Local Government 20,022 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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London Boroughs

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Highways

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Housing

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Libraries

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Planning

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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 organisations623
Number of contacts20022
Number of email addresses14562

Data typeOrganisation typeContact count
Local GovernmentFire Authority 506
Local GovernmentGreater London Authority 3
Local GovernmentLA Purchasing Organisation 35
Local GovernmentLocal Authority 18469
Local GovernmentLocal Authority Association 43
Local GovernmentNational Park Authority 38
Local GovernmentNI Housing Executive 15
Local GovernmentPassenger Transport Authority 23
Local GovernmentPolice Authority 890
Total20022

SectorCategoryContact count
-Chief Executive 623
-Top Level Director 2235
Administration/PlanningBest Value 371
Administration/PlanningCentral Administrative Services 508
Administration/PlanningCleaning Buildings 272
Administration/PlanningCorporate/Strategic/Policy Planning 1185
Administration/PlanningCustomer Services 331
Administration/PlanningElectoral Registration 421
Administration/PlanningFreedom of Information 437
Administration/PlanningMembers Services 589
Administration/PlanningOperational Services 30
Administration/PlanningPrinting / Reprographics 47
Administration/PlanningProperty Enqs/Local Land Charges 346
Administration/PlanningQuality Assurance 209
Building & EngineeringArchitectural Services 316
Building & EngineeringDirect Service Operations 445
Building & EngineeringTechnical Services 425
CommunicationsCall Centre 7
CommunicationsHealth Promotion 8
CommunicationsPublic Relations/Marketing 655
Economic DevelopmentEconomic Planning 627
Economic DevelopmentIndustrial Development 404
EducationAcademic Services 1
EducationEducation - Adult / Lifelong Learning 105
EducationEducation - Grants 52
EducationEducation - Inspection 14
EducationEducation - Other 241
EducationEducation - Overall Responsibility 205
EducationEducation - Pre-School / Early Years 23
EducationEducation - Psychology 199
EducationEducation - Pupil Assessment 52
EducationEducation - Special Needs 63
EducationEducation - Strategy 315
EducationEducation - Travel Planning 184
EducationEducation - Welfare 59
Emergency ServicesCivil Contingency 9
Emergency ServicesEmergency Planning 389
Emergency ServicesEmergency Services 1244
Emergency ServicesFire Service 354
EnvironmentalContaminated Land 314
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Health 698
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Health - Food Safety 41
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Services - Overall Responsibili 357
EnvironmentalGreen/Conservation/Sustainability 517
EnvironmentalLicensing 98
EnvironmentalRecycling Education/Promotion 413
EnvironmentalRefuse Collection 494
EnvironmentalRefuse Disposal 396
EnvironmentalSewerage 165
EnvironmentalStreet Cleaning 392
EnvironmentalStreet Scene 69
FinancialCentral Audit Services 258
FinancialCentral Financial Services 926
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Accounting 164
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Payroll 87
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Pensions 128
FinancialCentral Financial Services - Revenues 254
FinancialCouncil Tax/Rating/Valuation 415
FinancialDepartmental Finance 266
FinancialHousing - Benefits 196
FinancialInsurance Services 26
FinancialSS Finance 145
FoodCatering 209
FoodEducation - Catering 190
HealthCemeteries and Crematoria 272
HealthCleansing 381
HealthCommunity Safety 409
HealthMedical Services 3
HealthPrimary Care 3
HealthPublic Health 13
Heritage/MuseumsMuseums & Art Galleries 521
HousingHousing - Care and Support 102
HousingHousing - Development 105
HousingHousing - Maintenance 152
HousingHousing - Management/Tenant Services 336
HousingHousing - Other 37
HousingHousing - Overall Responsibility 336
HousingHousing - Private Sector 36
HousingHousing - Regeneration 20
IT/ComputingCentral Computing 825
IT/ComputingCentral Computing - Internet 102
IT/ComputingCentral IT Departmental Support 73
IT/ComputingDepartmental Computing 1517
IT/ComputingEducation - Schools IT/Computing 227
IT/ComputingeGovernment 515
IT/ComputingG.I.S. 107
IT/ComputingNetwork Management 147
IT/ComputingSS Computing 112
IT/ComputingTelecommunications 412
Land/Property/EstatesCCTV 385
Land/Property/EstatesEducation - Estates Management 175
Land/Property/EstatesEnergy Management 270
