Directory List Rental - Lists Explained
Chief Executive - Tier 2 - Advises and oversees the council as a whole, specifically the co-ordination of the activities of all principal officers in the council.
Deputy Chief Executive - Deputy to the Chief Executive
Assistant Chief Executive - Assists the Chief Executive, generally has responsibility for a specific department or service within the local authority
Access Officer / Social Services (Disability) - Different responsibilities are managed by Social Services and Building Control. Building Control are responsible for ensuring that facilities are suitable for people with disabilities in accordance with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Ac
Access Officer / Social Services (Disability) - Tier 2 - Different responsibilities are managed by Social Services and Building Control. Building Control are responsible for ensuring that facilities are suitable for people with disabilities in accordance with the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Ac
Architects, Building / Property Services - Responsible for the full spectrum of architectural services. The nature of the work varies greatly and includes the design and purchase of new buildings, the modification and renovation of existing buildings, conservation work, survey and feasibility work
Architects, Building / Property Services - Tier 2 - Responsible for the full spectrum of architectural services. The nature of the work varies greatly and includes the design and purchase of new buildings, the modification and renovation of existing buildings, conservation work, survey and feasibility work
Best Value - Responsible for ensuring that his / her service area uses their funds on the product/service that offers the best value for money
Best Value - Tier 2 - Responsible for ensuring that his / her service area uses their funds on the product/service that offers the best value for money
Building Control - Ensure regulations on public health, safety, energy conservation and disabilities are met. Building control officers deal with planning permission and must inspect the ensuing work at stages throughout the build.
Building Control - Tier 2 - Ensure regulations on public health, safety, energy conservation and disabilities are met. Building control officers deal with planning permission and must inspect the ensuing work at stages throughout the build.
Catering Services - Provides catering services on behalf of the council and may include schools and council buildings/function facilities
Catering Services - Tier 2 - Provides catering services on behalf of the council and may include schools and council buildings/function facilities
Children / Youth Services - Provides additional services to young people including youth centres/activity days and advice.
Children / Youth Services - Tier 2 - Provides additional services to young people including youth centres/activity days and advice.
Civil Registration - Responsbile for recording of births, marriages and deaths
Civil Registration - Tier 2 - Responsbile for recording of births, marriages and deaths
Communications / PR - Responsible for council strategic communications
Communications / PR - Tier 2 - Responsible for council strategic communications
Community Planning - Responsible for carrying out the local authority’s community plans. These plans ensure the support and strengthening of the economic, social and environmental welfare of their areas and to promote sustainable development.
Community Planning - Tier 2 - Responsible for carrying out the local authority’s community plans. These plans ensure the support and strengthening of the economic, social and environmental welfare of their areas and to promote sustainable development.
Community Safety - Support and develop partnerships with crime and disorder partnerships, agencies and council staff to ensure that the authorities crime reduction plan is implemented.
Community Safety - Tier 2 - Support and develop partnerships with crime and disorder partnerships, agencies and council staff to ensure that the authorities crime reduction plan is implemented.
Computer Management and Information Technology - Responsible for the local authorities computer systems, ensuring that the local authority keeps abreast of advances in technology.
Computer Management and Information Technology - Tier 2 - Responsible for the local authorities computer systems, ensuring that the local authority keeps abreast of advances in technology.
Consumer Protection and Trading Standards - Ensure that businesses in the local area adhere to trading standards regulations to ensure the general public is protected.
Consumer Protection and Trading Standards - Tier 2 - Ensure that businesses in the local area adhere to trading standards regulations to ensure the general public is protected.
Contracts - Responsible for overseeing the allocation and success of local authority services that are put out to tender.
Contracts - Tier 2 - Responsible for overseeing the allocation and success of local authority services that are put out to tender.
Corporate Services - Central department that ensures the efficient running of all the council’s core responsibilities such as HR, legal, marketing, financial services and IT.
Corporate Services - Tier 2 - Central department that ensures the efficient running of all the council’s core responsibilities such as HR, legal, marketing, financial services and IT.
Customer Service - Deal with general enquiries regarding council services.
Customer Service - Tier 2 - Deal with general enquiries regarding council services.
Direct Labour Organisations - Responsible for organising and managing a workforce directly employed by a local authority to carry out construction and/or maintenance work.
E-Government - Responsible for the implementing e-government (the local authority’s online presence) and meeting the 2005 target for all local authority services to be available online.
E-Government - Tier 2 - Responsible for the implementing e-government (the local authority’s online presence) and meeting the 2005 target for all local authority services to be available online.
Economic Development - Implement the local authorities economic development strategy, liasing with both internal and external partners. Support the economic development of the area.
