Local Authority Functions

 

Daventry District Council

has responsibility for:

 

Animal Welfare

Abandoned Vehicles

Abbey Centre (accommodation for voluntary Groups)

Arts Promotion

Building Control

Car Parking/CCTV

Care and Repair Service

Commercial Property Management

Community

Community Safety

Contaminated Land

Corporate Management

Cost of Democracy

Council Tax Benefit

Countryside Management

Daventry Market

Daventry Outdoor Pool

Dealing with illegal encampments

Dog Warden Service

Food Safety

Economic Development

Elections/Registration

Emergency Planning

Energy Conservation/Efficiency

Farmers’ Market

Generation of External Funding

Health Promotion

Health and Safety

Highways (district contribution)

Homelessness

Housing Advice

Housing Benefit Administration

Housing Strategy

Housing Wardens (mobile)

Land Charges

Land Drainage

Leisure Centre

Licensing

Litter/Sweeping

Local Tax Collection

Outreach Services (currently Brixworth and Woodford Halse only)

Pest Control

Planning/Development Control

Preventing Pollution (noise, odour, water)

Promoting the Environment

Public Path Orders

Public Transport Subsidy

Renovation Grants

Rubbish Collection/Recycling

Sports Development

Sports Park

Strategy/Local Strategic Partnership

Support to Voluntary Groups (grants)

Tourism Marketing and Tourist Information Centre

Town Development

Training & Employment Service

Travel Permits/Concessions

 

 

Northamptonshire County Council is responsible for:

Customer Protection

Trading Standards, public analysis

Education

Schools, Special Education, Nursery, Adult and Community

Fire and Rescue Service

 

Highways

Daventry District Council is responsible for unclassified roads, off-street parking, footpaths and bridleways.  Parish Councils are responsible for bus shelters, public benches, footpaths and car parks.  The County Council is responsible for the rest.

 

Mineral and Waste Planning

 

Refuse Disposal

Daventry District Council is responsible for refuse collection and street cleaning and parishes are responsible for public conveniences.  The County Council is responsible for disposal.

Registration

Births, Deaths and Marriages

Small Holdings

 

Social Services

The elderly, children and those with disabilities

Strategic Planning

 

Northamptonshire County Council and Daventry District Council

have joint responsibility for:

Parks and open spaces

Museums

Emergency Planning

Support for the arts

Encouraging tourism

Economic Development

Useful Contacts:

 

Local District Councillor

Ann Carter

The Stables

Church Way, Guilsborough

NN6 8QF

(01604 743591

Mobile 07890 967756

Email: acarter@daventrydc.gov.uk

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