General advice
Age Positive: This is the Government's campaign to tackle
age discrimination and promote the business benefits of age diversity
in the workplace. Their website features the Code of Practice on Age Diversity
in Employment and Good Practice.
Find out more on the Age Positive
website
Citizens Advice: Contact Citizens Advice for free, confidential
and independent advice. You can find details of your local Citizens Advice
Bureau in your local telephone directory.
Find out more on the Citizens
Advice website
Consumer Education: The Consumer Direct website contains
general advice and information for consumers. The site covers areas such
as shopping, money, laws, health, environment and information on how to
complain about faulty goods and services.
Find
out more on the Consumer Education website
Directgov: This site points you in the right direction
for help and advice available through government and voluntary organisations.
It provides information and contact details for community and voluntary
organisations, training opportunities and health and fitness advice.
Find out more on
the Directgov website
Office of the Public Guardian: The Office of the Public
Guardian provides financial protection services for people who are not able
to manage their financial affairs because of mental illness or incapacity.
They also support families and advisers of the person who is mentally
ill, often after someone has applied to the court to manage that person's
financial affairs. Their website has information on what to do if a friend
or family member can't manage their own affairs (appointing a receiver),
as well as information and a helpline for questions about appointing a
person to manage another person's financial affairs and property in the
event of loss of capacity (enduring power of attorney).
Find out more on the Office
of the Public Guardian website
If you live in Scotland,
find out more from the Scottish Office of the Public Guardian website
Business Link: The Department of Trade and Industry runs the Business Link website which provides straightforward business information and access to a wide range of business support.