Shetland Islands Council Email Format
Government AdministrationScotland, United Kingdom501-1000 Employees
Shetland Islands Council is a government administration located in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, serving a population of about 22,400 across 1,468 square kilometers. It is one of 32 councils in Scotland and employs between 501 and 1,000 people. The council is governed by 22 elected independent councillors representing seven wards—six three-member wards and one four-member ward. Councillors serve on ward duties and participate in committees including Education and Families, Social Services, Environment and Transport, Development, as well as Planning, Licensing, Audit and Standards, Harbour Board, and the Shetland College Board. Committee meetings are held at the Lerwick Town Hall roughly every seven weeks and are open to the public, with committee reports and related documents hosted on the COINS information system.