About Local Government
Local government is a huge service provider - education, environmental health, housing, social services and many more all of which benefit the local community. Councils either provide services directly to the public or arrange for others to do so. Most of these services affect the daily lives of local people in a major way. The leisure centre you keep fit in, the collection of your household rubbish, the school you or your children go to, the care of those who are disadvantaged, the hygiene standards in your local restaurants and shops, the range of reference materials in your local library - all of these things are the council's responsibility, plus many more besides.
There are many different service areas in local government. They can be categorised into six different themes: building, caring, educating, entertaining, protecting and supporting.
You can find out more about these areas and the wide variety of jobs available within them by using the links on the left hand side of this page.
