Which Council does what

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Hardwick Parish Council

  • Burial Ground – at St Mary’s Church
  • Devolved services – grass verge cutting in 30mph, footpath clearance, hedge enforcement’s etc.
  • Dog waste bins and litter bins in open spaces
  • Open spaces – The Village Green
  • Play parks – Small Village Green
  • Trees on parish council land
  • Street Lighting – Situated within the Village

Buckinghamshire Council

  • Arts and culture
  • Benefits
  • Buses
  • Care for children and families
  • Community centres
  • Community safety
  • Council tax collection
  • Education
  • Environmental Health
  • Granting planning approval and building regulations
  • Housing advice
  • Libraries
  • Licensing – taxis, alcohol, animals and takeaway
  • Public car parks/ parking permits
  • Recycling centres
  • Refuse collection – including those on highways
  • Registrar for births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships
  • Transport and roads – main route streetlights, highways and most rights of way, trees, potholes, on street
    parking, gritting, road works, footpaths
  • School transport
  • Senior citizen bus passes
  • Social housing
  • Some public green spaces
  • Trading standards
  • Waste disposal

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