Council departments
The council structure
The council is organised into 5 main departments: Chief Executive; Education and Lifelong Learning; Environment and Infrastructure; Resources and Social Work. Public Health is a collaboration with the NHS and Borders General Hospital.
The departments are responsible for implementing the policies of the elected councillors. Each department has a councillor responsible for it.
Each department is subdivided into sections, and then again, into smaller teams who are tasked with carrying out the specific work. Details of what each department is responsible for, its priorities and the director in charge can be found in the department descriptions.
