Services

Council Responsibilities

As a Town Council we are offering an expanding range of services to Shaftesbury. The other authority to also provide services to the town is Dorset Council. Although each Council is an independent body providing separate services we work together to ensure that all the services provide what the people of Shaftesbury need.

The main services provided by the Town Council are as follows:-

 

What is Dorset Council Responsible for?

  • Benefits
  • Bins, recycling and litter
  • Births, deaths and marriages
  • Business, consumers and licences
  • Care and support for adults
  • Children and families
  • Climate and Ecological Emergency
  • Council Tax
  • Councillors, committees and elections
  • Countryside, coast and parks
  • Education and training
  • Emergencies and severe weather
  • Environmental Health
  • Housing
  • Jobs and careers
  • Libraries, history and culture
  • Parking
  • Planning, buildings and land
  • Roads, highways and maintenance
  • Sport and leisure
  • Travel information – including road closure information – https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/travel/travel-dorset/roadworks-road-closures

 

To apply for a bus pass please visit the Dorset Council Website using the following link.

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/travel/public-transport/bus-passes-and-concessionary-travel/apply-for-a-bus-pass.aspx