Lancaster City Council is responsible for making many important decisions on behalf of local people. Strategic decisions, budget setting and performance monitoring are the responsibility of the elected councillors.

Lancaster City Council is responsible for:

• Local planning and development control
• Street cleaning
• Household bins and recycling
• Administering council tax and housing benefit locally
• Providing council housing and generally promoting good quality housing provision
• Environmental health and safety
• Parking enforcement
• Licensing
• Promoting economic development and tourism in the area
• Providing parks and leisure facilities