Council functions and responsibilities
Your councils are changing
The government wants to give more power to local areas and simplify how local government works. Visit our Devolution and local government reorganisation page to find out more.
Gloucestershire is currently administered by three levels of council:
- County - Gloucestershire County Council
- City, district or borough - for Cheltenham this is Cheltenham Borough Council
- Parish or town - there are five parish councils in Cheltenham
| Service | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Allotments | Cheltenham Borough Council and parish councils |
| Anti-social behaviour | Solace - a partnership between Cheltenham Borough Council, Gloucester City Council and Gloucestershire Constabulary |
| Archives | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Bereavement services | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Births, deaths and marriages | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Bus passes | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Bus stops and shelters | Parish councils |
| Cemetery and crematorium | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Cheltenham and Tewkesbury building control | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Children and youth services | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Commercial and income services | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Community centres | Parish councils |
| Community development | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Consumer protection | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Council housing and homelessness support | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Council tax and housing benefit | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Council-owned car parks | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Disabled parking | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Economic development | Shared across all councils |
| Education and learning | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Electoral services | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Environmental health | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Fire and police | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Grants and funding | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Grass cutting | Shared across all councils |
| Grounds maintenance | Shared across all councils |
| Health and social care | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Highways and potholes | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Housing | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Leisure and culture | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Libraries | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Licensing | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Lifeline alarm service | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Local memorials | Parish councils |
| Marketing Cheltenham | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Markets and fairs | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Museums and galleries | Cheltenham Borough Council and Gloucestershire County Council |
| Neighbourhood planning | Parish councils |
| Parks and green spaces | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Pest control | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Planning and development | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Public and environmental health | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Public rights of way | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Public toilets | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Recreation and play areas | Parish councils |
| Recycling and waste collection | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Regeneration (including Golden Valley Development) | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Street cleaning | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Street lighting | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Tourism | Cheltenham Borough Council |
| Trading standards | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Transport | Gloucestershire County Council |
| Waste disposal | Gloucestershire County Council |