Local Services
Birmingham City Council is responsible for many local services in Sutton Coldfield such as rubbish collection and disposal, planning, highways, council tax, transport, school admissions, leisure and recreation, environmental health, registrations of births, deaths and marriages, and trading standards.
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Powers and Duties of Town and Parish Councils
 Statutory powers, granted by Parliament, give Town and Parish Councils the choice or opportunity to take action and are therefore discretionary.
Like all powers given to public bodies the powers of Town and Parish Councils are defined in detail in legislation and these details may include a requirement to obtain the consent of another body (for example the approval of the City Council). Town and Parish Councils must exercise their powers subject to the provisions of the general law. A duty is an activity that must be carried out (for example Town and Parish Councils must appoint a Chairman).
The powers vested in Town and Parish Councils by Acts of Parliament are summarised below as a guide. Each description is brief and is intended to be a general indication. It is not a complete list of every single power and duty. It also provides details of the regulations under which statutory provisions are made. Where a function is marked with an asterisk (*) a Council also has the power to give financial assistance to another person or body performing the same function.
The Town Council adopted the General Power of Competency at it’s meeting on 15th May 2018. The General Power of Competence (GPC) was introduced by the Localism Act 2011 and took effect in February 2012. In simple terms, it gives the Town Council the power to do anything an individual can do provided it is not prohibited by other legislation.