name: North Devon Council
notes: This authority proactively releases data under the Open Data scheme. Please check to see if the information is already available on the Council's Open Data initiative before submitting a Freedom of Information request. This council has the functions of a district level council. Councils of this type are usually the primary planning authority and council tax billing authority and have responsibility for, among other things, refuse collection, housing, food safety inspections, dog wardens, parks and street cleaning as well as cemeteries and crematoria.