Economic Development - Tier 2 - Implement the local authorities economic development strategy, liasing with both internal and external partners. Support the economic development of the area.
Education - Responsible for matters concerning schools, student awards, special educational needs, and education welfare and youth services. The Department also contributes towards adult education provision in the borough. Also has responsibility for Youth Parliament
Education - Tier 2 - Responsible for matters concerning schools, student awards, special educational needs, and education welfare and youth services. The Department also contributes towards adult education provision in the borough. Also has responsibility for Youth Parliament
Electoral Registration - Responsible for maintaining a Register of Electors and ensuring the correct organisation of elections, ensuring they satisfy legal mandates.
Electoral Registration - Tier 2 - Responsible for maintaining a Register of Electors and ensuring the correct organisation of elections, ensuring they satisfy legal mandates.
Emergency Planning - Co-ordinates and prepares for all emergency situations ensure that they are measures in place to deal with a major emergency.
Emergency Planning - Tier 2 - Co-ordinates and prepares for all emergency situations ensure that they are measures in place to deal with a major emergency.
Energy Management - Following on from the authorities environmental plans and policies they are responsible for the conservation of energy in council buildings.
Energy Management - Tier 2 - Following on from the authorities environmental plans and policies they are responsible for the conservation of energy in council buildings.
Environmental / Technical Services - This was previously referred to as Technical Services. Areas covered include: agenda 21, conservation, countryside management, planning, pollution control, transport and waste management.
Environmental / Technical Services - Tier 2 - This was previously referred to as Technical Services. Areas covered include: agenda 21, conservation, countryside management, planning, pollution control, transport and waste management.
Environmental Health - This was previously referred to as Technical Services. Areas covered include: agenda 21, conservation, countryside management, planning, pollution control, transport and waste management.
Environmental Health - Tier 2 - This was previously referred to as Technical Services. Areas covered include: agenda 21, conservation, countryside management, planning, pollution control, transport and waste management.
Estates, Property & Valuation - Responsible for ensuring that all council owned properties are managed and maintained as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Estates, Property & Valuation - Tier 2 - Responsible for ensuring that all council owned properties are managed and maintained as efficiently and effectively as possible.
European Liaison - Provide advice and guidance to organisations and businesses on securing and maximising EU funding and keeping up-to-date with EU policy, legislation and funding developments.
European Liaison - Tier 2 - Provide advice and guidance to organisations and businesses on securing and maximising EU funding and keeping up-to-date with EU policy, legislation and funding developments.
Events Manager - Looks after the management of council events and provides an events service to the community
Events Manager - Tier 2 - Looks after the management of council events and provides an events service to the community
Facilities - Responsible for council staff members' on-site work environment
Facilities - Tier 2 - Responsible for council staff members' on-site work environment
Finance Director / Treasurer - Responsible for Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Benefits, Payroll & Pensions, Sundry Debts and general financial matters.
Finance Director / Treasurer - Tier 2 - Responsible for Council Tax, Business Rates, Housing Benefits, Payroll & Pensions, Sundry Debts and general financial matters.
Fleet Management - Linked to the transport department, this officer has responsibility for the council’s fleet of vehicles e.g. rubbish trucks.
Fleet Management - Tier 2 - Linked to the transport department, this officer has responsibility for the council’s fleet of vehicles e.g. rubbish trucks.
Grounds Maintenance - Maintenance of the grounds of all council-owned property.
Grounds Maintenance - Tier 2 - Maintenance of the grounds of all council-owned property.
Health and Safety - Can be the internal Health and Safety team responsible for the health and safety of local authority staff or in an external capacity they are often linked to environmental health ensuring that local businesses and work places follow guidelines set down by
Health and Safety - Tier 2 - Can be the internal Health and Safety team responsible for the health and safety of local authority staff or in an external capacity they are often linked to environmental health ensuring that local businesses and work places follow guidelines set down by
Highways - Responsible for road maintenance, gritting, closures and construction. Responsible for the construction, maintenance and repair of bridges.
Highways - Tier 2 - Responsible for road maintenance, gritting, closures and construction. Responsible for the construction, maintenance and repair of bridges.
Home Energy Conservation - Responsible for conserving energy, water etc. in council-owned housing.
Housing - Responsible for the continual improvement of social housing, locating houses for those whom are displaced or homeless, provide a high quality of housing management.
Housing - Tier 2 - Responsible for the continual improvement of social housing, locating houses for those whom are displaced or homeless, provide a high quality of housing management.
Housing Maintenance - Responsible for maintaining local authority properties – management of repairs and improvements to council-owned premises.
