Economic development, neighbourhood renewal, planning policy, housing supply, transport and emergency planning.​

Schools, special educational needs, child protection, children’s health and family support services, early years, children’s centres, youth services, further and higher education links. ​

Youth offending, drugs, CCTV, warden schemes and partnership with the police. ​

Adult social care and health, adult education, libraries, arts and entertainment, sports development and leisure services, community development (ie local assemblies).

Environment and environmental health, waste management, housing management and homelessness, revenues and benefits, parks and nature conservation, animal welfare, cemeteries and crematoria, trading standards, building control and licensing, registration of births, deaths and marriages. ​

Intergenerational links and the Council for Positive Ageing.

Council finances, property and asset strategy, sustainable energy, human resources, internal audit, procurement and efficiency.

Internal and external communications, policy monitoring, non-financial performance monitoring. ​