Local Government 21,144 contacts:

The Local Government database covers all Local Authorities and Police and Fire Authorities in the UK.

The structure of Local Authorities varies across England/Scotland/Wales and Northern Ireland and also in different areas of England . Following major re-organisation in the 1990’s, Wales and Scotland merged all the District and County Councils creating a single Authority type for each area, these are known as Unitary Authorities and provide all Council functions.  Due to individual considerations for each area, it was decided that in England there would be a mixture of 'single tier' authorities - Unitary / Metropolitan / London Boroughs. With the rest of the Country covered by 'Two Tier' authorities - English Country Councils and Districts Councils – where functions are divided between the two authority types.

The following table shows how functions that vary between authority types are divided:

 

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Housing

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Libraries

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Local Authority functions are divided up within each authority into a number of Departments, with the smaller District Councils tending to have two to three departments and Mets/Unitaries/Counties/Boroughs having four to five. Councils are run based on edicts, rules and legal requirements created by Central Government, though they have autonomy in how they provide these functions and how they organize themselves. Consequently all Councils are organized somewhat differently. The autonomy of the individual departments varies from one authority to another and from one authority type to another. Often it depends on the overall configuration of the organisation. Though it is often the case that with larger authorities it is often worth considering the departments as quite separate from each other, often they are based at different addresses, with different functions and separate departmental purchasing/finance and other corporate functions.

Local Authorities are funded by a combination of local tax revenue, grants from the Central Government, Investments and Financial Reserves, plus and other Local charges.

The Oscar database covers all Chief Executive and Corporate/Top Level functions, plus all 'Second Tier'/Heads of Service, plus approximately 10,000 functional/departmental managers and officers.

The database is extensively categorised by organisation type/level of management and has nearly 200 functional categories and areas of responsibility. The details of these are all available on our Local Government category guide please click here. The number of contacts and depth of information is constantly being expanded with new functions and statutory positions. Department names and numbers of employees are also a recent addition to the database

The following is a breakdown of the Oscar database firstly by coverage of key fields and then by the 4 key selection areas of the database.

Field coverageCount
Number of organisations593
Number of contacts21144
Number of email addresses18877

Organisation typeContact count
Local GovernmentFire Authority 629
Local GovernmentGreater London Authority 10
Local GovernmentLA Purchasing Organisation 36
Local GovernmentLocal Authority 19276
Local GovernmentLocal Authority Association 111
Local GovernmentNational Park Authority 84
Local GovernmentNI Housing Executive 14
Local GovernmentPassenger Transport Authority 26
Local GovernmentPolice Authority 931
Local GovernmentPort Authority 27
De-duplicated total21144

