Lewes District Council

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Lewes District Council
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX

Tel: 01273 471600
lewesdc@lewes.gov.uk
Minicom 01273 484488

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Contact Legal, Democratic & Communication Services

We provide legal advice and services to the Council, its councillors and officers. We provide support for committees and councillors, organise elections and electoral registration and communications with residents and the media. See our department's contacts, aims and service plan.


Councillors & Committees

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01273 484201

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Lewes House,
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX

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Elections & Voter Registration

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01273 484117

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Lewes House,
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX

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Media & Communications

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01273 484141

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Lewes House,
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX

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Freedom Of Information

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01273 484174

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Lewes House,
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX

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Legal Services

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01273 471600

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DX 3118 Lewes 1

Lewes House,
32 High Street
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 2LX

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Local Land Charges

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01273 484490

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DX 3118 Lewes 1

Southover House,
Southover Road,
East Sussex,
Lewes,
BN7 1AB

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Office Hours

 Monday        8:30am - 5pm
 Tuesday  8:30am - 5pm
 Wednesday  8:30am - 5pm
 Thursday  8:30am - 5pm
 Friday  8:30am - 4.30pm
 Saturday  Closed
 Sunday  Closed
 Public Holidays        Closed
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Staff Contacts

In the first instance, please contact us using the general enquiries number above. Should this not prove satisfactory, the names and contact information of the department's management team are listed below.

Corporate Head - Legal & Democratic Services
Catherine Knight
01273 484118
catherine.knight@lewes.gov.uk

Head of Communications
Liz Lacon
01273 484141
liz.lacon@lewes.gov.uk

Head of Democratic Services
Jackie Gavigan
01273 484145
Jackie.Gavigan@lewes.gov.uk

Head Of Legal
Mark Reynard
01273 484119
mark.reynard@lewes.gov.uk

Electoral Services Manager
Steven Andrews
01273 484116
steven.andrews@lewes.gov.uk

Land Charges
Graham Purdye
Land Charges Supervisor
01273 484490
Graham.Purdye@lewes.gov.uk

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Service Standards & Performance

We have an overall, council-wide customer charter setting out our staff's conduct and response times to enquiries. Along with this, each department has specific service standards to cover their work.

We regularly monitor our performance and publish our aims for the next one-to-three years, stating our intentions. The details are listed on each department's performance page. 

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Complaints Procedure

We aim provide a satisfactory level of service at all times when dealing with our customers and residents. Should we fail to meet your expectations, please refer to our complaints procedure.