Falkirk Council is made up of seven Service departments. Here you can find details of the service areas covered by each Service department.
Libraries, museums, arts, entertainment, parks, the countryside, cemeteries and crematorium, sport, leisure, tourism, economic development, business in Falkirk, training, community learning, community halls, youth strategy, employment and training, property services and local community planning.
Business Services, Estates Management (including street care, refuse collection and grounds maintenance), Facilities Management (including building maintenance, building management and catering), Housing Services (including tenancy and estates management, housing allocations and homelessness, housing maintenance and improvement, housing strategy and development, private sector housing, and housing advice and information), Human Resources, Information and Communications Technology, Policy and Performance Review (including communications and modernising government).
Structure and local planning, development control and enforcement, building warrants and planning permissions, the environment, transport planning, roads, design, building control, environmental health, consumer protection, waste management, licensing and emergency planning.
Childcare, pre-school, primary/secondary/special schools, psychological services, integrated learning communities, schools improvement, support and resources, children and families services, links with adult education and Forth Valley College.
Financial strategy and administration, revenue and capital budgeting, internal audit, treasury management, insurance, collection of rents, Council Tax and local rates, Benefit administration, payroll and pensions.
Children and families, criminal justice and community care.
Legal services, democratic services (elections, voting and polling), decentralisation of decision-making (including Area Forums, Community Councils), registrars (births, deaths, marraiges, civil partnerships, citizenship), District Court and Printworks.