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Contacts

Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1XQ

Telephone icon24 hour helpline
08458 247 247

Email icon county.hall @kent.gov.uk

How the council works

Making decisions for Kent

We are responsible for providing a wide range of services that affect the daily lives of people living, visiting or working in Kent. These include roads, schools, social services, libraries, adult education centres, trading standards and planning.

We set policies and make decisions about these services for the people of Kent.

County councillors are responsible for making these decisions. They are elected by you every four years and meet regularly to approve the budget (including Council Tax), the plans and strategies for Kent (known as the policy framework) and the Constitution.

Proposals for the policy framework are put forward by the Cabinet following advice from committees.

The day-to-day running of the service is the responsibility of officers working in four directorates. See the council structure for more information.

Attend the meetings where decisions are made

All Council and Cabinet meetings and almost all committee meetings are held in public.

View the list of these meetings. Some council meetings are also broadcast live on the web.

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