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For those interested in how the council and central government works, this section contains information on:

Central government
Parliamentary constituencies within Renfrewshire and links to central government sites.

Children's panel
Find out more about the children's panel and what is required of its members.

Renfrewshire Council
About the Council, how it works, contacting your councillor, and more.

Council tax
Information on the property based tax paid on domestic properties.

Council tax benefit and housing benefit
Information about these benefits for tenants and owner-occupiers.

Data protection
Your rights to view data about you that the Council hold.

District court
Court procedures, how to pay fines, and more.

Elections
Check your entitlement to vote in the local Council, Scottish, European parliament and central government elections, and more.

Freedom of Information
Your rights to access information that the Council produce in the course of their work.

Joint boards
Joint boards and joint committees are public bodies set up to work for several councils at once, view their agendas and minutes on these pages.

Online services
Details of services you can access directly online.

Selling to Renfrewshire
Find out how to become a supplier to Renfrewshire Council.

Follow the links on the left hand side of this page to access this information.