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 Abandoned vehicles (BMSDC)

Abandoned vehicles - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Accident prevention (BMSDC)

Potholes - Suffolk County Council

 Adapting homes (SCC)

Minor adaptations - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Adoption (SCC)

Fostering and adoption - Suffolk County Council

 Allowances (Welfare Benefits) (SCC)

How adult social care can help - Suffolk County Council

 Animal Fouling (BMSDC)

Report dog fouling - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Asbestos (SCC)

Hazardous and bulky waste bookings - Suffolk County Council

 Attendance and Truancy (SCC)

School attendance - Suffolk County Council

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 Benefits (BMSDC)

What is considered when calculating benefits - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Bereavement Counselling (SCC)

Mental health and wellbeing - Suffolk County Council

 Blocked drains and Sewers (SCC)

Flooding, sewers and drains - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Blue Badge Scheme (SCC)

Parking and Blue Badge - Suffolk County Council

 Bridleways (SCC)

Definitive Map and Statement of public rights of way - Suffolk County Council

 Building Control Services (BMSDC)

Building control - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Bus Passes (SCC)

Apply for a free travel bus pass or travel vouchers - Suffolk County Council

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 Care Assessment (SCC)

Care and support assessment - Suffolk County Council

 Charities 

Search the charity register - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

 Citizens Advice (BMSDC)

Citizens Advice - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Community Centre

 Facebook 

 Community Development (BMSDC)

Funding for community groups - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Community Safety (BMSDC)

Community safety - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Community Transport (SCC)

Getting out and about - Suffolk County Council

 Complaints About Schools (SCC)

Making a complaint about a school - Suffolk County Council

 Complaints Procedure (local government) (BMSDC)

How we deal with complaints - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Concessionary Fares (BMSDC)

Getting out and about - Suffolk County Council

 Council – Procurement – Expenditure (BMSDC)

CIL Bids & Expenditure - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Council Housing Repairs (BMSDC)

Request a repair - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Council Tax Benefit (BMSDC)

Make A Housing Benefit Claim - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Council Tax (BMSDC)

Council Tax Reduction and Housing Benefit - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Councillors Allowances and Expenses (BMSDC)

Mid Suffolk Members Allowances - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Councillor John Matthissen (BMSDC)

 Councillor details - John Matthissen : Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

 Councillor Penny Otton (SCC)

 Penny Otton - Suffolk County Council

 Crime Prevention (BMSDC)

Community safety - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Current Emergency Situations – Weather (BMSDC)

Severe weather information - Suffolk County Council

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 Dangerous Structures (BMSDC)

Report a dangerous structure - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Decision Notices (BMSDC)

Planning - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Defibrillator

 Defib finder – find the defibrillators nearest you.

 Demolition (Buildings) (BMSDC)

Demolition of a building - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Disabled Badges (Parking) (SCC)

Parking and Blue Badge - Suffolk County Council

 Disabled Parking Permits (BMSDC)

Parking and Blue Badge - Suffolk County Council

 Disposal of Dead Animals (BMSDC)

Dead animals - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Dog Fouling (BMSDC)

Report dog fouling - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Dog Litter Bins

Report dog fouling - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Dog Warden Schemes (BMSDC)

Lost and stray dogs - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Dropped Kerbs (BMSDC)

Highways and access - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Dumped Rubbish (BMSDC)

Report fly-tipping - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Dumped Vehicles (BMSDC)

Abandoned vehicles - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Dumps (Rubbish) (BMSDC)

Additional waste - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

 Dustbin Collection (BMSDC)

Bins and recycling - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together

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 Education Benefits (BMSDC) 

 Free school meals

 School transport

 

Apply for free school meals - Suffolk County Council

School and college travel - Suffolk County Council

 Electoral Registration (BMSDC)  Voting and the electoral register - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together
 Emergency Planning (BMSDC)  Risk Advice and Plans - Suffolk Resilience Forum (suffolkprepared.co.uk)
 Entertainment Licences (BMSDC)  Alcohol, entertainment and events - Mid Suffolk District Council - Babergh & Mid Suffolk District Councils - Working Together
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 Family Information Services (SCC)  Suffolk Family Information Service - Suffolk County Council
 Fly tipping (BMSDC)  Report fly-tipping - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk
 Flooding  Flooding - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk
 Footpaths & public Rights of Way  Public Rights of Way - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk
 Fostering & adoption (SCC)  Fostering and adoption - Suffolk County Council
 Fouling (Animals) (BMSDC)  Report dog fouling - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Freedom of Information

 SCC

 BMSDC

 OPC

 

Make a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request - Suffolk County Council

Freedom of Information - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

FREEDOM-OF-INFORMATION-and-SUBJECT-ACCESS-REQUEST-POLICY.pdf

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 Graffiti Removal (BMSDC)  Report graffiti - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk
 Grass Cutting (BMSDC)  Report graffiti - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Gritting

 Grit bins (SCC)

 Roads and Paths (SCC)

 

 Grit bins - Suffolk County Council

 Check which roads are gritted in Suffolk - Suffolk County Council

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 Halls for Hire

 OHS Community Centre

 Trinity Hall

 

Community Centre

 Church

 Hazardous Waste Disposal (BMSDC)  Hazardous waste and asbestos - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk
 Highways (SCC)  Report a highways issue - Suffolk County Council
 Home Care Support (SCC)  Care and support for adults - Suffolk County Council
 Home Education (SCC)  Elective Home Education (EHE) - Suffolk County Council
 Homelessness (BMSDC)  Homelessness - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk
 Household Waste Collection (BMSDC)  Bins and recycling - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Household Waste Disposal (BMSDC)

