LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Lincolnshire County Council is a government agency focused on schools, roads, recycling, childcare, adult care, planning, and business. The council is the upper-tier of local government, below which are seven councils with responsibility for local services such as housing, planning applications, licensing, council tax collection, and rubbish collection. The council was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. It succeeded the Holland, Kesteven, and Lindsey County Councils, and the Lincoln County Borough Council.