Citizens Advice

The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice, and by influencing policymakers.

Every Citizens Advice Bureau is a registered charity reliant on trained volunteers and funds to provide these vital services for local communities.

Citizens Advice service strategy 2008 - 2011 cover


Citizens Advice annual report 2008/2009

Anuual report 2009

Our principles

The Citizens Advice service provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. It values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.

Our aims

  • Provide the advice people need for the problems they face.
  • Improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives.

Our values

In carrying out their roles, Citizens Advice staff ensure that they build into all their work and future plans a set of core values. The Citizens Advice values are to:

  • focus on customers
  • achieve results
  • continuously improve
  • promote equality and fairness
  • value each other
  • work together

Our vision

Our vision for the Citizens Advice service is to be recognised above all as an agent of social change; helping people take more control of their lives through accessible, responsive advice and enriching society through powerful influence on social policy.