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A great collection of UK Advice websites

ADVICE Websites  www.advicewebsites.co.uk

Advice: n. An opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem.

• ChildLine Headquarters 

  Free national helpline for young people in trouble or danger.

  http://www.childline.org.uk

• ASH - Action on Smoking and Health 

  Providing information and advice on all aspects of tobacco addiction.

  http://www.ash.org.uk

• Adoption Information Line 

  Providing information and advice on all aspects of adoption and fostering. Site provides relevant and interesting information and strives to make it easy for those interested in adoption to be put in touch with an appropriate agency.

  http://www.adoption.org.uk

• The National Missing Persons Helpline 

  Helping find missing people and supporting friends and family as they await.

  http://www.missingpersons.org

• TheSite.org 

  Provide factsheets and articles on all the key issues facing young people including: sex and relationships; drinking and drugs; work and study; housing, legal and finances; and health and wellbeing.

  http://www.thesite.org

• The Office of Fair Trading 

  Advice on the rights of UK consumers, information on the work of the OFT and the 1998 Competition Act. Includes a very useful guide on safely shopping from home.

  http://www.oft.gov.uk

• Neighbourhood Watch 

  Official Home Office Neighbourhood Watch website containing the latest news and information relating to Neighbourhood Watch plus useful documents and links.

  http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/neighbourhoodwatch/nwatch01.htm

• The Samaritans 

  UK charity offering support to people who are suicidal or despairing.

  http://www.samaritans.org.uk

• Divorce UK 

  Online marital separation and divorce service with profiles of regional divorce specialists, tips on using lawyers and information on fees planning.

  http://www.divorceuk.com

• Missing You 

  Comprehensive UK missing persons website.

  http://www.missing-you.net

• Citizens Advice  

  The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from over 3,000 locations, and by influencing policymakers.

  http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk

• Equal Opportunities Commission 

  Challenges discrimination, champions equality and acts as a catalyst for change.

  http://www.eoc.org.uk

• Gamblers Anonymous 

  Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who have joined together to do something about their own gambling problem and to help other compulsive gamblers do the same.

  http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk

• Alcoholics Anonymous 

  Caring for and advising those with alcohol addiction. The site pulls no punches with direct questions and vital information for professionals and those in need of help.

  http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

• Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) 

  The CAB Service is free, independent, confidential and impartial. Citizens Advice Scotland, the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, and its member bureaux form Scotland’s largest independent advice network.

  http://www.cas.org.uk

• The Pensions Regulator 

  The UK regulator of work-based pension schemes.

  http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/

• Ofsted - The Office for Standards in Education 

  The regulatory body for the standards of education in Britain.

  http://www.ofsted.gov.uk