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Suffolk County Council services and onesuffolk
Suffolk County Council
Suffolk County Council provides a wide range of services. Many of them are listed below in the following sections, with links to their website. | Births marriages and deaths Services provided by Suffolk Register Office including: - birth, marriage and death registration
- citizenship ceremonies
- civil funerals
- civil partnership
- commitment ceremonies
- family history
- memorial ceremonies and scattering of ashes
- naming ceremonies
- renewal of marriage vows
- replacement certificates
For more information visit Suffolk County Council - Births, marriages and deaths Business and consumer - business support and advice
- economic development
- regeneration and community development
- Trading Standards - enforcing fair trading laws, protecting consumers and giving advice.
For more information visit Suffolk County Council - Business and consumer Care and health (Social Care Services) - Accommodation - including children's accommodation, supported and sheltered housing, residential care, how to get help if you are homeless;
- Children and families - childcare and early education, protecting children from harm, children in need, children at risk, support for families and children;
- Disabilities - information on adapting your home, home care, services for disabled children and young people, safeguarding adults at risk of abuse;
- Family carers - information for carers, respite care for older people, young carers;
- Fostering and adoption - information and advice for people interested in fostering or adopting and support;
- Health - health promotion, mental health, social care in hospital.
- Money - charges for services, benefits, power of attorney and welfare rights;
- Older people - staying independent, day care, home care, respite care, adaptations to your home.
For more information visit Suffolk County Council - Care and health Education and learning Suffolk County Council is responsible for schools, day and evening classes for adults, youth clubs and higher education grants. Local area offices can provide information and advice for schools, parents and the public. Their website includes information about: - Admissions to schools - for information and to apply online for school places for children visit: Suffolk County Council - Admissions to schools in Suffolk. (The admissions process starts about a year before the beginning of the school year, for example, September 2007 for 2008).
- Adult and community learning - including First Steps, ICT skills, parenting skills, Skills for Life, where to go for more advice.
- Caring for children and young people - including information about bullying, Education welfare Service, educational support for looked after children (this covers young people who cannot live with their families and are in the care of Social Services (referred to by the DfES as Children in Public Care).
- Early education and childcare - has details about finding childcare, becoming a childminder, and information for childcare providers.
- Further and higher education - includes student support, disabled student allowance and information about the University Campus Suffolk project.
- Home education - guidance for parents who wish to educate their children at home.
- School governors - support for those who are or want to become a school governor.
- Schools - from terms dates and the curriculum to school trips and OFsted inspections, Covering primary schools, middle schools upper/high schools special schools, nursery schools and Pupil Referral Units.
- Schools Library Service
- Special educational needs - information about the wide range of services available.
- Teacher information - information for those wanting to become teachers, improve their skills or find a job.
- Education transport - information home to school transport, policies and entitlement.
- Youth services - educational programmes for young children.
For more information visit Suffolk County Council - Education and learning Environment - archaeology
- biodiversity
- Countryside Service
- conservation and preservation
- environmental management
- facts and figures
- minerals and waste planning
For more information visit Suffolk County Council - Environment Leisure and culture - Children's Service directory - providing basic information on where services for children and young people are located, who they are for, what they provide and how they can be accessed.
- libraries - including online renewal of items, catalogue search facilities.
- mobile libraries
- local history and heritage
- museums and galleries
- Suffolk Record Office
- parks and recreation
For more information visit Suffolk County Council - Lesure and culture onesuffolk is a partnership across suffolk designed to give you quick and easy access to the information you need. It brings together information from Suffolk County Council, local borough and district councils, police, and voluntary organisations.
Community groups and local organisations A growing number of community groups and organisations have taken up free websites on the onesuffolk website. To visit one of the sites or find out how to create your own visit onesuffolk - community groups Parishes, towns and villages Many parish and town councils have taken advantange of free websites hosted by onesuffolk. To visit one of the websites or to find out how to set a website up visit onesuffolk - Parishes, towns and villages Traffic updates and local roadworks Information on traffic problems, accidents, roadworks and mobile safety cameras, linked to maps to help you plan your journey. For more information visit onesuffolk - Traffic
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