Hampshire County Council is the top tier of local government in the multi-tier areas and therefore is responsible for the “Big ticket” items such as education and roads, with a scrutiny role in public health, police and fire services. It has an annual spend of around £1.9 billion and employs almost 40,000 people. The County Council meetings are held in public, so you are very welcome to pop along. The meeting items and agendas are published in advance on the County Council website, so if you have a Social Services issue or maybe something relating to schools or the public highways, then you may want to attend a particular meeting.