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Due to essential maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 3.00pm on Friday 31 March until 8.00am Monday 3 April 2023: our online council tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. You will also not be able to register to pay council tax online, make a change of address for council tax or cancel single person discount. You are still able to make a payment during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Shared Lives Providers


Shared lives is a scheme that provides adults and young people, who are not able to live on their own, a safe, secure home with the love and stability that family life can offer.

Shared Lives is rated as outstanding by the CQC.

Care Quality Commission