
CBI international mini-site useful links page
Including sections on UK government departments, overseas organisations, European institutions and organisations, international institutions and organisations and general UK trade-related sites.
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Learning & skills
Excellence Gateway
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk
National Employer Service
http://nationalemployerservice.org.uk/
Adult Learning Inspectorate
http://www.ali.gov.uk
Apprenticeships
www.apprenticeships.org.uk/
Business links with education
www.young-enterprise.org.uk/
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
www.berr.gov.uk
Employers for apprentices
www.employersforapprentices.gov.uk
Entrepreneurship and young people
www.enterpriseinsight.co.uk/
e-skills passports
www.e-skillspassport.com/
Investors in People UK
http://www.iipuk.co.uk
Investors in People Standard - business development tool
www.iipuk.co.uk/IIP/Internet/Default.htm
Access lists of courses and online learning
www.learndirect.co.uk
Learning and Skills Council
www.lsc.gov.uk
School governors' one-stop shop
www.sgoss.org.uk
Department for Children, Families and Schools
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
http://www.dius.gov.uk
Sector Skills Development Agency
www.ssda.org.uk
People management advice for SMEs
www.yourpeoplemanager.com
Maths for life
www.maths4life.org/
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Manufacturing
CBI manufacturing mini-site useful links page
Including sections on UK government departments, manufacturing trade associations and academia and research.
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Minerals
British Geological Survey
http://www.mineralsUK.com
Department for Communities and Local Government – planning
http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1143104
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
http://www.defra.gov.uk
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
www.berr.gov.uk
The Countryside Agency
http://www.countryside.gov.uk
The Highways Agency
http://www.highways.gov.uk
The Environment Agency
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
The Planning Inspectorate
http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk
English Nature
http://www.english-nature.org.uk
British Geological Survey
http://www.bgs.ac.uk
English Heritage
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk
Quarry Products Association
http://www.qpa.org
British Aggregates Association
http://www.british-aggregates.co.uk
British Marine Aggregate Producers Association
http://www.bmapa.org
British Cement Association
http://www.bca.org.uk
British Ceramics Confederation
http://www.ceramfed.co.uk
The Confederation of UK Coal Producers
http://www.coalpro.co.uk
Waste Resources Action programme (WRAP)
http://www.wrap.org.uk
Minerals Industry Research Organisation(MIRO)
http://www.miro.co.uk
Construction Industry Research and Information Association
http://www.ciria.org.uk
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
http://www.rics.org.uk
The Royal Town Planning Institute
http://www.rtpi.org.uk
Country Land and Business Association
http://www.cla.org.uk
CPRE
http://www.cpre.org.uk
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
http://www.rspb.org.uk
Friends of the Earth
http://www.foe.org.uk
World Wildlife Fund
http://www.wwf-uk.org
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Pensions
Accounting Standards Board UK
http://www.asb.org.uk
Department for Work and Pensions
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/
Inland Revenue
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/index.htm
International Accounting Standards Board
http://www.iasb.org.uk
Department for Work and Pensions Financial Assitance Scheme
www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/penret/penreform/3_fas.asp
FSA 'A-Day' advice site
www.moneymadeclear.fsa.gov.uk/pensions
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Planning
Department for Communities and Local Government
http://www.communities.gov.uk
The Planning Portal - online planning
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk
The Planning Inspectorate
http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk
RICS
http://www.rics.org/index.html
House Builders Federation
http://www.hbf.co.uk/
The Scottish Executive
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/planning/guides/gtps-00.asp
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Property
Department for Communities and Local Government
http://www.communities.gov.uk/
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
http://www.rics.org
British Council of Offices
http://www.bco.org.uk
Investment Property Forum
http://www.ipf.org.uk
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Public services
CBI public services mini-site useful links page
Including sections on Government, local government, Parliament, devolved administrations, Europe and think tanks.
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Regions
CBI Scotland mini-site useful links page
CBI Northern Ireland mini-site useful links page
CBI Wales mini-site useful links page
CBI North East mini-site useful links page
CBI Yorkshire and the Humber mini-site useful links page
CBI North West mini-site useful links page
CBI West Midlands mini-site useful links page
CBI East of England mini-site useful links page
CBI London mini-site useful links page
CBI South West mini-site useful links page
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Research
Business and academic research resources.
Scottish Research Information System
www.scottishresearch.com
A leading intermediate organisation in the UK, coupling industry and academia in the disciplines of applied mathematics and computing
www.smithinst.ac.uk
University of Warwick Modern Records Centre (CBI archives)
www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/
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Security
The CBI's security advice page. Practical advice for businesses on risk minimisation, anti-terrorism measures and general security.
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Tourism Alliance
CBI-supported membership organisation comprised of leading Trade Associations and bodies within the sector.
Tourism Alliance website
www.tourismalliance.com
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Trade Association Forum
Provides information and links to external resources.
Trade Association Forum site
www.taforum.org.uk
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Trade opportunities
Information for importers and exporters.
UK Trade and Investment
http://www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
Market and country profiles for exporters
www.link2exports.co.uk
British Chambers of Commerce export zone information site
www.britishchambers.org.uk/exportzone
HM Customs & Excise UK trade information site
www.uktradeinfo.com
HM Customs & Excise
www.hmce.gov.uk
Export Control Organisation
www.berr.gov.uk/europeandtrade/strategic-export-control/index.html
Export Credit Agency
www.ecgd.gov.uk
European Commission trade website
europa.eu.int/comm/trade/
Office of the US Trade Representative
www.ustr.gov
World Trade Organisation
www.wto.org/
International trade for the UK software and computer services industry
www.internationalgrowth.org
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Transport
CBI transport mini-site useful links page
Including sections on Government, roads, rail, aviation, multi-modal studies and general links.
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