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Electoral Commission

The UK Electoral Commission is an independent statutory body which was established by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. It is responsible for matters relating to the administration and regulation of parliamentary and local government elections in the UK. This includes the registration of political parties, maintenance of a register of their accounts, review of electoral laws and procedures and the maintenance of official information on political donations. Its website provides information on the purpose of the body and its work.

Office of the Independent Adjudicator

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) for Higher Education is the body responsible for handling student complaints in England and Wales and was set up under the Higher Education Act of 2004. The site contains details about the complaints process and the range of topics that they do and do not deal with. Summaries of cases dealt with are available on the site along with annual reports and good practice guidance.

Ofsted

The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial government department that reports directly to Parliament. It brings together four formerly separate inspectorates, including the Adult Learning Inspectorate and the Commission for Social Care Inspection. It inspects and regulates care for children and young people and education and training for learners of all ages. They provide a four yearly inspection of state funded schools in the UK, the reports of which are available online.

Law of Higher Education online casebook

This website provides access to the online casebook designed to accompany The Law of Higher Education by Dennis Farringdon and David Palfreyman (Oxford University Press). The casebook is made freely available by the Oxford Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies (OxCHEPS). The full text is given for the majority of cases cited in the Law of Higher Education along with commentary and analysis.

Pre-trial, detention, bail and due process

Online guide providing access to sources of information relating to the administration of bail and due process in the United States. The guide was written by Ken Strutin, who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, and was published in July 2011 on LLRX.com. Summaries and links to legal articles, cases, standards, reports and studies are given covering the Constitution, the Bail Reforrn Act 1984, pre-trial detention, pre-trial release and human rights issues.

European Commission Directorate General for Education Youth, Sport and Culture

Website of the European Commission Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. The main sections of the site are Education and Training (with links to EU programmes, such as Erasmus), Lifelong Learning, Culture, Youth, Multilingualism and Sport. The site provides access to an extensive selection of online publications including information on the various policy areas and programs of the DG. The site is available in all the EU official languages, although some documents are only in a select few.

Office for Equality and Opportunity

The Office for Equality and Opportunity, formerly the Government Equalities Office, deals with UK equality policy. Its priorities include women's equality, LGBT+ equality, disability equality and socio-economic equality. Its website outlines the work of the organisation, including policy consultations. It also provides guidance, research publications and statistics.

Migration Policy Group

The Migration Policy Group (MPG) is an independent group based in Brussels which seeks to influence and improve public policy making relating to international migration. Its website provides information on the aims of the group, MPG's programmes and projects, national migration country reports, publications and journals including the 'Migration News Sheet'

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