 Additional waste - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Housing Allocation (BMSDC)

 Apply for council and social housing - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Housing Benefit (BMSDC)

 Make A Housing Benefit Claim - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Housing Exchanges (BMSDC)

 Mutual exchanges - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Housing Grants (BMSDC)

 Loans, grants and assistance - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk
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 Insurance Building Claims (BMSDC)

 Building insurance - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Insurance Highways Claims (SCC)

 Making a highways insurance claim - Suffolk County Council

 Interpreting (SCC)

 Interpreting and translating services - Suffolk County Council
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 Leisure and Tourism (BMSDC)

 Leisure and tourism - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Libraries (SCC)

 Suffolk InfoLink | Suffolk Libraries

 Library Loans and Fines (SCC)

 Borrowing Periods

 Litter Bins (OPC)

 Contact Us

 Litter Picking (BMSDC)

 Community Litter Picks - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Little Owls Baby & Toddler Group

 Little Owls Baby and Toddler Group | Facebook

 Local History Archives (SCC)

 Suffolk Archives - Suffolk County Council
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 Meals on Wheels (SCC)

 Meals and shopping - Suffolk County Council

 Mobile Libraries (BMSDC)

 Mobile Library Routes & Locations in Suffolk - Suffolk Libraries
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 Noise & Smoke Nuisances (BMSDC)

 Noise, smoke and other nuisances - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Nursery Schools (SCC)

 Funded early education for 3 and 4-year-olds - Suffolk County Council
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 Onehouse Parish Council  Contact Us
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 Parking Fines (SCC)

 Parking regulations and enforcement - Suffolk County Council
 Parking (BMSDC)  Car parks and parking - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Pavements (SCC)

 Roads, pavements and verges - Suffolk County Council

 Pedestrian Crossings (SCC)

 Street lighting, traffic signals and pedestrian crossings - Suffolk County Council

 Pests and Pest Control (SCC)

 Pest control advice - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Planning Applications (BMSDC)

 Planning - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Play Areas (BMSDC)

 Open spaces - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Primary Schools 

 Suffolk InfoLink | Listings in State Funded Schools

 Proxy Voting (BMSDC)

 How to vote - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Public Consultation (BMSDC)

 Planning Consultations - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Public Footpaths (BMSDC)

 Public Rights of Way - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Public Meetings (BMSDC)

 Monthly meetings calendar - February 2025 : Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils

 Purchasing (BMSDC)

 Procurement - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk
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 Recycling (Waste) (SCC)

 Suffolk Recycling - Suffolk County Council

 Recycling Collection Schemes (BMSDC)

 Check your collection day - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Recycling Sites & Refuse Tips (SCC)

 Booking a Recycling Centre time slot - Suffolk County Council 

 Register of Electors (BMSDC)

 The electoral register - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk 

 Register Office (SCC)

 Contact a Register Office - Suffolk County Council

 Respite Care (SCC)

 Respite for carers - Suffolk County Council

 Right to Buy Your Home (BMSDC)

 Right to Buy - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Road and Pathway Maintenance (BMSDC)

 Council maintainable routes, public highways and private roads - Suffolk County Council

 Road Cleaning (BMSDC)

 Our street cleaning service - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Road Gritting (BMSDC)

 Check which roads are gritted in Suffolk - Suffolk County Council

 Road Safety Education (SCC)

 Road safety - Suffolk County Council

 Road Signs (BMSDC)

 Report a damaged or missing street sign - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Road Spillage Treatment (SCC)

 Report debris, weeds or mud on the road - Suffolk County Council
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 Safeguarding (BMSDC)

 Safeguarding children, young people, and adults - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 School Holiday Schemes (SCC)

 Out of school and holiday activities - Suffolk County Council

 School Term Dates (SCC)

 School term and holiday dates - Suffolk County Council

 School Transport(SCC)

 School and college travel - Suffolk County Council

 Secondary Schools 

 Suffolk InfoLink | Listings in State Funded Schools

 Sheltered Housing (BMSDC)

 Sheltered housing - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Skip Licences (SCC)

 Skip licence - Suffolk County Council

 Social and Support Groups (BMSDC)

 Your community - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Social Benefits (BMSDC)

 Benefits - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Special Educational Needs and Additional Support (SCC)

 Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and the Local Offer - Suffolk County Council

 Speed Limits (SCC)

 Speed limits - Suffolk County Council

 Street Parties Permission (BMSDC)

 Planning an event - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Studies and Qualifications (Post-16) (SCC)

 Training and employment for 16+ - Suffolk County Council
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 Transparency of Accounts 

 Suffolk County Council

 Mid Suffolk District Council

 

Onehouse Parish Council

 

 Council data and transparency - Suffolk County Council

 Transparency Agenda - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk

 Transparency Code

 Tree Preservation (BMSDC)

 Trees - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk 

 Truancy (BMSDC)

 Pupil attendance, penalty notices and welfare - Suffolk County Council 
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 Verge Maintenance (SCC)

 Roads, pavements and verges - Suffolk County Council  

 Voluntary Organisations (BMSDC)

 Your community - Mid Suffolk District Council - babergh.gov.uk / midsuffolk.gov.uk 
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 Welfare Benefits(BMSDC)

 

 Winter Road Maintenance (BMSDC)

 

 Woodlands (Woodland Trust)

Contact Us - Woodland Trust

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 Young People’s Activities (SCC)

 Out of school and holiday activities - Suffolk County Council 

 Youth Services (SCC)

 Youth support and advice - Suffolk County Council 
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