Dorset Unitary Council Responsibilities
Core Statutory Responsibilities
- Social Care & Safeguarding: Fulfilling duties under the Care Act 2014 to provide adult social care, protect vulnerable adults and their property, and act as a Corporate Parent for children and care leavers.
- Education & Childcare: Managing school governance support, special educational needs, and executing statutory duties under the Childcare Act 2006.
- Housing & Homelessness: Maintaining homelessness prevention targets, managing temporary accommodation, and enforcing minimum housing standards for local residents.
- Planning & Land Use: Operating local development frameworks, conducting Statements of Community Involvement, and fulfilling the statutory "duty to cooperate" on regional planning matters.
- Regulatory & Business Services: Inspecting commercial and food premises, issuing statutory hygiene reports, and calibrating weights and measures equipment.
- Highways & Infrastructure: Maintaining local road networks, managing footways, and repairing public highways and potholes.
- Environmental & Waste Services: Delivering statutory waste collection, disposal programs, and local environmental health controls.
Key Responsibilities and Services
- Highways and Transport: Maintaining 2,400 miles of roads, repairing potholes, surface dressing, and managing footways and cycleways.
- Social Care and Family Support: Providing adult social care, safeguarding and supporting children in need, and administering care allowances and assistance.
- Planning and Development: Processing local planning applications, strategic planning, and enforcing building regulations.
- Housing and Environment: Managing public health, environmental health, community safety, housing assistance, and local waste partnership strategies.
- Libraries and Culture: Issuing books, managing digital e-resources, and supporting community engagement and cultural services.
- Flood Risk Management: Acting as the Lead Local Flood Authority to manage local flood risks alongside partner agencies.
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Dorset Council Wards & Members
Ferndown North Cathy Lugg (Con) Mike Parkes (Con)
Ferndown South Julie Robinson (Con)
St Leonards & St Ives Ray Bryan (Con) Margaret Goringe (Con)
West Moors & Three Legged Cross David Shortell (Con) Andy Skeats (Con)
West Parley Andrew Parry (Con)
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