Council Tax

Each household in Hertfordshire will receive a Council Tax bill from their District or Borough Council. The money raised through Council Tax is shared between the following authorities which provide a range of services. More detailed information is available in the following documents:

Hertfordshire County Council - Council Tax information

• Council Tax information leaflet 2013/14
• Council Tax factsheet 2013/14
• Council Tax - explanation of changes in 2012/13 figures
• Budget and Council Tax enquiries  

Further information relating to budgets for our key service areas can be found in Part B of our 2013/14 Integrated Plan.

Hertfordshire County Council services

• Caring and supporting children, young people and families
• Caring for the elderly and vulnerable and people with disabilities, mental health, drugs or alcohol problems
• Fire and rescue services
• Maintaining and improving the road network including improving road safety through engineering
• Co-ordinating bus services and providing home to school transport for children
• Planning for and disposal of waste
• Responding to major planning applications - e.g. housing and mineral extraction
• Economic development
• Providing libraries, archives and local studies material
• Protecting consumers against poor quality goods and services, and upholding fair trading laws
• Community safety (crime/anti-social behaviour reduction initiatives) and emergency planning

Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire

• Policing and crime prevention

District or Borough Council services

• Housing and homelessness
• Refuse collection and street cleansing services
• Environmental health
• Leisure services
• Planning and building control
• Car parks and controlled parking zones

Town or Parish Councils

• Allotments
• Village halls
• Cemeteries and closed churchyards