Wrexham County Borough Council departments and key responsibilities
The following information is an outline of how the Council is organised
to deliver services.
Children and Young People's Service
Learning and Achievement
- Education of Children aged 0 to 19
- Raising Achievement and Standards 3 to 19
- School Improvement Service
- Education Psychology Service
- Governor Support and Training
- Admissions
- Planning and Management of School Places
- Flying Start and Early Education Entitlement
- Information Communication & Technology (ICT) in Schools
- Welsh Language Education
- Arts in Education
- Peripatetic Music Service
- Erlas Training Centre
- Schools Management of Information Systems
- Schools Professional Development
- Schools Cleaning and Catering Services including Corporate Catering
- Translation Service
Prevention and Inclusion
- Children's University
- Learning Support Services
- Youth Service
- Youth Offending Service
- Education Social Workers
- Pupil Support/ Statementing Service
- Special Educational Needs Support Service
- Traveller Education Service
- Sensory Support Service
- English as an Additional Language
- Family Centres
- Integrated Children's Centres
- Basic Skills
- Children’s Information Bureau
- Healthy Schools Initiative
- Integrated Activities
- Play Development
- Performance Support and Development
Safeguarding and Support
- The delivery of social care services to children and young people including family support, child protection, supporting disabled children and young people, care services (residential care and fostering) and adoption services
- The overseeing of three Pupil Referral Units and providing education to those children and young people not in mainstream education
Please also see:
Education & Learning Information
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Economic Development
- Business Support
- Commercial Premises
- Economic Research and Monitoring
- European Funding
- Inward Investment
- Local Supply Chain Development
- Communities First
- Community Regeneration
- Urban II
- Community Cohesion
- Community Safety
- Wrexham Information Technology Centre (ITeC) including Modern Apprentice Scheme and National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) training
- Physical Regeneration including major projects, e.g. Eagles Meadow
- Rural Regeneration, including Northern Marches Cymru
- Tourism Development, Marketing and Information Centre
- Town Centre Management
Please also see:
Business & Industry Information
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Environment
- Waste Management
- Waste Disposal
- Recycling
- Highway Maintenance (including snow clearing and gritting)
- Street Lighting
- Gully Emptying
- Play Areas, Skate Parks, Multi Use Goal Ends, Youth Shelters
- Public Conveniences
- Fly Tipping, Graffiti, Sharps Removal
- Street Sweeping
- Grounds/Open Space Maintenance
- Abandoned Cars
- Fleet Management
- MOT Testing
- Parks/Countryside Services
- Public Rights of Way
- Cemeteries and Crematorium Service
Please also see:
Environmental Services Information | Environmental Issues
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Finance and Performance Services
- Council Tax
- Housing Benefits
- Business Rates
- Equalities
- Performance, Improvement, Consultation and Equalities
- Anti Fraud and Verification Visiting
- Cash Office and Cash Collection
- Payroll/Member Allowances/Pensions
- Insurance
- Accountancy and Financial Support to Schools
- Internal Audit
- Creditor Payments
- Debtors Invoices
- Strategic Procurement
- Student Support
Please also see:
Annual Audit Letter | Benefit
Fraud | Budget | Council
Tax | Improvement Plan | Statement
of Accounts
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Housing & Public Protection
- Sheltered Housing – Care Call
- Council Housing Management and Repairs
- Private Sector Housing – Grants, Renewal Areas and Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Enforcement
- Homelessness
- Supporting People
- Dog Fouling, Stray Dogs, Litter and Fly Tipping
- Pest Control
- Licensing of Taxi, Private Hire, Pubs and Clubs
- Food Safety, Pollution and Noise
- Health Promotion
- Health, Social Care and Wellbeing
- Consumer Advice
- Animal Health and Welfare
- Weights and Measures and Counterfeit Goods
Please also see:
Housing Information | Public Protection Charter
Information Systems
- Personal Computing
- Telecommunications
- Data Networks
- Schools Information Communication & Technology (ICT) Support
- ICT, Help Desk and Inventory Control
- ICT Security
- ICT Policy and Strategy
- E-Government
- ICT Procurement
- Data Control
- Application Software Development and Support
- System Design and Integration
- Operational Systems
- ICT Technical Support
- Closed Circuit Television (CCTV)
- Web and Intranet Development
- Electronic Service Delivery
- Customer Access to Services
Please also see:
eGovernment in Wrexham
Legal And Democratic Services
- Legal Services
- Registrars' Services
- Electoral Services
- Coroner Support
- Mayoralty/Civic Support
- Member Services
- Committee Administration
- Scrutiny Support
- Office Support Services (incorporating Reception, Switchboard, Corporate Reprographics and Admin Support Services)
Please also see:
The Council & Local Democracy
Leisure, Libraries & Culture
- Library and Info Service
- Museums
- Heritage Sites
- Archives
- Archaeology
- Record Service
- Leisure Services
- Public Art, Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- Craft Activities
- Twinning
- Community Centres
- Data Protection
- Freedom of Information
- Informal Learning
- Sporting and Cultural
- Voluntary Sector Support
- Environmental Information Regulations
- Communications Unit
- Adult and Community Learning
Please also see:
Leisure & Tourism | Libraries | Culture & Heritage
Human Resources
- Human Resource Planning and Strategy
- Recruitment and Selection
- Training and Development
- Employment Policies
- Employment Relations
- Pay and Reward
- Health and Safety
Please also see:
Online Vacancies
Planning
- Local Development Plan and other Planning Policies and Guidance
- Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
- Protected Trees and Hedgerows
- Biodiversity
- Planning Applications
- Planning Appeals
- Enforcement against Breaches of Planning Legislation
- Building Regulations Applications
- Dangerous Structures
- Advice on Planning and Sustainable Development
- Street Naming and Numbering
- Emergency Planning
Please also see:
Planning
Emergency Management
Please also see:
Emergency Planning FAQs
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Social Services
- Adult Services
- Commissioning/Contracts
- Partnership Working
- Social Work
- Older People
- Mental Health
- Physical Disabilities/Sensory Impairment
- Learning Disabilities
- Home/Domiciliary Care
- Residential/Respite Care
- Day Care
- Out of Hours Emergency Care
- Protection of Vulnerable Adults
- Voluntary Sector
- Welfare Rights
- Carers
- Community Services
Please also see:
Social Services
Transportation & Asset Management
- Structural/Civil Engineering and Design
- Highways Engineering and Design
- Highways (Construction/Contracting) and Planned Maintenance Services
- Integrated Transport Strategy and Local Transportation
- Public, School and Social Services Transport
- Road Safety
- Car Parks and Decriminalised Parking
- Land Reclamation
- Commercial Estates Management
- Property Asset Planning
- Highways Asset Planning
- Architecture/Building Construction
- Quantity Surveying
- Markets
- Bus Station
- Land Drainage
- North Wales Trunk Road Agency
- Facilities/Building Maintenance
- Project Management
- Streetworks Co-ordination
Please also see:
Travel & Transportation
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