AdviceUK is a membership body for organisations and services that provide free and independent advice across England, Scotland and Wales and a charity registered with the Charity Commission. Typically its members are charities and community groups that work in a particular geographical location or with a clearly defined client group.
It was formed in 1979 as the Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).
AdviceUK is a member of the Advice Services Alliance and has been designated as a Competent Authority to administer
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It is also listed as an umbrella body for not-for-profit providers of generalist or specialist social welfare advice.
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Retrieved July 2011
References
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External links
AdviceUK website
Advice Services Alliance
Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom