Semantic Coherence: Oxfordshire County Council – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

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[H1] Explore our services

Information and support for you

Congestion charge

Blue Badge

Parking permits

Pay a fine

Recycle, repair, dispose

Bus passes

[H2] Term ends
Friday, 22 May.
Next term starts Monday, 1 June.
Schools may differ. Check with your school.

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[H2] So much more
We've got plenty of great books but take a closer look, there’s loads more our libraries do.
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[H2] Warm Homes Local Grant

Cut energy bills with a FREE home upgrade! Funding is now available for low-income households to make their homes more energy efficient.Find out more

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[H2] Teaching road safety skills

Use the free Footsteps guide and videos to help your child become a safer and more confident pedestrian. Get started with Footsteps

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[H2] Connect to Work

We’re excited to support this new programme, helping Oxfordshire residents facing barriers to work to find work, return to work, or stay in their current role.Find out more

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[H2] Flooding protection
Prepare for and know what to do if you have been flooded - advice and support is on the Oxfordshire Flooding Toolkit.
What to do in a flood

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[H2] Plan ahead
As the temperature drops and the weather worsens, get some top tips on how you can prepare.
Stay safe

[H2] Things you can apply for or request
Bus pass
Certificates (birth, death and marriage)
Disabled parking (Blue Badge)
Emergency Duty Team (EDT) - request help (adult social care and children's services only)
Freedom of Information (access information)
Grant money for your community
Jobs
Learn an instrument
Licences and permits
Needs assessment - adult social care
Personal information (Subject Access Request)
Schools - appeal for a school place
Schools - change or move school
Schools - governor
Schools - place for your child
Schools - transport
Van or trailer e-permit

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[H2] Things you can pay for
Bus gate fine
Certificates
Council Tax
Park and ride
Parking fine
Invoices
Music lessons

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[H2] Things you can report
Blue Badge misuse
Child abuse
Concerns about a child (safeguarding)
Concern about a vulnerable adult (for members of the public)
Concern about a vulnerable adult (for professionals)
Data or information security concern
Illegally parked vehicle
Public right of way issues
Scams
Street and road problems, for example, potholes, faulty streetlight

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[H2] Things you can book online
Citizenship ceremony
Commitment ceremony
Computer in a library
Fire safety training
Household Waste Recycling Centre
Music lessons
Notice of marriage or civil partnership (registrar appointment)
Register a birth (registrar appointment)
Register a death (registrar appointment)
Safe and well visit (Fire and Rescue Service)

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[H2] Things you can make a complaint about
Adult social care
Adult social care providers
Children and young people's social care
Councillors
Schools
Special educational needs and disability (SEND)
Other services

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[H2] Things you can get involved in
Consultations
Council events around Oxfordshire
Council meetings
Health, care and wellbeing
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[H2] Things you can search or find
Broadband, mobile and fibre connectivity
Committee papers
Council events
Council news
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Family information
Find services near you - Use our map to find services from schools to salt bins to libraries.
Library catalogue
Libraries
Schools
Fire stations
Heritage search
Land ownership (public highways)
Live Well (support services for adults, families and carers)
Planning applications
Public Rights of Way - Countryside access map
Register of Definitive Map Modification Order (public rights of way)
Register of statements, maps and supporting declarations by landowners (public rights of way)
Roadworks and disruption
Waste and recycling centres

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[H1] Adult social care

Find out if you or someone you support is eligible for help.

Request a social care assessment

Report a concern about someone

Home assessment for equipment

[H2] Online financial assessment

Estimate care costs

[H2] Help with housing and homelessness

Find somewhere to live

[H2] Keep safe, secure and independent

Improve your home

[H2] Find local groups and activities

Live Well Oxfordshire

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[H2] Contact Adult Social and Health Care

How to contact us for urgent and non‑urgent help, referrals, advice and support.

Contact us

[H2] More about adult social care

[H3] Stay living at home
Helping you or someone you care for to stay in their own home.
View our range of services

[H3] Extra care housing
Housing with independence, care, and support, tailored to suit individual needs.
Explore extra care housing

[H3] A guide to paying for your care
Overview of how social care is funded, including what the council pays and what you may contribute.
How to pay for care

[H3] Home first
Short‑term support to help you return home safely from the hospital and regain independence.
Find out more

[H3] Finding a care home
Getting help to find a good care home.
Residential and nursing care

[H3] Make a difference to someone's life
Share your home with someone who needs extra support to be independent.
About shared lives

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[H2] Information for professionals

Guidance, forms and procedures for adult social care professionals.

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[H1] Oxfordshire libraries

Explore everything Oxfordshire’s libraries have to offer

Find your local library

Library events

Join the library

[H2] News, magazines and research

View resources

[H2] eBooks and eAudio

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[H2] Search library catalogue

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[H2] Summer Reading Challenge volunteer

Encourage children to participate in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge

How to apply

[H2] More from Libraries

[H3] Family history research
Explore our resources

[H3] Using the library
Everything you need to know about using your local library
Use our services

[H3] Business support and information
View business services

[H3] Library app
Download our library app to your phone or tablet and enjoy library services on the go.
Download the app

[H3] Reading groups
Share your love of books and make new friends by joining a reading group
Join a reading group

[H3] Music in libraries
View music services

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[H2] Volunteer at a library

Everything you need to know about volunteering in our libraries.

About volunteering

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Heritage
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[H3] Oxfordshire History Centre
The Oxfordshire History Centre houses the three main collections and archives in Oxfordshire.

[H3] The Oxfordshire Museum
Experience stories of Oxfordshire through our galleries and exhibitions.

[H3] Woodstock textile trail
Walk among historical textile treasures in the Cotswold town of Woodstock

[H3] Swalcliffe Barn
Experience one of the finest medieval barns in the country.

[H3] Bishop's Palace
Information about the Bishop's Palace at Witney.

[H2] Related content

Libraries and Heritage Strategy 2022-2027 (pdf format, 1.5 MB)

Heritage Service Plan 2024-25 (pdf format, 520 KB)

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[H3] Blue Badge
How to apply for a disabled parking Blue Badge permit.

[H3] Parking permits
How to apply for different types of parking permits, including resident permits.

[H3] Parking and bus gate fines
How to pay a parking fine (PCN), or query a ticket you've been issued with.

[H3] Car parks
Who to contact about parking for cars, lorries, and other large vehicles.

[H3] Motorcycle parking
Information about parking for motorbikes in Oxfordshire.

[H3] On-street parking
Details of where to park in Oxford, Abingdon, Banbury, Henley, Wallingford and Woodstock.

[H3] Illegal parking
How to report a vehicle parked where it shouldn’t be.

[H3] Suspension of parking
How to ask for parking controls to be suspended for work, house moves or special events.

[H3] Civil enforcement
How our Civil Enforcement Team manages parking in Oxfordshire, and our parking policy.