South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat

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The South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat (SYJS) is a body established to provide support to the four joint authorities that were formed in South Yorkshire following the abolition of the South Yorkshire County Council in 1986. When the county council was abolished, joint-boards were established to manage policing, fire and rescue services, integrated transport and pensions on a county wide basis.

The four authorities supported by the joint secretariat are:

The metropolitan county of South Yorkshire consists of four metropolitan districts; the City of Sheffield, the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster and the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley which function as de facto unitary authorities.

External links

www.southyorks.gov.uk, official website of the South Yorkshire Joint Secretariat

Ceremonial county of South Yorkshire

Yorkshire Portal

Metropolitan districts	City of Sheffield Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham

Major settlements	Askern Barnsley Bawtry Brierley Conisbrough Dinnington Doncaster Edlington Hatfield Hoyland Kiveton Park Maltby Mexborough Penistone Rotherham Sheffield Stainforth Stocksbridge Swinton Thorne Tickhill Wath upon Dearne Wombwell See also: List of civil parishes in South Yorkshire

Rivers	Dearne Don Dove Idle Loxley Rivelin Rother Sheaf Torne

Topics	Places SSSIs High Sheriffs Country houses Castles Listed buildings: Grade I Grade II* People Monastic houses Windmills Museums

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