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Roles of Local Authorities in the Borough

Within the Borough of Rushcliffe three tiers of local authorities provide services: the County Council, the Borough Council (‘the Council’), and the Parish/Town Councils. The chart set out below, shows who provides what services.

Main Functions of Local Authorities in Rushcliffe

Function	County	Borough	Town/Parish
Allotments, Arts and Recreation	Yes	Yes	Yes
Births, Deaths and Marriage Registration	Yes	No	No
Building Regulations	No	Yes	No
Burials and Cremations	No	Yes	Yes
Children’s Services	Yes	No	No
Community Safety	No	Yes	No
Concessionary Travel	Yes	No	No
Consumer Protection	Yes	No	No
Council Tax and Business Rates Collection	No	Yes	No
Economic Development	Yes	Yes	No
Education including: Special Educational Needs, Adult Education, Pre-School	Yes	No	No
Elections and Electoral Registration	No	Yes	No
Emergency Planning	Yes	Yes	No
Environmental Health	No	Yes	No
Highways (not trunk roads), Street Lighting and Traffic Management	Yes	No	No
Housing	No	Yes	No
Libraries	Yes	No	No
Licensing	No	Yes	No
Markets and Fairs	No	Yes	No
Minerals and Waste Planning	Yes	No	No
Museums and Galleries	Yes	Yes	Yes
Parking	Yes	Yes	Yes
Passenger Transport (Buses) and Transport Planning	Yes	No	No
Planning	Yes	Yes	No
Public Conveniences	No	Yes	Yes
Public Health	Yes	No	No
Social Services including Care for the Elderly and Community Care	Yes	No	No
Sports Centres, Parks, Playing Fields	Yes	Yes	Yes
Street Cleaning	No	Yes	No
Tourism	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trading Standards	Yes	No	No
Waste Collection and Recycling	No	Yes	No
Waste Disposal	Yes	No	No