Local Government Services
The Local Directgov application holds a list of over 240 citizen-facing services that are provided by local councils in England.
The services are based on the Local Government Service List (LGSL) and the Local Government Interaction List (LGIL).
Links in the Local Directgov application are constructed based on a set of parameters taken from these lists. Each service is matched against its LGSL number, for example '57' for Council Tax, and its LGIL number, for example '2' for paying for something: http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/index.jsp?LGSL=57&LGIL=2
The spreadsheet below gives the LGSL and LGIL identifiers for each service in Local Directgov and indicates where a service is provided by all, district, or county/unitary councils. It includes a list of agency identifiers for each of the councils in England.
Spreadsheet of services in Local Directgov (xls, 364KB)
You can use this spreadsheet as a reference to create links to other councils in your area.
Popular services
The top 10 services accessed via Local Directgov for August 2009 were:
- Term, holiday and other closure dates
- Council Tax (valuation, arrears, refunds etc.)
- Housing Benefit - new claim
- Council Tax Benefit - new claim
- Parking permits (Blue Badge)
- Council Tax discount
- Elections - electoral register
- Educational awards and benefits - school clothing grants/vouchers
- Freedom of Information act
- Job vacancies
See also
Making the most of Local Directgov links
