By May, 2007, it provided rehabilitation to about 500 children from the government homes in cooperation with local authorities.

Fire, police and ambulance services are provided jointly with other authorities through the Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the Great Western Ambulance Service.

I is also responsible for education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning, although fire, police and ambulance services are provided jointly with other authorities through the Avon Fire and Rescue Service, Avon and Somerset Constabulary and the Great Western Ambulance Service.

The first change is to the banking directive which provides for exchange of information with non-banking supervisory authorities in third countries.