Communities and Local Government
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- Local government
- About local government
- Who covers your local services?
Local government
Who covers your local services?
Over the years, the range of services provided by local government has changed. For example, once councils supplied your gas and ran local health services.
Below is a list of the main activities now. National policy for these is dealt with by the central government department shown.
- education - Department for Education and Skills
- elections - Ministry of Justice
- environment and environmental health - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- fire and rescue service - Communities and Local Government
- housing - Communities and Local Government
- licensing - Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Home Office
- parks and recreation - Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Communities and Local Government
- planning - Communities and Local Government
- social services - Department of Health
- trading standards - Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
- transport, roads and highways - Department for Transport
- waste disposal and collection - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are responsible for local government in Scotland and Wales.
