Responsibilities of Woking Borough Council

Woking Borough Council is part of the two-tier structure of local government in Surrey.

In Surrey, the functions of local government are divided between Surrey County Council and the eleven District Councils. The County Council is responsible for more strategic functions and larger services such as education and social services, whilst the District Councils are responsible for more local services such as development control (determining planning applications) and housing. Although Woking has been granted "Borough" status by charter, in terms of structure and functions it is a District Council.

The following table shows some of the main powers and responsibilities of Surrey County Council and Woking Borough Council:-

Surrey County Council	Woking Borough Council
Education Fire and Rescue Highways Libraries Recreation, Arts and Museums Strategic Planning Trading Standards Transport Waste Disposal Social Services	Collection of Council Tax Environmental Health Public and Private Housing Local Plans Planning Applications Public Conveniences Arts and Museums Sports and Sports Centres Parks and Countryside Car Parks and Parking Footpaths Waste Collection and Recycling Street Cleaning