Safety and the environment in your community

Services

  • Get support from your local health protection team (HPT) to prevent and reduce the effect of diseases and chemical and radiation hazards

  • You cannot buy or use fireworks if you're under 18, and you must not set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except on certain occasions

  • The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines

  • Arrange for a collection of clinical waste - for items like used syringes, drugs, pharmaceuticals and surgical waste

  • Complain about Green Deal providers or installers, what to do if you sell or move into a property with a Green Deal loan

Guidance and regulation

News and communications

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations