Local Authorities are made up of Unitary, Metropolitan, County, District and London Borough councils. The unitary system of local government was adopted by Scotland and Wales in the 90s, Northern Ireland and the Scottish Island Councils already had unitary status; although a number of unitary councils have been created in England, the two tier system has been retained as this is deemed to be the most effective approach to meeting the needs of many areas. While legally required to provide certain functions, local authorities have complete autonomy in how they are structured and how they provide services.
The table below gives a breakdown of the type and number of organisations that make up Local Government.
| Type of Organisations | Number of Organisations |
|---|---|
| English County Council | 24 |
| English Metropolitan Borough | 36 |
| English Non-Metropolitan District | 181 |
| English Unitary Authority | 58 |
| Fire Authority/Service | 63 |
| Greater London Authority | 1 |
| Islands Council (Scotland) | 3 |
| LA Purchasing Organisation | 4 |
| Leisure Trust | 81 |
| Local Authority Association | 12 |
| London Borough | 33 |
| National Park Authority | 16 |
| NI Housing Executive | 1 |
| NI Unitary Authority | 11 |
| Offshore Island Council | 4 |
| Passenger Transport Authority | 6 |
| Police Force | 49 |
| Scottish Unitary Authority | 32 |
| Welsh Unitary Authority | 22 |
Total number of records available is 24,000
An extensive range of selection opportunities ensures that you can target precisely the right contact for your campaign, the file is broken down into the following sector and areas of responsibility:
Administration/Planning
CEO | Central Administrative Services | Cleaning Buildings | Corporate/Strategic Planning | Customer Services | Electoral Registration | Freedom of Information | Members Services | Monitoring Officer | Operational Services | Printing/Reprographics | Property Enquiries/Local Land Charges | Quality Assurance | Scrutiny
Building/Engineering
Architectural Services | Technical Services | Direct Service Operations
Communications
Call Centre | Health Promotion | Public Relations/Marketing
Economic Development
Economic Planning | Economic Regeneration | Industrial Development
Education
Acedemic Services | Education | Schools IT/Computing | Special Needs Education | Education Strategy | Education Welfare | Grants | Pupil Assessment | Pre-School/Early Years Education | Education Psychology | Adult Education | Lifelong Learning
Emergency Services
Emergency Planning | Fire Service | Police and Fire Authorities
Environmental
Contaminated Land | Countryside Services | Environmental Health | Environmental Health - Food Safety | Environmental - Overall Responsibility | Flood Risk | Green/Conservation/Substainability | Recycling Education/Promotion | Refuse Collection | Refuse Disposal | Sewerage | Street Cleaning | Street Scene
Financial
Accounting | Central Audit Services | Central Financial Services | Council Tax/Rating/Valuation | Departmental Finance | Fraud Control | Housing Benefits | Insurance Services | Payroll | Revenues | Statutory Chief
Food
Catering
Health
Cemeteries and Crematoria | Cleansing | Community Safety | Public Health
Heritage/Museums
Museums | Art Galleries
Housing
Care/Support/Homelessness | Housing Development | Housing Maintenance | Housing Management/Tenant Services | Housing - Overall Responsibility | Housing Regeneration
IT/Computing
Central Computing | Central Internet l GIS | IT Departmental Support | IT Network Management | Departmental Computing | eGovernment | Telecommunications
Land/Property/Estates
CCTV | Energy Management | Facilities/Property Management | Fleet/Transport Management | Health & Safety - Internal | Security
Legal/Law and Order
Central Legal Services
Library/Information
Archives | Information Services (Internal) | Library Services | | Library Business/Reference | Library Services - Overall Responsibility | Research/Information/Records Management
Partnership/Co-ordination
Community Services/Development | Economic/Community Regeneration | European Liaison | Local Strategic Partnerships | Service Co-ordination & Partnerships | Tourism Promotion | Town Centre Management | Voluntary Sector Liaison
Personnel/Human Resources
Central Personnel Services | Departmental Personnel Services | Equality Issues
Purchasing/Procurement
Central Contract Management | Central Purchasing of Supplies | Departmental Purchasing/Contracts
Recreation/Sport
Arts | Public Parks/Grounds Maintenance | Recreation/Leisure Centres | Sports | Recreation/Leisure Services
Regulation/Control
Building Control | Licensing | Markets | Town and Country Planning | Development Control | Local Plans | Sustainable Drainage | Trading Standards
Social Security/Welfare
Benefits | Travel Concessions
Social Services
All Adult and Children's functions, please request a breakdown
Training
Central Staff Training | Departmental Training
Transport/Highways
Car Parks (Off-Street) | Highways - Client | Contractor/Consultant | Engineering | Highways Maintenance | Road Safety | Street Lighting | Traffic Control/ITS | Traffic Management | Public Transport Subsidies | Transport Planning
