Who Does What?

 At a Glance-who does what

Wheel chart in pink blue and green with icons to show areas of different council responsibility

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The diagram above shows areas of responsibility for each tier of Local Council. You will note there is some overlap for things such as grass cutting and parking where more than one council has responsibility for different areas for example Street Parking (Oxfordshire County Council) and Car Parks (West Oxfordshire District Council).

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is displayed in pink. West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) in Green and Witney Town Council (WTC) in blue.

Land responsibilities

Screen shot of the map of land responsibilities
Click the image to view a large version of the map. It is a large file and may take some time to open, zoom in etc.

The same colour key applies to the map of land responsibilities 

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is displayed in pink. West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) in Green and Witney Town Council (WTC) in blue.

A-Z of council services

 

Here is an A-Z table of services with clickable links through to the corresponding local council page.

ServiceCouncilLink
Abandoned VehiclesWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Abandoned Vehicles
AllotmentsWitney Town CouncilWTC - Allotments
BenefitsWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Benefits
Bins (Household, recycling)West Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Waste and recycling
Bins (dog)West Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Waste and recycling
Bins (Street Litter)West Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Waste and recycling
Building ControlWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Building Control
BurialsWitney Town CouncilWTC - Burials
Bus PassesOxfordshire County CouncilBus Passes
Car ParkingWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Car Parking
CemeteriesWitney Town CouncilWTC - Cemeteries
Councillor InformationFor Witney Town CouncilWTC - Councillors
Council TaxWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Council Tax
DogsWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Dogs
EducationOxfordshire County CouncilOCC - Education
ElectionsWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Elections
Environmental HealthWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Environmental Health
Fly-tippingWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Flytipping
GrantsWitney Town CouncilWTC - Grants
Grass CuttingA map of areas maintained by Witney Town Council can be seen on this linkWTC - Grass Cutting
HallsWitney Town CouncilWTC - Halls
HighwaysOxfordshire County CouncilOCC - Highways
History and Family HistoryWitney Town CouncilWTC - History
HousingWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Housing
Lake and Country ParkWitney Town CouncilWTC - Lake and Country Park
Leisure CentresWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Leisure Centres
LibraryOxfordshire County CouncilOCC - Witney Library
Licensing -Street TradingWest Oxfordshire District CouncilStreet Trading/ Market Licencing
Licensing -TaxiWest Oxfordshire District CouncilTaxi Licensing
LitterWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Litter
MarketWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Markets
Official Stamp (for verifying legal documents, passports and pensions etc.West Oxfordshire District Council (Wood Green)
Pest ControlWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Pest Control
PlanningWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Planning
Play AreasWitney Town CouncilWTC - Play Areas
PotholesOxfordshire County CouncilOCC - Potholes
Public ToiletsWest Oxfordshire Distict CouncilWODC - Public Toilets
Registration Services
Births, deaths and ceremonies
Oxfordshire County CouncilOCC - Registration Services
SchoolsOxfordshire County CouncilOCC - Schools and Education
Social and health careOxfordshire County CouncilOCC - Social Services
Street CleaningWest Oxfordshire District CouncilStreet Cleaning/Litter Complaint
Street FurnitureFor Witney Town CouncilWTC - Street Furniture
Street LightingOxfordshire County CouncilOCC - Street Lighting
Street NamingTo request a replacement road sign in Witney please contact the Town Council who can then request this from the District Council
Taxi LicensingWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Taxi Licensing
TreesTrees in Witney are maintained by all three Local Councils. For Town Council maintained land please see the map at this linkWTC - Trees
Transparency - Strategic & Statutory DocumentsOn this page you can access Witney Town Council's corporate and financial documents.WTC - Transparency
VacanciesFor Witney Town CouncilWTC - Vacancies
Waste and RecyclingWest Oxfordshire District CouncilWODC - Waste and recycling

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