CategoriesContact count
-Housing 21
-Chairman 8
-Chief Executive 594
-Top Level Director 2269
-Second Level / Head of Service 6787
Administration/PlanningBest Value 293
Administration/PlanningCentral Administrative Services 427
Administration/PlanningCleaning Buildings 216
Administration/PlanningCorporate/Strategic/Policy Planning 1271
Administration/PlanningCustomer Services 468
Administration/PlanningElectoral Registration 418
Administration/PlanningFreedom of Information 380
Administration/PlanningMembers Services 585
Administration/PlanningOperational Services 151
Administration/PlanningPrinting / Reprographics 62
Administration/PlanningProperty Enqs/Local Land Charges 295
Administration/PlanningQuality Assurance 172
Adult ServicesAdmin/Management/Support Services 147
Adult ServicesArea/District Officer 56
Adult ServicesCommunity Care 400
Adult ServicesCriminal Justice 39
Adult ServicesLearning Disabilities 126
Adult ServicesLifelong Learning 106
Adult ServicesManagement of Own Care Services 95
Adult ServicesMental Health Services 140
Adult ServicesOccupational Therapy 14
Adult ServicesOlder People 155
Adult ServicesOperational Services 24
Adult ServicesOverall Responsibility 202
Adult ServicesPhysical Disabilities 110
Adult ServicesPlanning/Development 210
Adult ServicesQuality Assurance 79
Adult ServicesResearch and Information 38
Adult ServicesSocial Care 324
Adult ServicesSubstance Misuse 14
Building & EngineeringArchitectural Services 273
Building & EngineeringDirect Service Operations 430
Building & EngineeringTechnical Services 374
Childrens ServicesAdmin/Management/Support Services 27
Childrens ServicesArea/District Officer 53
Childrens ServicesChildrens Services - Literacy 280
Childrens ServicesChildrens Services - Virtual Headteacher 200
Childrens ServicesEducational Grants 43
Childrens ServicesEducational Strategy 453
Childrens ServicesFamily Services 228
Childrens ServicesFostering/Adoption 166
Childrens ServicesManagement of Own Care Services 19
Childrens ServicesOther Educational 214
Childrens ServicesOverall Responsibility 246
Childrens ServicesPhysical Disabilities 18
Childrens ServicesPlanning/Development 97
Childrens ServicesPre-School / Early Years 34
Childrens ServicesPsychology 186
Childrens ServicesPupil Assessment 58
Childrens ServicesQuality Assurance 28
Childrens ServicesResearch and Information 6
Childrens ServicesSchool Admissions 193
Childrens ServicesSchool Travel Planning 169
Childrens ServicesSchools Inspection 19
Childrens ServicesSocial Care 519
Childrens ServicesSpecial Educational Needs 82
Childrens ServicesSubstance Misuse 3
Childrens ServicesWelfare 59
Childrens ServicesYouth Offending 189
CommunicationsCall Centre 18
CommunicationsHealth Promotion 11
CommunicationsPublic Relations/Marketing 814
Economic DevelopmentEconomic Planning 620
Economic DevelopmentIndustrial Development 358
EducationAcademic Services 1
EducationStudent Services - Welfare/Support 1
EmergencyEmergency Planning 382
EmergencyEmergency Services 1128
EmergencyFire Service 327
EnvironmentalContaminated Land 250
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Health 635
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Health - Food Safety 47
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Services - Overall Responsibility 351
EnvironmentalGreen/Conservation/Sustainability 478
EnvironmentalRecycling Education/Promotion 371
EnvironmentalRefuse Collection 455
EnvironmentalRefuse Disposal 387
EnvironmentalSewerage 126
EnvironmentalStreet Cleaning 358
EnvironmentalStreet Scene 131
FinancialAdult Services - Finance 107
FinancialCentral Audit Services 283
FinancialCentral Financial Services 964
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Accounting 176
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Payroll 114
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Pensions 115
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Revenues 279
FinancialChildrens Services - Finance 29
FinancialCouncil Tax/Rating/Valuation 383
FinancialDepartmental Finance 244
FinancialFraud Control 256
FinancialHousing - Benefits 221
FinancialInsurance Services 40
FoodCatering 176
FoodChildrens Services - Schools Catering 168
HealthCemeteries and Crematoria 230
HealthCleansing 311
HealthCommunity Safety 520
HealthCommunity Safety - Anti Social Behaviour 385
HealthMedical Services 3
HealthPatient Safety 1
HealthPrimary Care 1
HealthPublic Health 45
HealthPublic Health - Drug and Alcohol Misuse 1
Heritage/MuseumsMuseums & Art Galleries 529
HousingCare/Support/Homelessness 327
HousingDevelopment 89
HousingMaintenance 135
HousingManagement/Tenant Services 324
HousingOther 37
HousingOverall Responsibility 288
HousingPrivate Sector 70
HousingRegeneration 38
