About this site

How to use the site

There are several ways you can find what you are looking for in South Lanarkshire Council's website:

The 'Go to services' menu at the left of this page allows you to go straight to a specific area of council services. For example selecting 'Education, libraries' from this menu will take you to a page which describes what you will find in related areas: Childcare and nurseries; Libraries and community learning; Primary education; Secondary education; Special needs and Youth services, as well as links to related facilities and contacts.

This 'Go to services' menu appears on the home page, the A-Z and Search pages and will also appear on the services pages you link to from it.

The navigation bar along the top of this page appears on every page in the site. You can use this to go to the other main sections of the site, such as News, What's on, Recruitment or Council. Information about the council structure and departments is contained in the Council section. If you choose 'Councillors, committees' there or from the 'Go to services' menu, the main part of the window will display links to a separate area of the website where this information is held.

The A-Z link on the top navigation bar will take you to a page where clicking on a letter of the alphabet will show you the pages in the site which begin with that letter. Links to pages in the site are listed in alphabetical order showing the page titles and descriptions. Clicking on a link will open the page in a new browser window.

The search box in the top navigation bar allows you to type in one or more keywords which will return you a list of relevant pages within the site that may contain the information you are looking for. Results are displayed in alphabetical order showing the page title and description.

If your search brings you no results, try simplifying the keyword or words you are using to search. If you get too many results, try adding another keyword to refine your search.

You can also search the A to Z list of contacts, an A to Z list of Forms, an A to Z list of Publications and an A-Z of Weblinks. From the News page which you can access from the top bar, there is news archive in date order and a keyword search of the news releases.

The site map shows you the top level of the site's navigation structure, with links to all the main pages.

All pages in the website have links to related facilities and contacts and sometimes also to related pages within the site. Related weblinks on a page are to external sites and these links will open in a new window.

This service is provided by Corporate Resources and Finance and IT Resources

Viewing or downloading publications and forms

All publications or documents included on this site are in PDF (Portable Document Format). The title and description will tell you the format of the document, what size it is, and an estimated download time (on a 56k dial-up connection).

To view a pdf, click on a document title to open it in a new window. You can then save a copy of the document in a location you select on your computer.

To download a pdf without viewing it, right click (or click and hold for Apple Mac) on a document title, select 'Save Target As...' and select a location on your computer system to save the document

Adobe Acrobat Reader software

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to be able to view a publication or form in PDF format. If you don't have Acrobat Reader, go to www.adobe.com to download a free copy.

Portable Document Format (PDF) documents

We have made every effort to make our PDFs as accessible as possible, using bookmarks to aid navigation and tags to allow people using screen readers to access the content. We recommend using the latest version of Acrobat Reader to access the full functionality of the PDF publications and forms on our site. If you experience problems in viewing PDFs in your browser window, try refreshing the page or saving a copy to your computer.

Viewing PDF documents as HTML

It is possible to have a PDF converted to html by Adobe on their website - go to Adobe PDF conversion by simple form. To use this facility, navigate to the document on our website that you want to convert, click on it and copy the url from the address bar at the top of your browser into the form. Although this type of conversion may be useful for some users, we cannot guarantee that documents will convert to html without problems.Adobe also have helpful information on the accessibility features of Acrobat, at access.adobe.com.

Online and downloadable (PDF) forms

A number of forms on this site are available for online completion and we will be adding to the number of online forms in the months ahead. The remainder are PDF forms on the site that are enabled for electronic completion. This means that you can save a copy of the form to a location you select on your computer, complete the form fields in Adobe Acrobat, print out a copy for your records and a copy to send, sign and return by post or in person to the address indicated on the form.
If you have a full version of Adobe Acrobat you can fill in the form electronically, save it and email the completed form to us as an attachment, to the email address included in the document. However, you can only save a completed form if you have the full version of Adobe.
If you prefer, you can print out the form, complete it by hand and return it by post or in person to the address on the form.

This service is provided by Corporate Resources with Finance and IT Resources

Weblinks on this site

On this site, we provide links to other websites that may assist visitors with further information on related topics. The council has no responsibility for these linked websites and no control over their content. Linking to a site is not an endorsement of any views expressed on the site or services offered.

Please let us know about any broken links - email webfeedback@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.

Linking your site to ours

If you want to publish South Lanarkshire Council's web address on your website and require a logo for this, please email webfeedback@southlanarkshire.gov.uk. We cannot always reciprocate these offers.

Requests for linking our site to yours

We are often asked to publish weblinks for other agencies. These are assessed in consultation with the most appropriate service to decide if they should be added to one of our topic pages. If you want us to consider linking to your site please email webfeedback@southlanarkshire.gov.uk. We cannot always reciprocate these offers.

Businesses are advised to register on our fully searchable online listings of businesses in Lanarkshire - Lanarkshire Business Directory.

Local organisations in the rural area can develop their own site through a portal that that is supported by the council - the Guid Life Rural Lanarkshire's online community.

South Lanarkshire's libraries compile a list of clubs and societies in the area. We are currently investigating the best way to publish this information online. In the meantime, if you would like to be added to the database of clubs and societies, please email hamilton.reference@library.s-lanark.org.uk

This service is provided by Corporate Resources and Finance and IT Resources

Website feedback

If you have any problems viewing or downloading the publications or forms on our site, or enquiries about printed publications or information available in alternative formats such as large print or a different language, please contact webfeedback@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.

As we strive to develop our website, we will be making further improvements in the months ahead. If you have any comments or suggestions, please contact webfeedback@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.