Somerset West and Taunton Council
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. Somerset West and Taunton Council was formed on 1 April 2019[1, 2], merging the former Taunton Deane Borough and West Somerset District Councils.  This authority no longer existsAs part of Local Government reorganisation, the functions of this body were transferred [1, 
 2, 
 3], by the new 
 to the body previously known as Somerset County Council. 
 The Council, now known as Somerset Council - a unitary authority - combines 
 the functions previously carried out by the borough, county, and district Councils.

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