• Abandoned vehicles - reporting and procedures

  How to report an abandoned or untaxed vehicle.

• Access to property - dropped kerbs and crossover

  How to apply for a dropped kerb outside your home or business.

• Accident reporting

  If you are an employer, self employed or in control of work premises, you are required by law to report some work-related accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences.

• Activities for older people

  Provision of leisure activities for older people within the community, including cultural, sporting and other organised social activities.

• Adaptations of council property

  Council tenants may carry out improvements to their residences provided they first get permission from the Director of Housing.

• Adoption

  Find out how to adopt a child or young person living in Croydon.

• Adult education courses

  We promote a wide range of lifelong learning opportunities for residents at venues across the borough.

• Adult health and social care

  Services and support for adults and older people.

• Adult placement

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• Adult residential care

  Tips for choosing a residential or nursing home for older people or those with disabilities.

• Adventure activities licence

  Providers of certain adventure activities must have a license.

• Advice for young people

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• Advocacy

  An advocate works with you so that you can effectively represent yourself in the decisions affecting your life.

• AIDS / HIV - advice and support for adults

  Advice and support for adults with HIV/AIDS.

• Air quality

  The council has a duty to monitor and maintain records concerning the quality of air in the borough

• Alcohol and entertainment - personal licence

  The person responsible for the sale or supply alcoholic beverages at a licenced premise must have a personal licence.

• Alcohol and entertainment - premises licence

  Premises selling or supplying alcohol, providing entertainment or providing hot food must have a licence.

• Alcohol misuse

  Help and advice for people who have problems with drug and/or alcohol use.

• Allotments

  How to get an allotment plot, how much they cost and where they are located.

• Animal boarding licence

  Premises where cats or dogs are boarded must have a licence.

• Animal fouling

  Dog owners must clean up after their dogs if they foul public spaces.

• Animal movement register

  Livestock such as pigs, sheep, goats and cattle must be registered with the council. There are also restrictions regarding keeping poultry.

• Animal nuisance

  Guidance on what animal nuisance issues we can deal with.

• Animal welfare

  A service providing not only the control of stray dogs, but also many other aspects regarding animal welfare.

• Animals - dogs - warden service

  Dog Wardens will not only help you if your dog goes missing, they also deal with stray, abandoned or dangerous dogs.

• Antisocial behaviour

  What to do about anti-social behaviour

• Archives

  Find out what documents and manuscripts we have in our collections and how to view them.

• Arts and entertainment

  Information on Croydon Clocktower and arts development

• Asbestos

  What to do if you think there is asbestos in or around your home or place of work.

• Assessing and charging for social care services

  A needs assessment enables us to decide what your needs are and how we can best help.

• Assessment - energy efficiency advice

  We offer advice and a range of grants and schemes to promote energy saving and efficiency in homes and businesses.

• Asylum seekers - advice and support

  Provision of temporary accommodation, meals and other advice and support for asylum seekers i.e. those waiting for an application for refugee status to be assessed by the government.

• Auction premises licence

  Premises holding sales by competitive bidding must be registered.