Herefordshire Council
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Herefordshire Council is the local government
Local government
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authority for the county of Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
in England. It is a unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
.
It is a relatively new council, formed on 1 April 1998 following the split of Hereford and Worcester
Hereford and Worcester
Hereford and Worcester was an English county created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 from the area of the former administrative county of Herefordshire, most of Worcestershire and the county borough of Worcester.It bordered Shropshire, Staffordshire and the West Midlands to the...
back into two separate counties.
It is currently run by Conservatives
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
. It has adopted the Leader and Cabinet constitutional model. The current Leader is Cllr Roger Phillips, who has appointed a cabinet of 9 other councillors, each with a separate portfolio of Council activity, for which they take political responsibility.
The Council administers the County from a number of scattered office locations, but its primary address is the hub of its managerial and democratic activity at Brockington, 35 Hafod Road, Hereford HR1 1SH.
Health Partnership
Herefordshire leads the UK in the way it brings health and local government together in a uniquely strong partnership to deliver improved public services. In early 2008, Herefordshire Council and NHS Herefordshire became the first local authority and primary care trust to form a new kind of partnership. It was based on a shared vision to work together and achieve efficient, excellent and value for money services to improve the life chances, quality of life and health and wellbeing of people in Herefordshire.Outsourced Services
Herefordshire Council has outsourced the following services:- Leisure - Halo Leisure (A not-for-profit trust which operates all leisure services)
- Social Housing - Herefordshire HousingHerefordshire HousingHerefordshire Housing is a social housing trust responsible for the former council housing of the Herefordshire Council local authority. The organisation is based in 3 locations in Hereford City.-History:...
(A not-for-profit trust which operates all housing and accommodation services) - Commercial Services - Amey Wye Valley Services (A commercial venture which maintains roads, grounds, street lighting, e.t.c.)
- Waste Management - Severn Waste Management (Responsible for bin collection, sorting and recycling)