Apply for services

For a complete list of the services you can apply for through our website, see our A-Z of forms

Adult social care

• Apply for adult social care services
• Adult carers – apply for an assessment of your needs
• Disabled parking badges
• Disabled parking bays

Births, marriages and deaths

• Birth certificates – order copies
• Marriage certificates – order copies
• Death certificates – order copies
• Changing your name – for adults and children
• Registering a venue for ceremonies

Children and young people

• Apply for children and family services
• Child performance licence
• Adopting a child – register your interest
• Fostering a child – register your interest
• Disabled parking bays
• Visual impairment referral form

See Schools and learning below for Special Educational Needs

Environment

• Planning applications
• Common land register search
• Local authority land searches
• Village greens

Freedom of information and data protection

• How to make an FOI request
• Data protection – find out what information the Council holds about you

Jobs and business

• Job vacancies at East Sussex County Council
• Child employment – notification by employer
• Tender for business with East Sussex County Council
• Support With Confidence – apply to join the scheme as a provider
• Buy With Confidence – apply to join the scheme as a provider
• Business support network – join

Libraries

• Send your comments about libraries
• Join your library
• PIN request for online library service
• Renew your library books online
• Library catalogue – search by title, keyword, author
• Home library service
• Become a library volunteer

Local and family history

• East Sussex Record Office research service
• Research and enquiry services in libraries
• Record office – photocopies and CDs order
• Records viewing request
• Records withdrawal – deposited by an individual
• Records withdrawal – deposited by an organisation

Roads and transport

• Report a problem with a road, pavement or verge
• Parking ticket challenges
• Traffic calming request
• Traffic data request
• Traffic survey request

Schools and learning

• School admissions
• School meals, free
• Special educational needs, general enquiries
• Special educational needs, assessment
• Student travel assistance for 16-19 year olds – Connexions 360 website
• Financial help with home school travel
• Music classes for children and adults

Trading standards

• Animal feed businesses, statement of compliance
• Animal feed businesses, registration or approval
• Community support network – apply
• Consumer champions – apply
• Explosives – licence a building to store
• Explosives – register a building to store
• Fireworks – licence to sell
• Performing animals – licence
• Poisons – licence to sell