Council - general information

East Renfrewshire On Line provides an additional platform for all residents to interact and understand the services of the council. The council section provides an overview of the departments and services provided by the council.

The council welcomes residents of East Renfrewshire to interact and comment on council services and by working with us to help improve our council. Please send us any feedback or comments that you might have and we will endeavour to ensure that your query is attended to quickly and promptly.

Where appropriate this information is sub-divided into further categories.  Please use the left hand menu to navigate. Alternatively, you can browse our A - Z section or use our Search facility.

We will be developing these pages over the next few months so if there is anything we can do to improve this information please send us an e-mail to . East Renfrewshire Council was established by statute on 1st April 1996 subsequent to an Act of Parliament reorganising local government in Scotland.

The working practices of the Parliament were devised through extensive discussion. An all-party Consultative Steering Group was set up in November 1997, under Henry McLeish, the then Scottish Devolution Minister. It conducted a wide public consultation exercise and commissioned expert evidence as well as holding meetings. A report, Shaping Scotland's Parliament, published in January 1999, contained the results of this process.

This Scottish Parliament link shows you where to visit the parliament

Council Offices and Holidays

East Renfrewshire has two main office buildings theses are located at:

Council HQ Giffnock

Eastwood Office

Eastwood Park, Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG.Tel: 0141 577 3000

Council HQ Barrhead

Barrhead Office

Barrhead Main Street, Main Street, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, G78 1SY. Tel: 0141 577 3000

Council Public Holidays – 2008

  • Friday 21 March

  • Monday 24 March

  • Monday 5 May

  • Friday 23 May

  • Monday 26 May

  • Monday 21 July

  • Friday 26 September

  • Monday 29 September

  • Monday 25 December

  • Tuesday 26 December