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Local government in Suffolk

There are three tiers of local government in Suffolk. Suffolk County Council is responsible for major county-wide services such as education, social services and highways. District and borough councils provide a wide range of local services including refuse collection, environmental health, dealing with planning applications, providing leisure facilities, council housing, administration of Housing and Council Tax benefits and Council Tax collection. The third tier are town and parish councils who provide services which enhance the life of the village or town.

You may also find the Your council section on the Suffolk Coastal website useful.

Please note that all links to external websites open in a new browser window.

• Suffolk County Council

• Babergh District Council
• Forest Heath District Council
• Ipswich Borough Council
• Mid Suffolk District Council
• St Edmundsbury Borough Council
• Waveney District Council

Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs)

Local Strategic Partnerships include representatives from business, voluntary, community and statutory organisations who work together to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area they cover.

• Suffolk Local Strategic Partnership
• Suffolk Coastal Local Strategic Partnership

National UK government

• Directgov guide to government

• 10 Downing Street website
• UK Parliament
• House of Commons
• House of Lords

• Cabinet Office
• Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
• Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
• Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA)
• Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF)
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
• Department of Health (DH)
• Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS)
• Department for International Development (DFID)
• Department for Transport (DfT)
• Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
• Home Office
• HM Treasury
• Ministry of Defence (MOD)
• Office of the Attorney General

Regional UK government bodies

• East of England Regional Assembly (EERA)
• Government Office for the East of England (GO-East)

European government bodies

• European Parliament
• European Commission

Voting and elections

• About my vote website - register to vote and find out more about elections.
• Electoral Commission
• The Boundary Committee for England

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