The department holds responsibility for neighbourhood services, transport and highway services, waste and transport operations and energy, sustainability and climate change.

 

The department deliver services as diverse as:

 

• Waste and recycling collections

• The provision of the borough’s household waste recycling centre

• Street cleansing

• Highway maintenance

• Traffic and road safety

• The management and maintenance of the borough’s trees, parks, nature reserves and open spaces

• Parking and parking enforcement

• Street lighting

• The procurement and management of major civil engineering projects

• Drainage

• The licensing of taxis, private hire vehicles, pubs and clubs (including enforcement of conditions)

• Waste enforcement

• Pest control

• Fleet procurement

• Christmas trees and on-street decorations

 

The service also operates a 24/7 out-of-hours emergency response to incidents on the highway and manages the winter gritting operation.

 

Many of these services are statutory.