Advice and environment

Information and services in advice and environment

• Coronavirus information

  Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) and emergency planning

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) information
  • Working safely during Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for food businesses

  • Report a Coronavirus (COVID-19) concern
  • Test and trace self-isolation payment
  • Community support
  • Help for businesses

• Noise and pollution

  How to report noise issues and pollution

  • Noise nuisance
  • Report a Coronavirus (COVID-19) concern
  • Report a smoke or bonfire problem
  • Report light pollution

  • Air quality and pollution
  • Asbestos advice
  • Water sampling and testing
  • Revised enforcement policy consultation

• Births, deaths and marriages

  What to do in the event of a birth, death or marriage

  • Register a birth
  • Marriages and civil ceremonies
  • Register a death
  • When someone dies
  • Cemetery fees
  • Current Memorial Inspections

  • Burial options
  • Funeral arrangements
  • Searching our burial records
  • Public health funerals
  • Exhuming a body
  • New Memorial Garden at Bocking Cemetery

• Health and safety

  Information on health and safety

  • Health and safety
  • Health and safety guidance
  • Revised enforcement policy consultation

  • Working safely during Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Firework safety

• Climate change, energy and fuel poverty

  What we are doing on climate change and how to save energy

  • Climate change
  • Cycling strategy
  • Essex Energy Switch
  • Charging points for electric cars
  • Green transport
  • Energy efficiency advice for business

  • Renewable energy scheme
  • Energy efficient homes
  • Advice and information on water efficiency
  • Support for communities

• Food safety and food businesses

  Advice and information on food safety and food businesses

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for food businesses
  • Register a food business
  • Food hygiene ratings
  • Food poisoning
  • Food complaints
  • Food premises inspections

  • Food safety training
  • Food allergens
  • Safer food better business
  • Mobile caterers
  • Cake makers
  • Food Hygiene information in other languages
  • Revised enforcement policy consultation

• Animals and pests

  How to use our pest control and dog warden services

  • Report a lost or stray dog

  • Dogs
  • Report a dead animal

  • Pest control services
  • Information and advice about bees
  • Animal licensing
  • Revised enforcement policy consultation

• Emergencies

  Information on emergency planning

  • Severe weather
  • Flooding
  • Emergency planning information

  • Emergency plan for the Braintree District
  • Parish emergency planning
  • Community and business resilience