This section has been created to encourage potential suppliers to tender for our business. It includes a link to the new procurement website for Leicestershire, www.sourceleicestershire.co.uk

Information on National Non-Domestic rating system (often called Business Rates) including calculation of and appeals against rates. This section also includes information on Rate Relief schemes

Charnwood Borough Council's Environmental Health Services aims to provide a safe and healthy environment for people at work. We enforce health and safety legislation in certain types of work places in the Borough - currently over 2,400 premises.

Information on the Health Act 2006 that requires from 1st July 2007 that virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England will become smokefree.

We are a small team of qualified Environmental Health Officers and Technical staff set up to enforce various environmental laws on behalf of Charnwood Borough Council. We also carry out work to assess and manage some forms of environmental pollution within Charnwood, specifically in relation to air pollution and contamination of land from historical industrial use.

Welcome to the Food Safety Team. Our role is to improve and enforce standards of food hygiene and health and safety in food premises within the Charnwood Borough

This link contains details on types of licences that Charnwood Borough Council deal with. They include:

• Hackney and Private Hire Vehicle and driver licences
• Private Hire Operators
• Public Entertainment, Cinema and Theatre Licences
• Contact details for the Licencing Team

This page contains access to a host of e-services for business, from paying your business rates online to submitting a planning application

Leicestershire County Council is responsible for Trading Standards and its site has a section carrying advice and information for consumers and traders

Development Control is part of Planning Services and deals with the processing of planning applications, taking account of national and local policies and guidance together with the merits of each scheme, in order to control development in the public interest.