The Council
In this section you will find information about how the Council is organised, the 48 City Councillors, how decisions are made, how to get involved and how to contact the Council.
Accessibility (Civic Buildings)
Information regarding accessibility to each of Southampton City Council's Civic buildings
Council Performance
These pages provide information on the management and reporting of performance within the Council.
Local Democracy through Citizenship
Resources and guidelines for citizenship teachers to help them deliver the 'local democracy' aspect of the citizenship curriculum.
How the council is organised
Find out more about who's who at Southampton City Council including information about the Mayor, your local Councillors, Council meetings and Council departments.
How decisions are made
Have you ever wondered how decisions are made at the council and how you can find out about them, or get involved in the decision making process? You can check for committee meetings and agendas and find out about decisions that affect you. You can also find out how you can contribute to some of these decisions through the consultation process.
The Constitution
Southampton City Council’s Constitution sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that these are efficient, transparent and accountable to local people.
Strategies, policies and plans
This section contains information on the council's finance, budget and audit arrangements and strategic forward planning.
You and your council
The information contained in this section will help you when you need to contact the Council either for personal or business reasons. We provide details of our Actionline contact centre and the Gateway one-stop-shop for access to council services and information about how you can get involved with your local council here in Southampton.
Emergency Planning
To raise awareness within the authority and community of emergency planning issues.
Innovative communication helps Southampton City Council on the path to excellence
Staff at Southampton City Council are feeling positive about delivering the 3% efficiency savings required by the Government thanks to the success of one of the biggest internal communication events organised by a local authority.
Last updated: 24 June 2008
