DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL

COUNTY COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES

COUNTY COUNCIL

SELECTION

NOMINATION

STANDING ORDERS

COUNTY WORKS

ROADS AND BRIDGES

STANDING JOINT

POLICE

DORSET AND BOURNEMOUTH POLICE AUTHORITY

POLICE COMMITTEE

FINANCE

FINANCE AND CO-ORDINATION

POLICY AND RESOURCES

AREAS AND BOUNDARIES

EXECUTIVE

PUBLIC HEALTH AND HOUSING

HEALTH

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

HEALTH

PARLIAMENTARY AND GENERAL PURPOSES

PARLIAMENTARY

GENERAL PURPOSES

LIBRARY AND GENERAL PURPOSES

AMENITIES

COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM VISITING

TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION

COUNTY EDUCATION

EDUCATION

SMALL HOLDINGS AND ALLOTMENTS

SMALL HOLDINGS

DORSET LOCAL PENSION

LOCAL PENSION

OFFICERS

MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACT

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE

COUNTY VALUATION

COUNTY PLANNING ADVISORY

COUNTY PLANNING

PLANNING

PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION

PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL

MILK AND DAIRIES ACTS

MILK

NEW COUNTY BUILDINGS

COUNTY BUILDINGS

AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS

COUNTY EMERGENCY

CIVIL DEFENCE

COUNTY PROBATION

COUNTY PROBATION AND AFTER CARE

DORSET PROBATION COMMITTEE

COUNTY ROAD SAFETY

COUNTY FIRE BRIGADE

FIRE BRIGADE AND CIVIL DEFENCE

PUBLIC PROTECTION

CHILDREN'S

ACCOUNTS

COUNTY BOUNDARIES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

COUNTY LIBRARY

SOCIAL SERVICES

DORSET JOINT COMMITTEE

REORGANISATION COMMITTEE

REORGANISATION COUNCIL

SHADOW COUNCIL

EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES COMMITTEE

JOINT COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS

JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL AND COUNTY INSURANCE COMMITTEE OF DORSET)

EAST DORSET ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

DORSET MAGISTRATES COURTS COMMITTEE

LOCAL AUTHORITIES COMMITTEE FOR NO 7/NO 6

DISTRICT POLICE TRAINING CENTRE

DORSET COUNTY PRODUCTIVITY COMMITTEE

LOCAL AUTHORITIES COMMITTEE FOR THE SOUTH WEST REGIONAL CRIME SQUAD

BOURNEMOUTH AND POOLE COLLEGE OF ART COMMITTEE

BOURNEMOUTH-HURN AIRPORT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

BOURNEMOUTH HURN AIRPORT PLC JOINT COMMITTEE

JOINT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR DORSET AMBULANCE SERVICE (MANUAL WORKERS)

JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE SOUTH-EAST DORSET STRUCTURE PLAN

JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE DORSET (EXCLUDING SOUTH-EAST) STRUCTURE PLAN

RURAL DEVELOPMENT JOINT COMMITTEE

DORSET FIRE AUTHORITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

DORSET FIRE AUTHORITY FIREMEN'S PENSION SCHEME WORKING GROUP

DORSET FIRE AUTHORITY BUDGET WORKING GROUP

DORSET CRIMINAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE

DORSET PROBATION SHADOW BOARD

CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES

DORSET STANDING CONFERENCE ON COUNTRYSIDE MATTERS

DORSET WASTE FORUM

SUPERSEDED AUTHORITIES

WEYMOUTH EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Dorset County Council was established by the Local Government (County Council) Act of 1888. This Act established elected county councils in 1889 to take over responsibilities for those aspects of county administration which had until that date been dealt with by the Courts of Quarter Sessions. The work of the county councils was carried out by committees. All committees reported to the quarterly meetings of the full council.

After 1974 Dorset County Council administered to the County of Dorset including Bournemouth and Christchurch (Prior to 1974 Bournemouth and Christchurch were part of the County of Hampshire). In 1997, as a result of Local Government Reorganisation two new Unitary Authorities were created in the County of Dorset; Bournemouth Borough and the Borough of Poole.