Welcome
Internal Audit plays an important role in the governance process.
Building Control aims to ensure health and safety standards apply to building work, energy conservation provisions are attained and premises are fully accessible for use, through compliance with the Building Act 1984 and the associated Building Regulations.
The Corporate Communications team deals with all media and filming enquiries, internal and external communications - such as the production of our residents' magazine Hertsmere News - and consultation.
Corporate Support is a diverse unit responsible for implementing the council’s performance management system, the collection and reporting of all performance data and extending these to key partnerships such as the Local Strategic Partnership and Hertsmere Community Safety Partnership.
The council aim to provide high-quality services for all of our customers. We provide a wide range of services for you and aim to deliver and develop services to meet your needs.
The elections team manage the process of elections within Hertsmere.
Hertsmere Borough Council is the Land Drainage Authority for the Hertsmere area.
Environmental Health and Licensing covers pest control, pollution, food safety, health and safety, health education, licensing, emergency planning, safe and successful events and food hygiene training.
Learn about our Finance Team and download financial documents released by the Council
Housing services aims to help people find the homes, in neighbourhoods they want to live, in addition to working pro-actively to reduce homelessness within Hertsmere.
The council recognises the quality of service provided to the public depends to a large extent on the ability, motivation and effectiveness of the people employed to deliver those services.
The role of the IS department is to implement and support the technology and information management principles required to enable Hertsmere’s services to be redesigned and transformed around the needs of the people in the community we serve.
We can help you with official searches about property in our borough. See here for the charges relating to this service.
Our Legal and Democratic Sservices team play a vital role in the working of the council.
A comprehensive collection of recent and archived news releases from the Hertsmere Borough Council press office.
Here you will find Hertsmere Borough Council's organisational structure.
The Parking department is responsible for controlled parking zones, issuing permits, running council car parks, issuing penalty charge notices and proposed traffic orders.
The Parks department ensures our parks and open spaces are healthy, welcoming, safe and secure places for all sections of the community.
Planning and Building Control are responsible for managing the development process, balancing the need to promote housing, employment and other development while protecting the natural and built environment.
The Council is the Street Naming and Numbering Authority for the area.
Street Scene Services are responsible for waste and recycling collections both commercial and domestic, street cleansing, e.g. removal of fly-tipping, and abandoned vehicles.