Departments

You can find contact details for teams here.

The council is divided into the following departments:

Corporate Management

Chief Executive
Strategic Directors

Corporate Strategy 

Community Safety
Communications
Consultation (with the citizens’ panel)
Equalities
Grants and Funding
Local strategic Partnership
Sustainability 
Waste and recycling
Parks

Economy, Leisure and Property

Arts Development
Car Parks
Children's Holiday Activity Programmes
Economic Development
Leisure Centres
Health Walks
Property
Public Toilets
Rural Touring Events Programme
Sports Development
Street Cleansing
Tourism

Finance

Council Tax
Housing and Council Tax Benefits 
Business Rates
Benefit Fraud Investigation 
Concessionary Fares (Bus passes)

Health and Housing

Environmental Health
Food, Health and Safety
Environmental Protection
Pest Control and Dog Warden

Housing
Housing Advice
Rent Deposit Scheme
Shared Ownership
Energy Efficiency Advice
Landlord Disputes
Empty and Unfit Homes
Disabled Facilities Grants

HR, IT and Customer Services

Information Technology
Business Continuity
Data Protection
Freedom of Information
ICT services for staff and members
Online Services
Performance Management
Procurement
Street Naming and Numbering
Human Resources (Recruitment/jobs) 

Legal and Democratic Services

Councillor contact information
Council meetings
Electoral Services (Voting)
Licensing
Land Charges (Land searches)

Planning

Building Control
Development control (planning permission)
Planning policy
Conservation and design
Planning enforcement and appeals
Forestry and Countryside