National Advice
| Provider | Description |
|---|---|
| Citizens Advice | The homepage of the Citizens Advice organisation |
| AdviceGuide | Online advice from the Citizens Advice organisation |
| Find a CAB | Find the nearest CAB to you |
National Organisations
| General Advice | Description |
|---|---|
| HM Government | Website of the UK government providing Public services all in one place |
| The Home Office | The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, counter-terrorism and police. |
| Houses of Parliament | Are you having difficulties finding something out about Parliament? The Parliament homepage reflect the work of the Houses of Parliament. |
| Department of Health | National policy, practical guidance and standards for the health care sector. |
| Health and Safety Executive | HSE is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. |
| UK Passport Agency | The Identity and Passport Service is responsible for issuing UK passports and identity cards and for the registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales. |
| Data Protection Agency | The Information Commissioner's Office is the UK's independent authority set up to uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals. |
| Consumer Advice | Description |
|---|---|
| Office of Fair Trading | As an independent professional organisation, the OFT plays a leading role in promoting and protecting consumer interests throughout the UK, while ensuring that businesses are fair and competitive. |
| Trading Standards Office | The Trading Standards Institute encourages honest enterprise and business and helps safeguard the economic, environmental, health and social well-being of consumers. |
| Office of Gas & Electricity Markets | Ofgem is the Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets. Ofgem is governed by an Authority, the Authority determines strategy, sets policy priorities and takes decisions on a range of matters, including price controls and enforcement. |
| Employment Advice | Description |
|---|---|
| ACAS | The aim of Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) is to improve organisations and working life through better employment relations. |
| Family Advice | Description |
|---|---|
| Age UK | Age affects us all in different ways. We cannot promise good health, but we should be able to ensure good care for all of us. When we find loneliness, we will reach out. When age becomes a burden, we will lighten the load. |
| Mind | Well-targeted, supportive and reliable information has the power to change lives. It is vital to everyone experiencing or working with mental health issues. |
| Women's Aid | Women's Aid is the key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. |
| Childline | ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people. |
| Housing Advice | Description |
|---|---|
| National Housing Federation | The National Housing Federation represents 1,200 not-for-profit housing associations in England and campaigns for better housing and neighbourhoods. |
| Shelter | Shelter is a charity that works to alleviate the distress caused by homelessness and bad housing. Shelter does this by giving advice, information and advocacy to people in housing need, and by campaigning for lasting political change to end the housing crisis for good. |
| Crisis | Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people - dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change. |
| Immigration Advice | Description |
|---|---|
| The Foreign Office | Travel advice - Advice by country, Passports, Entry requirements, Help if things go wrong |
| Legal Advice | Description |
|---|---|
| Community Legal Advice | This website offers free, confidential and independent legal advice for residents of England and Wales. |
| Crown Prosecution Service | Fair, fearless, effective - The Crown Prosecution Service is responsible for prosecuting criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales. |
| Social Security Advice | Description |
|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | Work, welfare, wellbeing, well delivered. |
| Tax Advice | Description |
|---|---|
| Inland Revenue | Our purpose is to make sure that the money is available to fund the UK's public services. We also help families and individuals with targeted financial support. |
Local Organisations
| Provider | Description |
|---|---|
| Daventry District Council | Daventry District Council provides essential local services for Daventry District, supporting the daily needs of residents, businesses and visitors. |
| Time 2 Talk | Free Information, Counselling & Preventative Intervention Service for Young People aged 13 - 25 |
| Daventry Express | "The Gusher" - Community, Announcements, What's On, etc... |
| Northamptonshire Police | Northamptonshire Police and Police Authority are committed to delivering the best possible quality of policing service to the people of our county. |
| Northamptonshire County Council | Within this website there are many pages of relevant local information. The site is constantly developing and the volume of information about council services constantly changing. |
| Northamptonshire Health Authority | Your healthcare partner, improving health in Northamptonshire |
Citizens Advice Daventry and District - CAB, DIAL and Welfare Rights working in partnership.
