Bedford Borough Council Democracy Information
As a Unitary Authority from 1 April 2009,
Bedford Borough Council is responsible for all major local
government services in the Bedford Borough area, including Adult
Social Services, Childrens Services, Council Tax and Housing
Benefits, Education, Environmental Health, Planning, Road
Maintenance, Parks and Open Spaces, Refuse Collection and Disposal,
Recycling and Trading Standards.
In this area of the website you can find
out:
- what the Council’s policies for these and other services are
(see our key plans and strategies)
- who your Councillor is and how to contact them (see
Councillors)
- what meetings are taking place and the decisions that will be
taken (see our
Calendar of Meetings, which includes links to the papers that
are currently available)
- what major decisions are to be taken over the next few months
and when (see our Forward Plan of Key
Decisions)
- how the Council is governed (see our
Constitution)
- how to ask questions at meetings and present petitions to the
Council (see Public Petitions and
Questions)
- which outside Bodies the Council is represented on and who its
representatives are (see
Outside Bodies)
- who the clerk to your Parish Council is and their contact
details (see
Parish Councils)
- who your MP and MEPs are (see
MP and
MEPs)
You can also access our archive of
Committee Agendas, minutes and reports.
We welcome your comments about these web pages
and suggestions about how they can be improved. Please use
the link below to tell us your views. We will consider all of
the comments and suggestions that we receive and will let you know
the outcome.
You can also subscribe to updates to these web
pages (see
subscribe to updates).