Outside bodies
There are a number of organisations which are independent from the council, but have an impact on its service areas.
In order that the council can maintain effective partnerships with a number of these organisations, representatives of the council, usually elected councillors, sit on the various committees and forums that are responsible for them.
To find the contact details for the council’s representative on a particular outside body please follow the relevant link.
- Admissions Forum
- Annfield Plain Gleemen
- Association for Public Service Excellence
- Association of North East Councils - Collaborative Procurement Sub-Committee
- Association of North East Councils - Leaders and Elected Mayors Group
- Association of North East Councils - North East Culture Partnership Board
- Association of North East Councils - Resources Task and Finish Group
- Barnard Castle Mechanics Institute
- Barnard Castle School Governing Body
- Beamish Museum Board
- Bishop Auckland Community Partnership (Four Clocks)
- Bishop Auckland Heritage Action Zone
- Bishop Auckland Heritage Action Zone Advisory Group
- Bowes Museum
- Bus Lane Adjudication Service Joint Committee
- Castle Eden Dene Nature Joint Advisory Committee
- CDC Enterprise Agency
- Chester le Street Unit of Sea Cadet Corps
- Chester Moor Village Scheme
- Children in Care Council
- Citizens' Advice County Durham
- Cong Burn Wood Nature Reserve Management Committee
- Consett Churches Detached Youth Project
- Cornforth Partnership
- County Councils Network
- County Councils Network - Executive Committee
- County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors
- County Durham Children and Families Partnership
- Coxhoe and Quarrington Hill Quarries Liaison Committee
- Dean Bank Regeneration Programme Strategic Working Group
- Derwent Valley Landscape Partnership- the Land of Oak and Iron in North East England
- Derwentside District Scout Council
- Derwentside Enterprise Agency Board
- Durham Business Improvement District Board
- Durham City Access for All
- Durham Cricket C I C
- Durham Heritage Coast Partnership
- Durham Regatta - Board of Directors
- Easington Colliery Regeneration Partnership
- Easington Social Welfare Centre
- East Durham Business Service
- English Heritage - Historic Environment Local Management
- Henry Smith's Charity
- Horden Regeneration Partnership
- Industrial Communities Alliance
- Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee of North East Local Authorities
- Lanchester Bowling Club
- Laurel Avenue Community Association
- Local Access Forum
- Local Government Association
- Lord Crewe's Durham Educational Foundation - Representative Trustees
- Middleton Plus Development Trust
- National Association of Councillors
- National Railway Museum at Shildon
- Newbiggin and District Village Hall Association
- Newcastle Airport Local Authority Holding Company Limited
- Newcastle International Airport - Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee
- Newcastle International Airport Consultative Committee
- North East Combined Authority - Audit and Standards Committee
- North East Combined Authority - Economic Development and Digital Advisory Board
- North East Combined Authority - Leadership Board
- North East Combined Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- North East Combined Authority and North of Tyne Combined Authority - Joint Transport Audit Committee
- North East Combined Authority and North of Tyne Combined Authority - Joint Transport Committee
- North East Combined Authority and North of Tyne Combined Authority - Joint Transport Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- North East Disability Resource Centre
- North East First Credit Union
- North East Local Enterprise Partnership
- North East Purchasing Organisation
- North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
- North Eastern Regional Employers Organisation (NEREO)
- North Eastern Regional Employers Organisation (NEREO) - Executive Committee
- North of England Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
- North Pennines AONB Partnership
- North Regional Brass Band Trust
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Council of Governors
- Northern ICS/ICP Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Northumbria Regional Flood and Coastal Committee
- Path to Excellence Phase 2 Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- PATROL (Parking and Traffic Regulations outside London) Adjudication Joint Committee
- Pelton Fell Community Partnership
- Project Genesis
- Roseberry Grange Golf Course Committee
- Rural Services Network
- Ruth First Educational Trust Executive Committee
- Sacriston Community and Sports Trust (Fulforth Centre)
- Sacriston Community Development Group
- Safe Durham Partnership
- Southern ICS/ICP Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA)
- Stanhope Hartwell Educational Foundation
- Teesdale Development Company Limited
- Teesdale Village Halls Consortium
- Teesside International Airport
- Teesside International Airport Consultative Committee
- The Bow Trust (Durham) Ltd
- Thrislington Quarry Liaison Committee
- Trimdon Community College Association
- United Charities of Romaldkirk
- Upper Teesdale Community Association
- Visit County Durham
- Wear Valley Women's Aid Limited
- Weardale Open Air Swimming Pool Association
- Witton Gilbert Educational Foundation (formerly Jane Finney Trust)