Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
Email: comments@whitehorsedc.gov.uk
Telephone: 01235 520202

Vale of White Horse District Council

About your Council

About the Vale

An introduction to the District, including a map and links to other useful websites.

Access to information

See here to view or download the Council’s Publication Scheme which is a guide to the information which the Council routinely publishes. This page also gives details about how to make a request for information and the principles which the Council will follow when dealing with such requests.

Constitution

The Constitution sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are made, and the procedures which are to be followed to ensure these processes are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people. See here to view or download the different parts of this document.

Council Tax

These pages give details about how your Council Tax bill is made up, how to pay your bill and the discounts and exemptions which are available. There is also information about Council Tax valuation bands and how you can appeal your banding

Councillors

See here to find out who your local Councillor is, and to get contact details for each of the Vale’s 51 elected members.

Elections and electoral registration

Find out how you can register to vote and the different ways in which you can vote in elections in the Vale. Results from the district elections of 2007 can also be found in this section.

Finance

This section gives details of the budget set by the Council for this year and for previous years, as well as about the Statement of Accounts which are published at the end of each financial year.

Jobs

See these pages for details of job vacancies at the Council and how to apply, as well as information about what it is like to work for the Vale. Information about how to apply to do work experience at the Council can also be found here.

Meetings and agendas

This section offers an archive of all agendas and minutes for Council meetings from May 2001.

MPs and MEPs

See here for details of your local Member of Parliament and Member of European Parliament.

Performance

Find out how the Council’s performance is regularly monitored to ensure that the services it provides are continually improved.  

Policies and plans

See here for details of the Council's Corporate Plan, its vision and aims and for links to other important policies, plans and strategies.

Town and Parish Councils

See this page for contact details for each Town and Parish Council in the Vale.  

Who's who at the Council and How the Council works

Get details of the Leader, Chairman, Executive, Chief Executive and Senior Management Team in our Who's who section, and find out what we do and how we do it in How the Council works.