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Council services

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.

Roads, transport and parking

Roads, footpaths and pavements, public transport, parking, active travel, public toilets.

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.

Libraries

Find your local library, borrow an item, renewals and reservations, join the library, library activities and events.

Business and licences

Licences and permits, trading standards, business rates, contracts and tenders, property for sale or let, business support.

Care and support

Request help with social care, local services, adult and child protection, support for children and families, domestic abuse, sensory support.

Council and elections

Voting and elections, committees and meetings, find a councillor, funding and grants, strategies, plans and policies, how the council is run.

Housing

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

Community safety

Anti-social behaviour, emergencies, scams and illegal trading, report a hate crime, poverty.

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Fostering can transform the lives of vulnerable children and young people

Could you be our next hero? Children of all ages need foster care, from babies to teenagers.

Our skilled Fostering and Adoption team can provide all the support and training you need.

Find out more about becoming a foster carer

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News

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Dumfries and Galloway Council Launches Local Housing Strategy Survey

Dumfries and Galloway Council is preparing a new Local Housing Strategy that will set out how the council and its partners will deliver housing and housing services over the next five years.

17 January 2025

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P1 and S1 Enrolment 2025

School enrolment deadlines for the 2025 school year are fast approaching. Find out when you should enrol your child/children, where to do this and much more in this article.

3 January 2025

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Ash Rise Exhibition Heads to Gracefield

The Scottish Furniture Makers Association, in partnership with Scottish Forestry and the Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers present Ash Rise, an exhibition of new work from 20 of Scotland’s leading and emerging makers using wood from Scottish ash trees.

6 January 2025