Responsibilities For Services
Dorset County Council's responsibilities include schools, social care for the elderly and vulnerable, road maintenance, libraries and trading standards.
The county council's area is also administered by six smaller authorities that have their own district or borough councils. The responsibilities of these councils include local planning, council housing, refuse collection, sports and leisure facilities, and street cleaning. The district areas are further divided into civil parishes, which have "parish councils" or "town councils"; the latter of which often use a town hall. Typical activities undertaken by a parish council include maintaining allotments, footpaths, playing fields and the local community or village hall. On some matters, the county council share responsibilities with the district and parish councils. These include economic development and regeneration, emergency planning, tourism promotion and coastal protection.
| No. | District | Type of council | Population (mid-2008 est.) | Extent of area (hectares) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weymouth and Portland | Borough council | 65,000 | 4,175 |
| 2 | West Dorset | District council | 97,200 | 108,148 |
| 3 | North Dorset | District council | 67,900 | 60,992 |
| 4 | Purbeck | District council | 46,000 | 40,440 |
| 5 | East Dorset | District council | 85,900 | 35,437 |
| 6 | Christchurch | Borough council | 45,800 | 5,040 |
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