The Panel's role is to form tribunals to consider whether members of local authorities in Wales have breached their authority's statutory code of conduct. Its web site includes procedural information, decisions (in the Register of Tribunals section) and annual reports.

Communities and Local Government is the central government department responsible for national policy on local government in England. Publications on the site relating specifically to local government include circulars and official letters; consultations; guidance; policy documents; reports; statistics; and newsletters. The "What We Do" area has information on specific topics such as council tax (within "Local Government Finance") and byelaws (including model byelaws - within "Governance Framework").

The Directgov site, produced by the Central Office of Information, details government information and services which are available online. It includes an A-Z index of central government with listings for over 1,000 government departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies. There is also an A-Z index of local authorities with links to all UK local councils. It is possible to browse the site by topic or audience group.

The First-tier Tribunal (Local Government Standards in England) came into existence on 18 January 2010, taking over from the Adjudication Panel for England (2003-2010) and forming part of the First-tier Tribunal's General Regulatory Chamber. It hears and adjudicates on matters concerning the conduct of local authority councillors, including appeals against the decisions of local standards committees. Its web site includes procedural information, guidance and forms, annual reports, decisions 2003 onwards, and links to relevant legislation on the OPSI site.

Portal giving access to local government-related information published on the web sites of central government departments, agencies and public bodies.

Subscription site. Includes: case comments, legislative analysis, and specialist articles on issues relating to public law and practice; key legislation, Best Value Performance Indicators and the Model Codes of Conduct; and links to over 70 relevant web sites, including local government and central government bodies and other external associations.  Updated daily.

The Local Government Association (LGA) represents all local authorities in England and Wales as well as police, fire, national park and passenger transport authorities. The web site includes recent LG Alert checklists, press releases 2005 onwards and the LGA Constitution.

The LGIU is an independent research and information organisation supported by over 150 councils and the local government trade unions. It aims to be an advocate for strong democratic local government. The site gives details of publications, services and membership.

The Local Government Ombudsman investigates complaints of maladministration by local authorities and certain other bodies in England, including education admissions appeal panels. The site includes the published annual Digest of Cases 2001 onwards, summaries of recent investigation reports, full investigation reports 1 April 2007 onwards, a number of special reports, recent annual reports, and a series of Good Practice Guides.

This web site is run by Oultwood, a small private company based in East Anglia in the UK. It provides links to all local government sites and a range of national local government organisations. It covers the UK and continental Europe as well as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA.

Standards for England is the operating name for the Standards Board for England, a non-departmental public body which is responsible for promoting ethical standards amongst elected and co-opted members of local authorities. The site includes a Model Code of Conduct, links to relevant legislation, case summaries, guidance, annual reports, and information on complaint and investigation procedures.

Comprehensive collection of links to county, metropolitan, unitary, borough, district and parish council sites.