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About your council

How we perform our duties and the services we provide to residents.

Councillors, committees and elections

Councillors, committee meetings and current and previous elections

Parish and town council A to Z

An A-Z listing of all parish councils and town councils in Dorset.

Find a consultation

Search for things we are consulting on and give us your views.

A Big Conversation

We want to hear from you about what you think our priorities should be over the next 5 years.

Community Governance Review 2023

Dorset Council is undertaking a Community Governance Review of all the parishes within the Vale of Allen Grouped Parish Council, Chickerell, Weymouth and all parishes in the Winterborne Farringdon Grouped Parish Council.

Petitions

Dorset Council operates a Petitions Scheme that enables residents to submit petitions to us about issues in their local area.

Equality and diversity

Equality impact assessments, research data, workforce profiles, refugee resettlement and our equality duties

Dorset Lieutenancy

About His Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset and High Sheriff of Dorset.

Digital Dorset

Improve your computer skills, get better broadband and find out about our digital events.

Comments, compliments and complaints

Tell us if you have a compliment or complaint so we can keep improving our services.

Doing business with Dorset Council

See our wide range of contract opportunities.

Informing Dorset

Open and transparent information about the services we deliver to enable you to advocate and influence for Dorset.

Productivity Plan 2024 to 2025

This plan sets out our continuing service performance journey. It outlines our ongoing efforts to reduce wasteful expenditure.

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