North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) provides a full range of local government services including Council Tax billing, libraries, social services, processing planning applications, waste collection and disposal, and it is a local education authority.
Established in April 1996 following the abolition of Humberside County Council, NELC is the local authority of North East Lincolnshire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.