- Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
- Independent service for dealing with disputes between groups of workers and their employers. Information about their service, annual reports, structure, and history.
- Better Regulation Executive
- Works to reduce and simplify regulations affecting the public, private and voluntary sectors.
- Buying Solutions
- National procurement partner for UK public services and works to maximise the value for money obtained by government departments and other public bodies through the procurement and supply of goods and services.
- Companies House
- Maintains the national register of companies; includes information about their services, guidance resources, annual report, and careers.
- Competition Commission
- An independent public body formed to ensure healthy competition between companies in the UK; information about their investigations, publications, and press releases.
- Consumer Direct
- A government-funded (Office of Fair Trading) telephone and online service offering information and advice on consumer issues. Information about their service, advice sections, partners, and news.
- Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD)
- Helps exporters of capital equipment and project-related goods and services win business by offering insurance and guarantee services. Information about their products and services, structure, and news.
- Government Online Information Services
- Offers a range of services to help companies secure business in the public sector. Includes a directory of central, devolved, regional, and local government bodies and agencies, and a listing of MPs.
- The Insolvency Service
- Administers and investigates the affairs of bankrupts, and companies and partnerships wound up by the courts; also regulate the insolvency profession. Information about their services, national network, annual reports, and advice resources.
- Low Pay Commission
- Advises the Government on the implementation of the National Minimum Wage. Information about its role, structure, research, reports, and publications.
- Office of Fair Trading
- The UK's consumer and competition authority; information about their role, with online resources and advice for businesses and consumers.
- The Queen's Awards for Enterprise
- The UK's most prestigious awards for business performance. Information about categories, winners, case studies, and applications.
- Trading Standards Central
- Provides consumer protection information for the public, businesses, and schools; includes advice leaflets, legislation, and recall notices.
- UK Intellectual Property Office
- Responsible for granting Intellectual Property rights in the UK, including patents, designs, trade marks, and copyright; information about their services, history, and guidance sections.
- UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
- Established to support UK-based businesses in international markets, and encourage overseas companies to invest in the UK. Information about their services, networks, and country profiles.
- ukTradeInfo
- Part of HM Revenue and Customs that compiles trade statistics, recording the movement of visible goods between the UK and EU or non-EU partners; information about their services and data.
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)
- Decommissions facilities used for the UK's civil nuclear programme and restores the environment of the sites; also conducts fusion power research. Information about the group, its activities, sites, and news.
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