Who does what?
Gloucestershire is 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 |