Somerset County Council provides a wide range of services in Somerset, including:
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Roadworks, local transport and rights of way
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Recycling centres, trading standards and farm animal and welfare services
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Social care services for children and adults
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Nursery, school and youth services
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Community safety
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Economic development
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Adult, community and work-based learning
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Library services, records and archives
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Registration of births, deaths and civil ceremonies
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Museums, heritage and culture
Somerset has a population of just over a half-million with a large proportion of residents living in rural communities. Unlike many other regions where there is at least one large city, Somerset's largest town is Taunton with only 66,000 residents. This means that finding ways to use high technology is particularly important to provide services to local residents, cost-effectively. Southwest One provides the scope and ability to make that happen.