Land/Property/EstatesFacilities/Property Management 854
Land/Property/EstatesFleet/Transport Management 330
Land/Property/EstatesSecurity 9
Land/Property/EstatesStudent Services - Accommodation 1
Legal/Law and OrderCentral Legal Services 656
Library/InformationArchives 171
Library/InformationLibrary Services 259
Library/InformationLibrary Services - Business/Reference 196
Library/InformationResearch/Information/Records Mgmnt 593
Partnership/Co-ordinationCommunity Services / Development 578
Partnership/Co-ordinationEconomic/Community Regeneration 403
Partnership/Co-ordinationEuropean Liaison 300
Partnership/Co-ordinationLocal Strategic Partnership 17
Partnership/Co-ordinationService Co-ordination & Partnerships 271
Partnership/Co-ordinationTourism Promotion 443
Partnership/Co-ordinationTown Centre Management 207
Partnership/Co-ordinationVoluntary Sector Liaison 224
Personnel/Human ResourcesCentral Personnel Services 763
Personnel/Human ResourcesDepartmental Personnel Services 152
Personnel/Human ResourcesEquality Issues 410
Personnel/Human ResourcesOccupational Health 5
Personnel/Human ResourcesSS Personnel/Human Resources 96
Purchasing/ProcurementCentral Contract Management 110
Purchasing/ProcurementCentral Purchasing of Supplies 525
Purchasing/ProcurementDepartmental Purchasing/Contracts 237
Recreation/SportsArts 295
Recreation/SportsPublic Parks/Grounds Maintenance 426
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure - Leisure Centres 170
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure - Sports 193
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure - Unspecified 22
Recreation/SportsRecreation/Leisure Services 620
Regulation/ControlBuilding Control 493
Regulation/ControlHealth and Safety (Internal) 360
Regulation/ControlMarkets 44
Regulation/ControlT&C Planning - Development Control 390
Regulation/ControlT&C Planning - Local Plans 215
Regulation/ControlT&C Plng - Structure/Unitary Plans 83
Regulation/ControlTown & Country Planning 655
Regulation/ControlTrading Standards 252
Social Security/WelfareBenefits 173
Social Security/WelfareTravel Concessions (OAPs etc) 171
Social ServicesSS Admin/Management/Support Services 200
Social ServicesSS Adult Services 304
Social ServicesSS Adult Services - Overall 195
Social ServicesSS Area/District Officer 147
Social ServicesSS Children's Services 486
Social ServicesSS Childrens Services - Overall 204
Social ServicesSS Community Care 245
Social ServicesSS Criminal Justice 80
Social ServicesSS Deputy Chief Officer 34
Social ServicesSS Elderly Services 160
Social ServicesSS Equality Development 18
Social ServicesSS Families Services 221
Social ServicesSS Fostering/Adoption 9
Social ServicesSS Learning Disabilities 124
Social ServicesSS Management of Own Care Services 83
Social ServicesSS Mental Health Services 120
Social ServicesSS Occupational Therapy 14
Social ServicesSS Operations 37
Social ServicesSS Physical Disabilities 127
Social ServicesSS Planning and Development 324
Social ServicesSS Property 59
Social ServicesSS Purchasing/Commissioning Services 197
Social ServicesSS Quality Assurance 119
Social ServicesSS Research and Information 66
Social ServicesSS Special Needs 26
Social ServicesSS Substance Misuse 10
TrainingCentral Staff Training 580
TrainingDepartmental Training 134
TrainingSS Training 116
Transport/HighwaysCar Parks (Off-Street) 246
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Client 297
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Contractor/Consultant 165
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Design & Engineering 153
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Maintenance 126
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Road Safety 148
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Street Lighting 73
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Traffic Control/ITS 67
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Traffic Management 117
Transport/HighwaysHighways - Unspecified 10
Transport/HighwaysPublic Transport Subsidies 130
Transport/HighwaysTransport Planning 296
De-duplicated total20022

RegionContact count
- 28
Channel Islands 9
East Midlands 1637
Eastern 2266
London 1557
North East 1075
North West 2253
Northern Ireland 550
Scotland 1589
South East 3090
South West 1996
Wales 1119
West Midlands 1542
Yorkshire and the Humber 1311
Total20022

SeniorityContact count
Main Address 622
Chairman 4
Chief Executive/Equivalent 623
Top Level/Director 2234
Second Level/Assistant Director/Head of Servi 6941
Third Level/Head of Service/Manager 3606
Fourth Level/Manager 126
Below Fourth Level 7
Unspecified 5856
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Total20022