BCP Council Responsibilities
Statutory services
- adult social care
- children's services
- building control
- emergency planning
- environmental health
- flood risk and coastal protection
- food safety and water sampling
- health, safety and licensing
- highway maintenance
- library services
- local plans and development management
- organising local and national elections
- street cleansing
- waste collection and recycling
Key Responsibilities and Services
- District-Level Services: Refuse and recycling collection, housing and homelessness prevention, local planning and building control, council tax billing, environmental health (including food safety inspections), and parks and street cleaning.
- County-Level Services: Adult and children’s social care, education and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support, highways, roads, and transport planning, libraries and museums, and trading standards.
- Governance and Strategy: Setting annual budgets and council tax, approving key policy frameworks (such as the Corporate Plan and Local Transport Plan), and strategic corporate management.
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BCP Council Christchurch Wards
Burton & Grange
Christchurch Town
Commons
Highcliffe & Walkford
Mudeford Stanpit & West Highcliffe
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