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Search for government information and legislation, MPs, Acts of Parliament, Hansard, parliamentary debates and command papers, statistical information and research studies.
Acts of Parliament - full text of UK Parliament Public General Acts from 1988 onwards
Ask Aristotle - The Guardian's database includes information about MPs, and an easy to use find-your-MP service
BAILlI - British and Irish Legal Information Institute
British Parliamentary Papers 1801 - 1995
Census - information about the census and it's history, statistics and how to use for family history
Criminal Justice System - Police, Prison and Probation Services in the UK, includes Inspectorate reports
Department for Business Innovation and Skills - find policy from skills and higher education to innovation and science to business and trade
Department for Communities and Local Government - find policy on supporting local government; communities and neighbourhoods; regeneration; housing; planning, building and the environment; and fire.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport - find policy on culture, media, sport and London 2012
Department for Education - find policy on all issues relating to education
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - find policy on the environment, food and farming, rural and countryside and wildlife and pets
Department for Health - find policy on health care, social care and public health
Department for International Development - find information about Britain's aid to poor countries and tackling extreme poverty
Department for Transport - find policy relating to aviation, rail, roads and shipping
Department for Work and Pensions - find policy relating to benefits, work and pensions
Directgov - information about public services
Equality Act 2010 - summary guides and 'Quick Start' guides to what you need to know about the key changes in the law
EUR-Lex - the single entry point to the complete collections of EU legal texts in all the official languages
Europa - gateway to the European Union
Europe in the UK - information about initiatives and European Union policies in general, details of sources of EU information in the UK, information for young people, links and contacts
Eurostat - European Union Statistical Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office - find information on travel, living abroad and global issues
Foreign Governments - find official websites of national government worldwide
Government Gateway - register for online government services e.g. for services for personal use such as Council Tax, Self Assessment Online, Carers Allowance and Tax Credits Online.
The Government Says - news releases from Government departments
HM Prison Service - provides statements, documents and corporate information about the Prison Service, advice and support for family and friends
HM Revenue & Customs - tax information
HM Treasury - information on policy, access to statistics and economic indicators, and publications including Budget documents
Home Office - find information on immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, counter-terrorism and police
Home Office Research Studies - reports on research undertaken by or on behalf of the Home Office
House of Commons - find information about MPs
House of Lords - information about the Members of Lords
Infonation - single country and comparative statistical data
Information Commissioners Office - find out what personal information is held about you, prevent unwanted sales calls, access information from a public body and find information about the environment
Land Register Online - land and property search service
Legislation - legislation and accompanying explanatory documents
Life in the UK Test - prepare for the Life in the UK test
Members of Parliament - find your local MP
Ministry of Defence - find out about defence for young people, jobseekers, service community and businesses
National Statistics - official UK statistics
Office of Public Sector Information [OPSI] - provides links to online copies of legislation and information on other sources of official documents and information
Official Documents Archive - Command Papers and other Governmental publications 1994 - 2005
Official Documents - Command Papers, House of Commons Papers and Key Departmental Papers, from May 2005 onwards, available free in a PDF format
Parliament Glossary - explains terms used in parliament and the legislative process
Party Manifestos - find British party manifestos since 1945
Political Science Resources - comprehensive, worldwide political science resource
Politics Resources - comprehensive database for UK politics
Prime Ministers in History
Statutory Instruments - UK Statutory Instruments from 1987 onwards
They Work For You - includes MPs, Hansard and Parliamentary debates
UK Government Web Archive - UK Government websites archived from August 2003
UK Parliament - includes MPs, Bills, Legislation, Archives and Records
UK Statute Law Database - includes the status of legislation and new legislation
United Nations Documents - official documents of the United Nations
Write To Them - an online facility by which to write to MPs (and other elected representatives), and information about contacting and lobbying MPs. You will need an email address to use this service
Your MEPs - find your MEP
