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Page updated 21 July 2011

Cambridgeshire County Council

Phone numbers / websites for Social Services, education, roads etc.
About the County Council.
Social services for young and old.
County Councillor.


Cambridgeshire County Council's main offices are in Cambridge .

Cambridgeshire County Council
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
Cambridge
CB3 0AP

Cambridgeshire County Council website

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
         County Councillors

The Cambridgeshire Community Network website, which gives access to both County Council and District Council services and to other public sector organisations.

www.cambridgeshire.net

Telephone numbers. The Cambridgeshire Direct telephone service (0345 045 5200) offers a single point of contact to the County Council. Telephone numbers for direct access to some departments are given below.

Main switchboard  0345 045 5200
     Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 8.00 pm, excluding
         Bank Holidays
     Saturday 9.00 am to 1.00 pm
Fax  01480 376 748
Minicom 01480 376 743
E-mail  info@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Other useful phone numbers – there are more on the Council's website.

Libraries0345 045 5225

Road maintenance, lighting etc 
      South Highways Division – 0345 045 5212
      Report potholes and other faults online
      Street lighting – 0800 7838 247
      Faulty traffic lights – 0345 045 5212

Schools / education01223 706 399

Social services (also see below)
      For adults – 0345 045 5202; check the website too.
      For children / young people – 0345 045 5203
      Out of hours – 01733 234 724
            
Monday to Friday 5.00 pm to 9.00 am
            All weekends and Bank Holidays
      There are more phone numbers online

Trading Standards0345 0455 206

Waste management (not waste collection, which is dealt with by SCDC)0345 045 5207

About the County Council

The County Council is responsible for the provision of ‘county' functions throughout the shire county of Cambridgeshire, excluding the Peterborough area.  Within its area are five District and City Councils – Cambridge City, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland, Huntingdonshire and our own area, South Cambridgeshire.

The functions of the County Council include:

The functions of the District and City Councils include:

  • Concessionary fares
  • Conservation services for buildings and the countryside
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Elections and electoral registration
  • Environmental health
  • Housing benefits
  • Housing services
  • Licensing
  • Local planning and building control
  • Recreation and tourism
  • Refuse collection, recycling and street cleaning
  • Support to sports, arts and community development

The County Council comprises County Councillors supported by council officers.  Elections for County Councillors are held once every four years.  Sebastian Kindersley is the County Councillor for the Gamlingay Electoral Division, which includes our parish of Hatley.

The County is divided into 60 electoral divisions.  Most divisions return one councillor - in a few divisions there are two councillors, giving a total of 69 councillors in all.

After the last County Council election on 4 June 2009, the political make-up of the Council is 42 Conservatives, 1 Green, 2 Labour, 23 Liberal Democrats and 1 UKIP member.  Visit the Cambridgeshire County Council website for the full list of councillors.  The next County Council election will be in 2013.

Social services for young and old

The County Council is responsible for the majority of social care services in Cambridgeshire.  Its website divides between social care for children / young people and adults.  The relevant website pages are:


County Councillor

Sebastian Kindersley
The Manor Barn
East Hatley
Sandy
SG19 3JA

Tel  01767 651 982
E-mail  sebastian.kindersley@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

 

 

 

Copyright 2011 - This website is run by the Hatley Website Group on behalf of Hatley Parish Council with funding assistance from South Cambridgeshire District Council