Housing Maintenance - Tier 2 - Responsible for maintaining local authority properties – management of repairs and improvements to council-owned premises.
Legal - Responsible for advising officers and members on legal matters.
Legal - Tier 2 - Responsible for advising officers and members on legal matters.
Leisure and Cultural Services - Ensure effective, high quality leisure services are provided and continually improved, giving equal access and opportunity to all residents. Responsible for parks & open spaces, tree maintenance, sports facilities, sports development, museum service, arts
Leisure and Cultural Services - Tier 2 - Ensure effective, high quality leisure services are provided and continually improved, giving equal access and opportunity to all residents. Responsible for parks & open spaces, tree maintenance, sports facilities, sports development, museum service, arts
Licensing - Ensure that private hire vehicles (taxis, minicabs, minibuses, school buses and coaches) are safe to ride in. They also make sure that public entertainment premises - these include pubs and clubs that provide music or live entertainment, school and villag
Licensing - Tier 2 - Ensure that private hire vehicles (taxis, minicabs, minibuses, school buses and coaches) are safe to ride in. They also make sure that public entertainment premises - these include pubs and clubs that provide music or live entertainment, school and villag
Lifelong Learning - The continued education of all constituents. Including Duke of Edinburgh Award, Adult Education, Youth Services and more.
Lifelong Learning - Tier 2 - The continued education of all constituents. Including Duke of Edinburgh Award, Adult Education, Youth Services and more.
Lighting Engineers - Responsible for the management and maintenance of street lighting - streets, parks and open spaces. This involves liasing with contractors, electricity suppliers and residents.
Lighting Engineers - Tier 2 - Responsible for the management and maintenance of street lighting - streets, parks and open spaces. This involves liasing with contractors, electricity suppliers and residents.
Lottery Funding, Charity and Voluntary Sector - Provides information and advice to Council departments and community groups on European, Lottery and other funding sources. Assists with funding applications.
Lottery Funding, Charity and Voluntary Sector - Tier 2 - Provides information and advice to Council departments and community groups on European, Lottery and other funding sources. Assists with funding applications.
Member Services - Provide administrative and secretarial services to elected members.
Member Services - Tier 2 - Provide administrative and secretarial services to elected members.
Parking - Responsible for on-street parking policy and off street car park falling under council control
Parking - Tier 2 - Responsible for on-street parking policy and off street car park falling under council control
Partnerships - Represent the council in partnership initiatives and may project manage schemes that aim to forge links with external groups
Partnerships - Tier 2 - Represent the council in partnership initiatives and may project manage schemes that aim to forge links with external groups
Personnel / HR - Day to day human resources work, including recruitment.
Personnel / HR - Tier 2 - Day to day human resources work, including recruitment.
Planning - Responsible for all applications for planning permission - these can range from new houses, agricultural and commercial developments, and additions to existing buildings and changes of use of land and buildings and display of advertisements, all of which
Planning - Tier 2 - Responsible for all applications for planning permission - these can range from new houses, agricultural and commercial developments, and additions to existing buildings and changes of use of land and buildings and display of advertisements, all of which
Procurement - Some council’s will have a procurement officer in each department and others will have a section responsible for all procurement.
Procurement - Tier 2 - Some council’s will have a procurement officer in each department and others will have a section responsible for all procurement.
Public Libraries - Management of local libraries both static and mobile.
Public Libraries - Tier 2 - Management of local libraries both static and mobile.
Recycling & Waste Minimisation - Responsible for the separation of waste including paper, aluminium, glass, cardboard, garden and textiles.
Recycling & Waste Minimisation - Tier 2 - Responsible for the separation of waste including paper, aluminium, glass, cardboard, garden and textiles.
Regeneration - Responsible for repairs and improvements to properties that have been neglected and have previously suffered from a lack of investment. Involved in the planning of new developments (housing / transport).
Regeneration - Tier 2 - Responsible for repairs and improvements to properties that have been neglected and have previously suffered from a lack of investment. Involved in the planning of new developments (housing / transport).
Road Safety - The Road Safety department provides information, education, training and publicity on road safety matters.
Road Safety - Tier 2 - The Road Safety department provides information, education, training and publicity on road safety matters.
Senior Management - Senior managers with responsibility for teams delivering specific services
Social Services - Responsible for adult and child services, including fostering and adoption, the protection of vulnerable members of the community, inspection and registration of childminders, playgroups, nurseries and residential homes, promoting the well being of children.
Social Services (Adult) - Responsible for adult services, including fostering and adoption, the protection of vulnerable members of the community, inspection and registration of childminders, playgroups, nurseries and residential homes, promoting the well being of children.
