Council - General Information

 

With around 8,000 staff providing more than 100 services West Lothian Council is the biggest employer in area.  The council provides a range of services such as education, social work, housing, environmental health, planning,economic development, highways and transport.

We have one Chief Executive, four Directors, and 12 Heads of Service.  The directorates are:

  • Development and Environmental Services
  • Customer and Support Services
  • Education and Cultural Services
  • West Lothian Community Health and Care Partnership  

 Police and fire services are provided on our behalf by the Lothian and Borders Joint Police Board and the Lothian and Borders Joint Fire Board.

Valuation services are provided on our behalf by the Lothian Valuation Board and electoral registration services are carried out by the Lothian Electoral Joint Committee.

Licensing premises for selling alcohol and for betting and gaming is carried out in West Lothian by the West Lothian Licensing Board.

More than 100 people attended a special meeting of Livingston South Local Area Committee at Howden St Andrew's Primary School

Livingston South LAC

News from Livingston South Local Area Committee
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What's on in West Lothian

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Community grants

Funding help for West Lothian groups .
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West Lothian is made up of nine multi-member wards.
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