Useful Links
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UK Government websites
UK Government websites and bodies whose activities are relevant to the operations of HM Revenue & Customs
A list of all UK Government sites, visit Directgov's A-Z of central government.
Adjudicator's
Office
The Adjudicator has been appointed to help you sort out things when they go
wrong. The aim of this web site is to tell you about the Adjudicator and to
explain how you can complain about the HM Revenue & Customs if we have
been unable to settle your complaint.
Age Partnership
Group (APG)
is a group of organisations representing business, employers, trades unions
and government departments. It is providing employers with help and information
to help them prepare for the introduction of age discrimination legislation
in October 2006.
Bona Vacantia Division
This Division of the Treasury Solicitor's Department administers the estates
of persons who die intestate without known kin and collect the assets of dissolved
companies and failed trusts.
Business Advice Open
Day website
Our Business Liaison Team devise, research and deliver products
to help educate and support diverse business communities in VAT, International
Trade and Excise. One of the ways we do this is through a national programme
of Business Advice Open Days. The website provides full details of future
events including dates and locations, exhibitors, seminar titles, links to
our national partners and an on-line booking service
Business Gateway
Business Gateway is a partnership with Scottish Enterprise, Scottish Executive
and the Local Authorities. Providing a wide range of advice ranging from company
reports, credit checks and supplier information, to market research, training,
tenders and information on Europe
Business Link
The new Business Link website, backed by government, can help you start, improve
or grow your business. It provides free, easy access to the information, advice,
funding and training to help you succeed, and to reduce the time you spend
on rules and regulations.
Central Office of Information
(COI) This site contains all Government press releases.
Charity Commission
The Charity Commission is established by law as the regulator and registrar
for charities in England and Wales. Their aim is to provide the best possible
regulation of charities in England and Wales in order to increase charities'
effectiveness and public confidence and trust.
Crime
Reduction
This site has been set up by the Home Office aimed specifically at organised
crime practitioners. It explains how the overall strategy and UK's effort
is organised to tackle crime reduction. It also provides links to research
papers and to key partners in this area nationally and internationally.
Department for Environment, Food
& Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
DEFRA's aims are sustainable development and a better quality
of life for everyone, now and for generations to come
Department
for Work and Pensions
This Department was formed on 8 June 2001 from parts of the former Department
of Social Security, parts of the former Department for Education and Employment
and the Employment Service. The Department is committed to providing people
of working age, pensioners and children with the advice and help they need
to achieve financial independence and make the most of life.
Department
of Social Security
On 8 June 2001 the DSS became part of the new Department for Work and Pensions.
This site includes information on benefits, finding your local office, state
pension forecast service, compensation recovery, social security and living
abroad and the Child Support Agency
Department of Trade
and Industry
This site aims to reflect DTI's work programme and is used as
a key resource in communicating with the UK business, industry and scientific
communities.
Directgov
The place to turn to for the latest and widest range of public service information.
Finance
and Tax Tribunals
The Vat and Duties Tribunals, Special Commissioners and Financial Services
& Markets Tribunal website. has been designed to meet the needs of those
wishing to appeal against decisions of HM Customs & Excise and the HM
Revenue & Customs or to refer matters relating to certain decisions of
the Financial Services Authority
General
Commissioners of Income Tax
The General Commissioners of Income Tax is a tribunal which hears appeals
against decisions made by the HM Revenue & Customs on a variety of different
tax related matters.
Government Office for Yorkshire
and The Humber (GOYH)
Our website gives an overview of how we work to represent ten central
Government Departments in the region. On the site, you can find information
about what we do, what's happening in Yorkshire and The Humber and key
details about Government policy.
Her Majesty's Stationery
Office
This site contains the full text of all Public and Local Acts of the UK Parliament,
the Explanatory Notes to Public Acts, Statutory Instruments and Draft Statutory
Instruments.
Highlands & Islands Enterprise
HIE's activities include: provision of business support services, delivery
of training and learning programmes, assistance for community and cultural
projects and measures for environmental renewal
HM
Treasury
The Treasury is the department responsible for formulating and putting into
effect the UK Government's financial and economic policy. All Treasury including
Budget publications can be found on this site.
