Government Agencies

Charity Commission of England and Wales

The Charity Commission regulates and registers charities in England and Wales. This website includes news and information about the Commission and its work, and a searchable database of registered charities.

Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)

The CSCI inspect and report on adult care services and councils. An independent body, they were set up by Government to improve social care and stamp out bad practice. The website allows you to search the official care directory, find free inspection reports and view ratings for care services. Information about choosing care services is available in several different languages.

Companies House

Comprehensive website of Companies House, an Executive Agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, which registers all limited companies in the UK. Its responsibilities include the incorporation and dissolvement of companies, and the storing and dissemination of information about companies.

Countryside Agency

This website provides news and national and regional information about the agency and its work including sustainable development and the social, economic, and environmental well-being of the English countryside.

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Incorporates Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), Disability Rights Commission (DRC), Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and works to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society. This website includes news, information and advice.

Government News Network

The GNN supports Government departments, agencies and regional offices in the coordination and dissemination of news and other information. This website provides information about the GNN and its functions, and includes a searchable news service.

Land Register Online

Land Register Online is a database of over 20 million records of properties in England and Wales. Make a Property enquiry to find ownership details and property price information for a small fee.

National Lottery: Good Causes

This good causes portal includes information on how to apply for Lottery funding, news and information from the organisations that distribute money, and case studies of past projects.

Met Office

The Met Office’s website provides past, present and forecast weather locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, with satellite imagery, charts, news and other features.

This is the Met Office's weather forecast for Devon and Cornwall, which can be fine tuned to an individual location.

Official Documents

This website provides access to Government titles dating from 1994, including Command (White or Green) Papers and House of Commons Papers, such as Annual Reports from Government bodies and financial statements and Budget Reports. Topics covered include the economy, work and welfare, health, transport and the environment.

Office for National Statistics

The official UK statistics website provides access to an extensive range of local and national social and economic data, and includes the 2001 census.

Office of Public Sector Information

The OPSI (formerly HM Stationery Office) disseminates public sector information, manages the Information Fair Trader Scheme and the Government’s Information Asset Register and licences and gives guidance on official publishing and Crown copyright. This website includes news and information about the OPSI and its functions, and provides online access to legislation from 1988 from the UK and Scottish Parliaments, Welsh and Northern Irish Assemblies and other public institutions.