Search Tips

How to Search
Searching this site is as simple as typing a few words into the search box and clicking on the go button. However, sometimes you may need to reduce or expend the number of records returned. To achieve this you can try some of the advanced searching tips below.

Phrase Searches
Search for complete phrases by enclosing them in quotation marks. Words enclosed in double quotes ("like this") will appear together in all results exactly as you have entered them. Phrase searches are especially useful when searching for specific services or proper names.

Example:
Searching for:
     "Adult Service"

Will require an exact phrase match for an item to be returned in the results.

"AND" Searches
By inserting "AND" or "+" between words you can require a specific combination of words be present in all search results.

Example:
Searching for:
     sports AND development

Will require both the words to be present in each of the results.

"OR" Searches
Our search supports the logical "OR" operator. There is no need to use this as the "OR" operator is automatically implied when doing simple searches.

Example:
Searching for:
     Moving Disturbance

Automatically searches for:
     Moving OR Disturbance

Will return results that contain either of the words Moving or Disturbance.

Advanced Tips
You can combine the use of Phrases, "AND" and "OR" operators to achieve very specific results.

Example:
Searching for:
     inspection + "care homes" OR affleck

Will return only results that contain the words inspection and the phrase "care homes", or items with the word affleck in them.