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Services of Central Bedfordshire Council

The Chief Executive and four Directors are responsible for providing a range of services as summarised below, many of which will impact on the work of the third sector. For a fuller explanation of the services provided and contact details of key staff click on the directorate name.

Chief Executive

Customer and Shared Services

Audit, risk, health and safety
Customer Service (including revenues and benefits)
Financial Services (including procurement)
Human Resources and Organisational Development
Legal and Democratic Services
Property and Asset Management

Children's Services

Children’s Specialist Services
Integrated Services (including Children and Young People’s Trust, Youth Services and Extended Schools)
Development and Commissioning
Learning and School Support

Adults, Health and Housing

Adult Social Care (including independent living and care management)
Housing Services (council housing and travellers)
Commissioning
Business and Performance

Sustainable Communities

Community Safety (including emergency planning, waste, public protection, trading standards and licensing)
Development Management (including planning and building control)
Strategic Planning (including housing strategy, transport policy and infrastructure)
Economic Growth and Regeneration
Highways (including parking and maintenance)
Leisure, Culture, Libraries and Adult and Community Learning

Shared Services

Most services are managed by each of the new Councils covering Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough. During the transition period some services will be shared between the two authorities so as to minimise risks to services and customers, minimise costs and retain small or specialist services. These will include:

Service	Shared by	Hosted by
Adoption and Fostering	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Adult and Community Learning	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Archaeology	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Archives	Bedford Central Bedfordshire Luton	Bedford
Bedfordshire Training and Assessment Centre (BTAC)	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Casualty Reduction Partnership	Bedford Central Bedfordshire Luton	Central Bedfordshire
Ceremonial	Bedford Central Bedfordshire Luton	Central Bedfordshire
Child Development Centre, Kempston	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Coroners Service	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Director of Public Health	Bedford Central Bedfordshire NHS Bedfordshire	NHS Bedfordshire
Domestic Abuse	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Drugs Advisory Team (B:DAT)	Bedford Central Bedfordshire NHS Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Education ICT	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
E-Learning	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
European Social Fund Co-financing	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Financial Investigation Unit	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
HEART Education Supply Service	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
HIV/AIDS Social Worker	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Joint Child Health Commissioning Unit	Bedford Central Bedfordshire NHS Bedfordshire	NHS Bedfordshire
Libraries Procurement	Bedford Central Bedfordshire Luton	Bedford
Local Safeguarding Adults Board	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Local Safeguarding Children Board	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Mental Health Services for children, adolescents and adults	Bedford Central Bedfordshire NHS Bedfordshire	NHS Bedfordshire
Minerals	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Music Services	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Occupational Health	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Outdoor Education	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Paediatric Occupational Therapists	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages and Civil Partnerships	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Schools’ Admissions	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Schools' Audit Team	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
School Meals	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Sheltered Placement Service	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Social Care – Bedford Hospital Team	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Social Care – Business Support	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Social Care – Contract Compliance	Bedford Central Bedfordshire Luton	Central Bedfordshire
Social Care – Emergency Duty Team	Bedford Central Bedfordshire Luton	Central Bedfordshire
Social Care – Deaf, Sensory and Visual Impairment	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Social Care - Direct Payments Team	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Social Care - Higher Needs Care Coordinator	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Social Care – Learning Disabilities	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Special Educational Needs – Oakbank School (Leighton Buzzard)	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Special Educational Needs – Pupil Referral Unit (Kempston)	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Sports Services	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Sports Services – Schools’ Sport Competition Team	Bedford Central Bedfordshire Luton	Luton
Standing Conference on Religious Education (SACRE)	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford - TBC
Supported Employment Service	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Supporting People	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Teenage Pregnancy	Bedford Central Bedfordshire NHS Bedfordshire	NHS Bedfordshire
Young People 14-19 Service	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Youth Offending	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Waste Disposal – Combined Heat and Power Plant	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Waste Disposal – Elstow Material Recovery Facility	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Bedford
Waste Planning	Bedford Central Bedfordshire	Central Bedfordshire
Updated 05/03/10

Most of these services will be reviewed within years one, two or three to see if they should continue to be shared services.

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