Suffolk County Council - Responsibilities

Responsibilities

Suffolk County Council is responsible for major services which are provided countywide. These include:

• Business and trading standards: enforcing fair trading laws, protecting consumers and giving advice.
• Education and learning: schools, evening classes for adults, youth clubs and higher education grants.
• Environment: conservation of the countryside and public access to it, waste disposal and archaeological services.
• Leisure and culture: library services, archives and support for arts and museums.
• Public safety: fire fighting, rescue and emergency services, safety advice.
• Registration of births, marriages and deaths.
• Social care: care for older people who are physically or mentally infirm, or have a mental health problem, those with physical or learning disabilities and children and families who need protection and support.
• Transport and streets: maintaining and improving Suffolk's roads, footpaths and public rights of way, road safety, public transport co-ordination.