Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority employing around 1,800 staff working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.
Southend itself is a vibrant place to live and work, offering coastal living alongside excellent and fast transport links into London.The team is committed to working together with parents and carers, education settings and partner agencies to ensure children and young people with SEND are given the best opportunity to thrive and succeed.
Working in partnership with Biffa Municipal we provide a waste collection and street cleansing service to over 128,000 properties across both districts, and in the last 10 years the Councils' have remained in the top 10 of the recycling league tables.
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils operate a shared waste service which is recognised as one of the country's highest performing waste services.