Services List Who does what in Essex See who is responsible for providing services like housing, bin collections and benefits in your area Your councillor Find your councillor and learn about expenses, allowances, making a complaint and how you can become a councillor Spending and Council Tax How we fund our services and calculate Council Tax How decisions are made Find out about decision making, council meetings, committees and our constitution Get involved Attend meetings, start a petition or take part in a consultation County council elections Find out when the next election is and how you can take part Requesting information about you, or someone you care for Find out the types of information we hold and how to request it Request information about the Council The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) gives you the right to request any written or recorded information held by the Council. Senior officers Find out about the council employees who implement decisions and run services Our constitution Our constitution includes rules for running the council and Members' code of conduct Code of governance Read the rules and policies that make up our code of governance Plans and strategies Find plans and strategies from across the council Publication scheme and transparency The Essex Publication Scheme provides information about our services, spending and priorities Equality and diversity Find out what equality and diversity means for our staff, residents and businesses Report fraud Report misuse of our services, including social care, grants, schools, staff, blue badge or travel schemes Make a payment Pay social care and sundry invoices, penalty charges and licence fees. Thurrock Council Commission and Best Value Inspection The role of the Thurrock Council Commission and how to get in touch The Lord Lieutenant of Essex Who the Lord Lieutenant is and what they do
Who does what in Essex See who is responsible for providing services like housing, bin collections and benefits in your area
Your councillor Find your councillor and learn about expenses, allowances, making a complaint and how you can become a councillor
How decisions are made Find out about decision making, council meetings, committees and our constitution
Requesting information about you, or someone you care for Find out the types of information we hold and how to request it
Request information about the Council The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) gives you the right to request any written or recorded information held by the Council.
Our constitution Our constitution includes rules for running the council and Members' code of conduct
Publication scheme and transparency The Essex Publication Scheme provides information about our services, spending and priorities
Equality and diversity Find out what equality and diversity means for our staff, residents and businesses
Report fraud Report misuse of our services, including social care, grants, schools, staff, blue badge or travel schemes
Thurrock Council Commission and Best Value Inspection The role of the Thurrock Council Commission and how to get in touch