Social Services (Adult) - Tier 2 - Responsible for adult services, including fostering and adoption, the protection of vulnerable members of the community, inspection and registration of childminders, playgroups, nurseries and residential homes, promoting the well being of children.
Social Services (Children) - Responsible for child services, including fostering and adoption, the protection of vulnerable members of the community, inspection and registration of childminders, playgroups, nurseries and residential homes, promoting the well being of children
Social Services (Children) - Tier 2 - Responsible for child services, including fostering and adoption, the protection of vulnerable members of the community, inspection and registration of childminders, playgroups, nurseries and residential homes, promoting the well being of children
Social Services - Tier 2 - Responsible for adult and child services, including fostering and adoption, the protection of vulnerable members of the community, inspection and registration of childminders, playgroups, nurseries and residential homes, promoting the well being of children.
Staff Training - The training of council staff on matters relating to their employment with the local authority.
Staff Training - Tier 2 - The training of council staff on matters relating to their employment with the local authority.
Street Scene - Responsible for parking, street cleaning and local environment quality, street name signs, street furniture and bus shelters.
Street Scene - Tier 2 - Responsible for parking, street cleaning and local environment quality, street name signs, street furniture and bus shelters.
Sustainable Communities - Help the council and partners to achieve sustainable development
Sustainable Communities - Tier 2 - Help the council and partners to achieve sustainable development
Sustainable Development (prev. Agenda 21) - Ensuring a good quality of life, now and for future generations. The Government believes that there are 4 objectives that need to be met at the same time in order to achieve sustainable development.
Sustainable Development (prev. Agenda 21) - Tier 2 - Ensuring a good quality of life, now and for future generations. The Government believes that there are 4 objectives that need to be met at the same time in order to achieve sustainable development.
Tourism - Responsible for promoting the area to visitors whilst maintaining a pleasant environment for residents.
Tourism - Tier 2 - Responsible for promoting the area to visitors whilst maintaining a pleasant environment for residents.
Town Centre Management - Promoting, developing and improving the authority’s town centres making them safe, profitable and attractive. Often responsibilities include markets, events, safety, security, cleanliness, transport and floral /lighting displays.
Town Centre Management - Tier 2 - Promoting, developing and improving the authority’s town centres making them safe, profitable and attractive. Often responsibilities include markets, events, safety, security, cleanliness, transport and floral /lighting displays.
Traffic Management - Manages the flow of traffic throughout a defined area to ensure optimal traffic flow, responsible for traffic information, traffic signs and signals.
Traffic Management - Tier 2 - Manages the flow of traffic throughout a defined area to ensure optimal traffic flow, responsible for traffic information, traffic signs and signals.
Transport - Play an important role in ensuring the delivery of a safe, efficient transport service for the local area.
Transport - Tier 2 - Play an important role in ensuring the delivery of a safe, efficient transport service for the local area.
Transport Planner - Play an important role in ensuring the delivery of a safe, efficient transport service for the local area.
Transport Planner - Tier 2 - Play an important role in ensuring the delivery of a safe, efficient transport service for the local area.
Waste Collection and Disposal - Supervise waste disposal.
Waste Collection and Disposal - Tier 2 - Supervise waste disposal.
Waste Management - Supervise waste collection and the waste collection teams within the area.
Waste Management - Tier 2 - Supervise waste collection and the waste collection teams within the area.
Ambulance - Area NHS ambulance trusts
Arms Length Management Organisations - Companies set up by a local authority to manage and improve their housing stock
Associations - Non-governmental bodies associated with local government
Councils - Local authorities in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Fire - Fire and rescue services
Health Authorities: Trusts - Primary care trusts and NHS trusts
Housing Associations - Housing associations offer independent property for rent run by Registered Social Landlords
Leaders of the Council - The councillor who heads the largest political group represented on a council
Local Authorities Auditors - Individuals/organisations responsible for council audit
Lord-Lieutenants - The appointed representative of the Queen in a county
Parish Council Associations - Assocations of town and parish councils
Police – Chief Constables - Chief Constables of each police authority
Police – Clerks - Clerks for each police authority
Port Health Authorities – Air - Councils with either an air or seaport have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all foodstuffs imported into the country.
Port Health Authorities – Sea - Councils with either an air or seaport have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all foodstuffs imported into the country.
Probation Officers - Probation officers are trained social workers who work with offenders of all ages in courts, prison establishments and in the community
Regional Development Agencies RDAs - Regional bodies in charge of inward investment
Strategic Health Authorities - Strategic health authorities by area
