School Place, Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1NY

As a council, our activities touch the lives of everyone living in our island community, from schools to the care of the elderly, from rubbish collection to maintaining the county’s roads and from caring for burial grounds to handling planning applications. Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has an impact on many aspects of everyday life. With around 1,800 staff, we are also the county’s biggest employer.


The A-Z of Services is a list of public services provided by Orkney Islands Council, alphabetically arranged and hyper-linked to the web page where the topic is discussed in greater detail. This is very similar to the way a traditional index, that is usually found to the rear of non-fiction books, works.

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For detailed information on the services we provide, please explore the Service Directory or the A-Z index to locate the information you require. Popular topics can be found using the Online Services section.

If you need further assistance, visit our contact us web page to view the options for contacting Orkney Islands Council.

As a council, our activities touch the lives of everyone living in our island community, from schools to the care of the elderly, from rubbish collection to maintaining the county’s roads and from caring for burial grounds to handling planning applications. Orkney Islands Council (OIC) has an impact on many aspects of everyday life. With around 1,800 staff, we are also the county’s biggest employer.

All pages for the Council section of this website can be accessed from the 'More pages in this section' menu. The Council areas are:

Council Structure.
Committees: Agendas, Reports and Minutes.
Councillors and Committees.
OIC Press Releases.
Community Councils.
Empowering Communities.
Complaints, Compliments and Feedback - Council.
Elections.
Public Notices.
OIC Updates.
Online Payment.
Consultation and Engagement.
Council Grants and Funds.
Council Plans.
Council Policies.
Emergency Planning.
Statistics.
Community Planning.
Council Byelaws.
Welfare Reform.
Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney.
Participation Requests.

Open Government
We are well aware that local authorities can be seen by some as remote, mysterious and bound up in red tape. But the principle of open government is important to us. Debates in the council chamber are often lively affairs, widely reported in the local media, and can be watched in comfort from a public gallery. We hope that you will be able to use this website to find out more about us – and to get involved in shaping the way we work.

Serving the Public
We never forget that we are here to serve the public, with a big role to play in improving the quality of life enjoyed by people throughout the islands. We work closely with organisations like Highlands and Islands Enterprise, NHS Orkney and Orkney Housing Association and we respond to feedback from community councils.

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