Coronavirus - Council services information

Information about changes to provision of Surrey County Council services as the situation arises.

Individual service updates

The following services have published separate information about how they are working.

Services that are closed

Short Breaks for Disabled Children - Most short break schemes have been closed until further notice.

Amended services

Bus service disruption - services may be altered or reduced. Whilst known information will be published on the buses temporary change page it is suggested that you contact the operator or visit their website or social media, before travelling.
Citizenship ceremonies: Small group ceremonies and private ceremonies can now take place
Surrey Countryside - All the countryside car parks owned by Surrey County Council are open. The toilets at Newlands Corner and Ockham Common are closed.
Free Bus Pass applications - We are currently automatically renewing any free bus passes that are due to expire. New applicants are encouraged to apply online for your bus pass, please do not send any documents by post as these will be subject to severe time delays. Please see the full list of temporary changes to free bus pass applications and renewals for more information.
Registering a birth - Birth appointments are now available to book at Guildford, Leatherhead and Weybridge Register Offices. We have a large backlog of appointments so please bear with us as we try to offer as many appointments as safely as possible.
Blue Badge applications - applicants are advised that due to staff working from home paper applications will be subject to time delays so you are being encouraged to apply online.
Community recycling centres - most sites are open and accepting most types of waste. Please check full details on the CRC webpages before you travel.
Committee Meetings – all public committee meetings will now take place as informal private meetings with no public in attendance. Meeting papers and records of decisions and minutes will still be available via the committee pages along with details of how to make public representations.
Surrey History Centre - is open with reduced hours and is only available with pre-booked access.
Surrey Arts - there are currently no face to face lessons, ensembles or activities taking place, but you can now register for music lessons.
Meals on Wheels - this service is provided by local district and borough councils their contacts details can be found on the Social Care and Health web pages.
Registering a death - You can still book an appointment to register a death, after you've booked an appointment a registrar will call you to register the death over the telephone.
Roads and pavements - details on how roads and pavements are being adjusted to support social distancing.
Surrey Schools appeals - school appeals will run audio appeals using a conference call system.
Waste collection - there will be changes to some services please check the Surrey Environment Partnership website for details of collections in your area.
Planning – it is not currently possible to visit the council offices to view planning applications, they continue to be available on our online register

Updates from district and borough councils

Here is a list of district and borough councils in Surrey with links to their Coronavirus update pages.

Elmbridge Borough Council: Coronavirus update page for Elmbridge
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council: Coronavirus update page for Epsom and Ewell
Guildford Borough Council: Coronavirus update page for Guildford
Mole Valley District Council: Coronavirus update page for Mole Valley
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council: Coronavirus update page for Reigate and Banstead
Runnymede Borough Council: Coronavirus update page for Runnymede
Spelthorne Borough Council: Coronavirus update page for Spelthorne
Surrey Heath Borough Council: Coronavirus update page for Surrey Heath
Tandridge District Council: Coronavirus update page for Tandridge
Waverley Borough Council: Coronavirus update page for Waverley
Woking Borough Council: Coronavirus update page for Woking