What does Council Tax pay for?

Council Tax contributes towards the cost of services provided by:

• Nottinghamshire County Council
• Nottinghamshire Police Authority (www.nottinghamshire.police.uk)
• Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (www.notts-fire.gov.uk)
• your District Council
• your Parish or Town Council (if you have one)

Services like:

• Doctors’ surgeries and hospitals
• social security and benefits
• major roads (like motorways)
• the Environment Agency

are not paid for by Council Tax.

Listed below are some examples of the kinds of services provided by different councils.

County Council	District Council	Parish Council
Schools	Refuse collection	Tourism
Social Services (old people's homes, meals on wheels, home helps, children's homes, social workers, day centres etc)	Parks, leisure centres, swimming pools etc	Village halls and community facilities
Libraries	Collecting Council Tax	Footpaths and bridleways
Roads	Pest control	Parks and open spaces
Waste disposal	Housing	Cemeteries
Country parks		Public conveniences
Trading Standards		Car parks
Registrars (births, marriages, deaths)		War memorials and other monuments

For more information about the different councils and council services in Nottinghamshire, see our information on Local Councils.

If you live in the city of Nottingham, then all of your council services are provided by Nottingham City Council. See their website at: www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk for information about Council Tax and council services in the city of Nottingham.