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  • Dance
  • Dangerous animals
    • Licence - dangerous animals

      No person may keep any dangerous wild animal without first obtaining a licence from their local authority.

  • Dangerous structures
  • Day care
    • Community and day centres

      Day centres which provide a range of activities and facilities for groups of people. Places at a day centre are usually allocated following an assessment of needs by a social services officer.

  • Death
  • Demolition (buildings)
  • Demonstrations or marches
  • Description of goods
  • Diocesan records
  • Disability
  • Disabled facilities grants
    • Disabled Facilities Grant

      A Disabled Facilities Grant is a local authority grant available for a range of work that will help a disabled person remain in their home.

  • Disabled parking
    • Disabled people - parking bays

      Designated parking bay areas may be provided for registered disabled drivers (i.e. blue badge holders). These may be on-street parking bays outside the residents home where parking difficulties are experienced or marked bays within residential car parks.

  • Disabled parking permits
    • Disabled people - parking permits - blue badge

      Blue parking badges allow cars carrying people who are registered blind or people who have severe walking difficulties to be parked near shops, stations and other facilities. Blue Badges can only be issued to people who meet the eligibility criteria, not to relatives or carers. They can be used in any car the badge holder is driving or is a passenger in.

  • District councillors
  • Dog litter bins
  • Dog warden schemes
    • Dog warden service

      The Dog warden service will help you if you lose your dog, and aims to help prevent stray dogs from being a danger in traffic or a nuisance to people.

  • Domestic violence
    • Domestic violence

      If you or someone you know is suffering domestic violence and is in immediate danger, please call the Police on 999.

  • Drainage and sewerage
    • Drainage - help and advice

      The law regarding responsibility for drains and sewers changed on the 1st October 2011. From this date the Government transferred the majority of drainage pipes that are either outside a property's boundary or are shared with other buildings to the sewage/water companies.

    • Drainage Advice Form

      In most cases Yorkshire Water or United Utilities will be able to deal with your enquiry. If you are unsure or require further assistance please complete the form and a member of the Environmental Health department will contact you

  • Drama
  • Dropped kerbs
    • Vehicle access - kerbs

      A dropped kerb crossing (also known as a verge crossing, footway crossing, vehicular crossing, crossover or access) is required when you want to take a vehicle across the verge or footway to access your land.

  • Drug and alcohol action teams
  • Drugs use and abuse
    • Alcohol, drugs and substance misuse

      If you are concerned about your misuse of alcohol, drugs or any substance, you should discuss the issue with your doctor. There are also many professional organisations that can provide help and support.

  • Accommodation services for Specific Client Groups