National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux

[Most publications from 2003 onwards are issued under the name 'Citizens Advice'.]

found: Its Under 18, a guide to the law as it affects young people, 1977:verso t.p. (National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux)

found: Rights workers' bulletin, Dec. 1985:cover p. 2 (NACAB; National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux)

found: Working for an MP Web page, Apr. 7, 2004(From Jan. 6, 2003, the new operating names for The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux are Citizens Advice and in Wales, Cyngor Ar Bopeth Cymru/Citizens Advice Cymru ... the legal name of the organisation remains The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux)

found: Communication from British Library, Dec. 14, 1999(There are 700 CABs in the United Kingdom. Each is an independent charity relying on funding from a variety of sources. Each belongs to the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux. There is no Bureau that is a government body, and should not be entered under Great Britain)

found: Wikipedia, 7 Aug. 2012:under Citizens Advice Bureau (a Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is one of a network of independent charities throughout the UK that give free, confidential information and advice to help people with their money, legal, consumer and other problems; in 1973, the government funded NACAB, the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, to enlarge the network; in 2003, this changed its name to Citizens Advice (in England and Northern Ireland) and in Wales, it was renamed Citizens Advice Cymru (Cyngor ar Bopeth Cymru); all bureaux in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are members of Citizens Advice, the operating name of The National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux; Northern Ireland bureaux are also members of the Northern Ireland Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NIACAB); bureaux in Scotland are members of Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), part of the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux) ; 17 Apr. 2015 (the first 'Citizens Aid Bureaux' were opened on 4 Sept. 1939; in 1972, The Citizens Advice service became independent; before then, the national organisation was part of NCSS (National Council of Social Services) and most bureaux were run by the local CVS (Council for Voluntary Service))

found: Its website, viewed 17 Apr. 2015:home p. (Citizens Advice, an operating name of the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux; 3rd Floor North, 200 Aldersgate, London EC1A 4HD)

[Most publications from 2003 onwards are issued under the name 'Citizens Advice'.]