refer sb to sth (DIRECT)

refer sb to sth (DIRECT) phrasal verb
to direct someone or something to a different place or person for information, help or action, often to a person or group with more knowledge or power:
My doctor referred me to a hospital specialist.
The High Court has referred the case to the Court of Appeal.

referral Show phonetics
noun [C or U]
The doctor gave him a referral to (= arranged for him to see) the consultant.

reference Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 a writer or a book, article, etc. that is mentioned in a piece of writing, showing you where the author found their information

2 (ABBREVIATION ref) in a business letter, a number that tells you who to speak to or where to look for more information:
In all future letters on this subject, please use/quote our reference JW/155/C/1991.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

Statement regarding Peter Hain MP donations

On 29 November 2007, Peter Hain MP informed the Electoral Commission that he had not fully reported to the Commission donations he had received for his Labour Party deputy leadership campaign.

Mr Hain has since met with the Commission and provided additional information about donations he received. The Electoral Commission has undertaken a thorough review of this information.

Following discussions with the Metropolitan Police Service and the Crown Prosecution Service, the Electoral Commission has now referred matters to the Metropolitan Police for them to consider whether an investigation should commence.

面對警方對競選捐款的調查，英國就業與養老金大臣彼得﹒海因今天宣布辭去內閣職務。

海因是英國首相布朗任期之內辭職的第一名內閣大臣。

去年11月，海因（亦有媒體譯作韓培德）承認，在競選工黨副主席時拿到的大約20萬美元的捐款未能全盤申報。

海因解釋說，他忙于內閣工作，未能對競選捐款給與密切關注。

這個辯解給海因換來了一個喘息的機會。此后，議會和選舉委員會對海因捐款事件展開了調查。

參加競選工黨副主席的共有六名候選人，海因獲得的選票名列第五。

今天，英國選舉委員會決定，將把海因沒有及時申報競選捐款一事提交警方調查。海因不久后便發表聲明，宣布辭去內閣大臣職務。

海因同時還說，他對過去發生的事情表示“遺憾”，但是，他犯了一個"單純的錯誤"，他希望辭職之后能有機會澄清自己的聲譽。

首相布朗已經接受了海因的辭呈。現任文化大臣、今年只有37歲的珀乃爾將接任工作與養老金大臣一職。

BBC記者格雷姆利說，工黨政府一向引以為榮，自己曾經引入保証政黨籌資透明度的專門法律。

格雷姆利認為，盡管海因堅持表示將証明自己的清白，但是，他是首相布朗任期內辭職的第一名大臣，對于布朗來說，這不僅會讓他尷尬，還將給他帶來挫折。