Neighbourhood information helps residents understand local council activity and find the services that apply to where they live or take part in community life.

What you can find

Information may include local council services, community activity, public meetings, local projects and routes for reporting a local issue. Electoral ward information is published separately through the council's democratic records when formally established.

Finding the responsible authority

Some services in Alderstead are delivered by the council, while others belong to the strategic authority, central government or an operational public service. The council service pages identify those boundaries where they matter to the user.

Keeping local information distinct

Neighbourhoods and named places are useful for describing local life, but they are not automatically electoral or constitutional areas. The council should use ordinary place names for public information while keeping formal wards and administrative boundaries tied to the authorised boundary records. This prevents informal geography from being mistaken for legal jurisdiction.

Using local place information

Neighbourhood information is intended to help you understand the place where a council issue is happening and the services connected with it. A neighbourhood or settlement name can be useful for ordinary public information without being a formal electoral boundary. Ward information is kept with the council's democratic and election records so that informal geography is not mistaken for legal jurisdiction.

If you cannot identify the service responsible for a local issue, use the council services directory or local information service and describe the place and problem in ordinary terms.