Useful Links

ACAS
Acas aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. They provide up-to-date information, independent advice, high quality training and work with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance.

Business Link Network
Business Link provides the information, advice and support you need to start, maintain and grow a business.  It provides information and advice to customers make the most of their opportunities.

Company registration and information site
The foundation of company information exchange in the UK: helping business, informing the public and benefiting the economy.

Corporate Social Responsibility Coalition (CORE)
The Corporate Responsibility Coalition (CORE) is the UK's most active voice on corporate accountability, supported by over 130 organisations.

Corporate Social Responsibility - A Government Guide
The Government sees CSR as the business contribution to their sustainable development goals. Essentially it is about how business takes account of its economic, social and environmental impacts in the way it operates - maximising the benefits and minimising the downsides.

Data protection registry
The Information Commissioner's Office is the UK's independent authority set up to promote access to official information and to protect personal information.

Department for Education and Skills
The department for Education and Skills was established with the purpose of creating opportunity, releasing potential and achieving excellence for all

Department of Trade and Industry
As the Department responsible for trade, business, employees, consumers, science and energy, the Department is in a unique position to contribute to the wider challenge of globalisation - enabling business and employees to prosper in the UK.

Equality advice website
This service is designed to give business managers easy access to authoritative and joined-up advice on a wide range of equality issues

Investors in People
It doesn't matter what size or type of organisation you are, the Investors in People Standard is there to help you improve the way you work. You have to meet the same criteria - or 'indicators' - as other organisations, but the Standard recognises that you will meet them in your own way. Investors in People recognises that organisations use different means to achieve success through their people. It does not prescribe any one method but provides a framework to help you find the most suitable means for achieving success through your people.

The Small Business Service
The Small Business Service is the Department of Trade and Industry's expert policy unit on small business issues throughout Government.

Trade Association Forum
Since its formation in 1997, the Trade Association Forum has been encouraging the development and sharing of best practice among UK trade associations and promoting the role of effective trade associations to government, industry and the wider public.