Council

Environment and Transport Environmental issues, planning policy, refuse collection, recycling, street cleansing, markets, public conveniences, pest control, car parks, transport

Executive Following advice from the Policy Panels, where appropriate, the Executive takes final decisions on most issues. With the exception of development control and licensing issues, the Executive will also take decisions on all other relevant subjects. In a small number of cases, this will involve submitting a recommendation to the full Council meeting for approval.

Licensing Taxis and hire cars, public entertainment licensing, street trading, house-tohouse and street collections, fodd and water safety and hygiene, noise and nuisances, health and safety at work, animal establishments

Overview and Scrutiny Investigate and review such services and policies as it shall determine or those referred to it by the Executive. The Committee will also consider matters which have been the subject of the Council's "call-in" procedure.

Planning Planning applications, enforcement of regulations, building control

Housing and Community Public and private sector housing, homelessness, day centres and services for the elderly, emergency communication, community services, shopmobility, grants, caravan sites, home safety, Safer Guildford Partnership and othe partnerships.

Leisure Guildford Spectrum, Guildford Lido, Guildford Museum, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford Civic, The Electric Theatre, open spaces,parks and playing fields, sport and recreation, entertainments, music, allotments, communitycentres, village halls, crematorium and cemetries.