Identity Fraud
A new website offering advice on how to protect yourself against identity
theft
Info4local
This website provides local authorities with quick and easy access to information
from more than 65 government departments, agencies and public bodies.
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland as the main economic development organisation. Promoting
a more enterprising culture in Northern Ireland so as to raise overall level
and quality of business starts.
OSCR
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is the regulator of Scottish
Charities. They are an Executive Agency under the terms of the Scotland Act
1998 and part of the Scottish Executive Development Department. Their vision
is for a flourishing charities sector in which the public has confidence,
underpinned by OSCR's effective delivery of its regulatory role.
Parliamentary
Counsel Office
The Parliamentary Counsel are a specialised team of lawyers with their own
Office in Whitehall. Their main work is drafting Government Bills for introduction
into Parliament and related Parliamentary business.
The
Pensions Regulator
Set up by Parliament to help make sure that occupational pension schemes are
safe and well run.
Public Sector
Benchmarking Service
The Public Sector Benchmarking Service, launched in February 2001, has been
developed as a partnership between the Cabinet Office and HM Customs &
Excise and aims to support improvement across the public sector by promoting
benchmarking and good practice through the provision of advice, information
and knowledge.
Tailored Interactive Guidance on
Employment Rights (T.I.G.E.R)
The Department of Trade and Industry launched this website to help workers
and employers find out how the National Minimum Wage applies to them. The
national minimum wage is the first area of employment rights legislation to
be included on this interactive site, however the aim is for the site to cover
a variety of employment rights issues. The site also contains information
on SMP and maternity leave.
Tax Working
This site tells you about the best ways to start a career in tax - and some
of the firms and organisations that can help get your career off to a great
start.
The Insolvency Service
The Service is an Executive Agency of the Department of Trade & Industry
which deals with insolvency matters in England & Wales and some limited
insolvency matters in Scotland.
The Organised Crime Task Force
Based in Belfast, the OCTF is a multi-agency forum whose purpose is to tackle
organised crime and racketeering in Northern Ireland
UK Trade Info
This is a HM Revenue & Customs website and is the most complete, authoritative
and up-to-date information service on trade data. Data is available within
24 hours of publication. Included are importers details, ICN Online (access
to commodity codes), Intrastat information and Notice 60.
Valuation Office Agency
The office responsible for providing valuations for land and business
to a variety of public and private sector customers. Although an agency of
the HM Revenue & Customs it has its own web site.
Welsh Development Agency An Economic Development Agency for Wales, working for its people, creating prosperous communities by helping businesses to start, develop and grow.
Work Permits (UK)
Part of the Home Office's Immigration and Nationality Directorate. The work
permit arrangements allow employers based in the United Kingdom to employ
people who are not nationals of a European Economic Area country and are not
entitled to work in this country
Other Websites
Equality
Issues - England Only
For free, confidential and authoritative business advice on equality issues
including maternity call Equality Direct on 0845 600 3444 or access the website
http://www.equalitydirect.org.uk
Federation of Small
Businesses (FSB)
Provide information to small businesses and exist to promote and protect the
interests of all who own or manage their own business.
Low Incomes Tax Reform
Group
Tax help for those on low incomes
Red Box
Her Majesty’s Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs, bring
you The Red Box, an interactive resource to teach your pupils about tax and
public spending.
Overseas tax authority websites
These links will take you to the sites of European Union and some other overseas government taxation or finance departments.
European
Commission
Site includes: speeches of the President, press releases, documents, work
programme and profiles of the commissioners (Includes DG XXI -Taxation and
Customs Union). The European Commission Website holds a database called the
TARIC which holds information on classification for goods and duty rates for
imports to the EU.
World Customs Organization
The WCO is an independent intergovernmental body with worldwide membership.
The site includes links to other international organizations, United Nations
websites and European Commission websites.
World Trade Organization
Administers WTO trade agreements, provides a forum for trade negotiations,
handles trade disputes, monitors national trade policies and provides technical
assistance for developing countries.
Disclaimer
The HM Revenue & Customs is not responsible for the contents or reliability of the linked web sites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of the linked pages.
