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Which Council Does What? A Rough Guide

Below is a very rough guide to which council has which functions, this list is not exhaustive.

County Council

District Council

Parish Council

Monitoring Officer for County Members only

Monitoring Officer Ethics & Probity for District and Parish Members

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Education
Most Schools
Special Education
Nursery, adult, community

Housing
Management and maintenance of council houses.
Working with Housing Associations (known as Registered Social Landlords)
Housing advice
Renovation Grants
Homelessness
Unit Housing
Residential Care

Clocks

Personal Social Services
Securing for the provision for the elderly, children and those with disabilities (including social care and health and residential care)
Inspection Services

Cemeteries and Burials
Cremetoria

Closed Churchyards/ Burial/Cemeteries

Planning
Strategic planning/structure plans
Minerals and waste planning
Historic buildings

Planning
Local Development Framework
Development Control (Planning applications and enforcement)
Advertising Consent
Historic Buildings
Conservation Area
Tree Preservation

Planning – as consultees

Highways/Transport
Public Transport
Highways and Parking
Traffic Management
Footpaths and bridleways
Transport planning
Street Lighting

Highways/Transport
Unclassified roads
Off-street car parking
Traffic management
Footpaths and bridleways
Road Safety
Local transport plans
Street lighting
Street naming

Bus Shelters

Emergency Planning

Emergency Planning

War and other Memorials

Recreation
Parks and open spaces
Support for the arts
Archives and Record Office
Museum/Art Galleries

Recreation
Parks, open spaces and halls
Swimming Pools and Leisure Centres
Support for the arts
Museum and art galleries

Street Lighting

Economic Development

Economic Development

Public Open Spaces
Village Halls
Playing Fields
Museums and the Arts

Tourism Development

Tourism Development

Tourism Development

Environmental Services
Refuse Disposal
Recycling
Gypsy Sites

Environmental Services
Refuse collection/street cleansing
Recycling
Management of travellers/gypsy sites
Food safety
Public conveniences
Markets
Dog and Pest Control
Noise Abatement
Health & Safety

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Trading Standards

Seats

Litter bins and Litter Clearance

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Licensing

Licensing – as consultees

Library and Information Service

Allotments

Allotments

Registration of Births,Marriages and Deaths

Electoral Registration/Elections

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Grants to voluntary bodies

Grants to voluntary bodies

Grants to voluntary bodies

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Council Tax and Business rates collection

Local Charities
Markets
Public seating

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Help with Lottery Applications

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Community Planning

Community Planning
Community Safety (anti social behaviour, alcohol byelaws)

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