EUROPE EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION

Office for Standards in Education
OFSTED. Regulates standards of teaching in schools and colleges.
www.ofsted.gov.uk

The Pensions Regulator
Regulates work-based pensions arrangements. Information and guidance for employers, staff and trustees.
www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk

Commission for Equality and Human Rights
New all-embracing body for equality and human rights in the UK. Replaces CRE, DRC and EOC in October 2007.
www.equalityhumanrights.com

Office of the Schools Adjudicator
Determines disputes about schools' admission arrangements. Overview of arrangements, decisions, press releases.
www.schoolsadjudicator.gov.uk

Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal
Hears appeals about the education of children with special educational needs. Provides an overview of the appeal arrangements.
www.sendist.gov.uk

Central Arbitration Committee
Independent body adjudicating on applications relating to the recognition and derecognition of trade unions. Decisions, and press notices.
www.cac.gov.uk

Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA)
Independent student complaints scheme under the Higher Education Act 2004. Information on how to complain, list of participating institutions, corporate documents.
www.oiahe.org.uk

Pensions Ombudsman
Investigates and decides complaints and disputes about the way that pension schemes are run. Site provides information about the services and powers of the Ombudsman, with details of how to make a complaint.
www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk