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Council services

Roads, transport and parking

Report a pothole, footpaths and pavements, public transport, parking, active travel, public toilets.

Council Tax

How to pay, find your Council Tax band, discounts and exemptions, tell us about a change, moving home, help paying your bill.

Bins and recycling

Check your collection day, book a recycling centre visit, bulky waste, garden waste, food waste, commercial waste and non-recyclable waste.

Planning and building

Planning permission and applications, the Local Development Plan, comments and objections, building regulations and warrants, conservation and regeneration, street naming and numbering.

Leisure, sport and culture

Sport and physical activity, leisure centres, swimming pools, sporting activities, parks and outdoor spaces, things to do, harbours, the Young Scot National Entitlement Card.

Benefits and financial support

Apply for support, benefits advice, tell us about a change, cost-of-living support, benefit overpayments.

Births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths

Get married or form a civil partnership, register a birth, register a death, registration certificates, naming ceremonies, citizenship ceremonies.

Schools and learning

Find a primary or secondary school, term and holidays dates, school meals, school transport, financial support, early learning and childcare, adult learning.

Library services

Find a library, join the library, local studies and heritage service, internet access, digital services, events and activities.

Business, licences and permits

Business rates, licences and permits, support for businesses, trading standards, contracts and tenders, council property for sale or let, regeneration.

Social care and health

Social care support, children, young people and families, getting out and about, keeping people safe, health and wellbeing, care homes.

Council and elections

Elections and voting, councillors and wards, committees and meetings, MPs and MSPs, council management, strategies, plans and policies, have your say, data, finance and performance, grants and funds.

Housing

Social housing, private rented housing, landlords, including licences for private landlords, houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and short-term lets, homelessness, homeowners.

Environment and community safety

Services and support to keep people safe, report environmental health problems and anti-social behaviour, what we're doing about the climate emergency.

Youth Work

The Youth Work Service works with young people aged 12 to 25 to provide a range of universal and targeted youth work opportunities across Dumfries and Galloway for young people to get involved in.
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Meet the Buyer Returns to Dumfries This May

A free event for businesses wanting to hear about contract opportunities, meet buyers and exhibitors and get practical advice. Join us at The Bridge, Dumfries, on Thursday 21 May.

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