IT/ComputingAdult Services - IT/Computing 70
IT/ComputingCentral Computing 857
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Departmental Support 61
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Information Management 40
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Internet 87
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Security 8
IT/ComputingChildrens Services - IT/Computing 26
IT/ComputingChildrens Services - Schools IT 242
IT/ComputingDepartmental Computing 1075
IT/ComputingeGovernment 475
IT/ComputingG.I.S. 98
IT/ComputingNetwork Management 141
IT/ComputingTelecommunications 321
Land/Property/EstatesCCTV 322
Land/Property/EstatesChildrens Services - School Estates 220
Land/Property/EstatesEnergy Management 211
Land/Property/EstatesFacilities/Property Management 1029
Land/Property/EstatesFleet/Transport Management 535
Land/Property/EstatesHealth and Safety (Internal) 330
Land/Property/EstatesSecurity 12
Land/Property/EstatesStudent Services - Accommodation 1
Legal/Law and OrderCentral Legal Services 755
Legal/Law and OrderChildrens Services - Legal 198
Library/InformationArchives 152
Library/InformationLibrary Services 253
Library/InformationLibrary Services - Business/Reference 147
Library/InformationResearch/Information/Records Mgmnt 533
Medical/ClinicalAccident and Emergency 1
Medical/ClinicalMental Health / Learning Disabilities 1
Partnership/Co-ordinationCommunity Services / Development 601
Partnership/Co-ordinationEconomic/Community Regeneration 437
Partnership/Co-ordinationEuropean Liaison 235
Partnership/Co-ordinationLocal Area Agreement 75
Partnership/Co-ordinationLocal Strategic Partnership 61
Partnership/Co-ordinationService Co-ordination & Partnerships 304
Partnership/Co-ordinationTourism Promotion 381
Partnership/Co-ordinationTown Centre Management 184
Partnership/Co-ordinationVoluntary Sector Liaison 173
Personnel/Human ResourcesAdult Services - HR 75
Personnel/Human ResourcesCentral Personnel Services 853
Personnel/Human ResourcesChildrens Services - HR 18
Personnel/Human ResourcesDepartmental Personnel Services 129
Personnel/Human ResourcesEquality Issues 356
Purchasing/ProcurementAdult Services - Purchasing/Commissioning 165
Purchasing/ProcurementCentral Contract Management 112
Purchasing/ProcurementCentral Purchasing of Supplies 703
Purchasing/ProcurementChildrens Services - Purchasing/Commissioning 69
Purchasing/ProcurementCommissioning Services 4
Purchasing/ProcurementDepartmental Purchasing/Contracts 223
Recreation/SportsArts 271
Recreation/SportsPublic Parks/Grounds Maintenance 686
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure - Leisure Centres 143
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure - Sports 200
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure - Unspecified 17
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure Services 601
Regulation/ControlBuilding Control 442
Regulation/ControlLicensing 220
Regulation/ControlMarkets 52
Regulation/ControlT&C Planning 675
Regulation/ControlT&C Planning - Development Control 360
Regulation/ControlT&C Planning - Local Plans 172
Regulation/ControlT&C Planning - Structure/Unitary Plans 73
Regulation/ControlTrading Standards 278
Social Security/WelfareBenefits 197
Social Security/WelfareTravel Concessions (OAPs etc) 133
TrainingAdult Services - Training 84
TrainingCentral Staff Training 553
TrainingChildrens Services - Training 11
TrainingDepartmental Training 110
Transport/HighwaysCar Parks (Off-Street) 213
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Client 281
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Contractor/Consultant 135
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Design & Engineering 146
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Maintenance 130
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Road Safety 132
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Street Lighting 64
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Traffic Control/ITS 57
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Traffic Management 108
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Unspecified 6
Transport/HighwaysPublic Transport Subsidies 111
Transport/HighwaysTransport Planning 320
De-duplicated total21144

RegionContact count
Channel Islands 9
East Midlands 1804
Eastern 2532
Isle of Man 23
London 1856
North East 883
North West 2241
Northern Ireland 510
Scotland 1789
South East 3419
South West 1839
Wales 1234
West Midlands 1554
Yorkshire and the Humber 1451
Total21144

SeniorityContact count
Chairman 8
Chief Executive/Equivalent 594
Top Level/Director 2268
Second Level/Assistant Director/Head of Servi 6787
Third Level/Head of Service/Manager 4605
Fourth Level/Manager 250
Below Fourth Level 24
Unspecified 6608
Total21144