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Serious Fraud Office

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is the part of the criminal justice system which investigates serious fraud in the business and financial sector in the United Kingdom. Its website provides information on the purpose and structure of the organisation and sections of the site deal with fraud, bribery and corruption, victims and witnesses. There are recent press releases, its operational handbook and annual reports from 1996 onwards. The latter contain details of cases prosecuted and frauds under investigation.

Legislative Council

Legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. The website’s Council Meetings pages provide information about legislative proceedings and make available bills, draft subsidiary legislation, ordinances, subsidiary legislation, legislative papers and parliamentary questions from the current and two previous sessions. A large set of older materials – going back to 1884 - may be found on the Records of the Legislature pages.

Office of the Ombudsman, Gibraltar

Website of Gibraltar’s Public Services Ombudsman, who deals with complaints about government departments and agencies. A few Special Reports (reports of cases where injustice has been found) are available on the site, together with the Ombudsman’s annual reports, which include case summaries. A description of the history and work of the Ombudsman is also provided.

Building Regulations

This part of the UK government website provides guidance on obtaining approval for building work. There is a link to the Building Regulations which promote standards for the construction and energy efficiency of buildings in England and Wales. There is a link to the Planning Portal site which gives guidance to planning rules and building regulations for the most common building work projects for the home including extensions and conservatories.

Office of Rail Regulation

The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) is the independent government department responsible for the regulation of the railways in the United Kingdom. Its areas of responsibility include issuing licences to operate trains, ensuring competition in the provision of rail services and protection of passengers' interests. In addition to their role as economic regulator, ORR is the health and safety regulator for the rail industry. The website provides information on the role and work of the ORR. It includes the full-text of its most recent annual report, rail statistics and press notices.

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