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Unitary authorityE06000059Population 391,036
Dorset Council
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Contracts running
62
Ending in the next year
20
Council tax collected
£378.5M
Borrowing
£340.9M
Debt interest
£7.9M a year
Schools
184
Housing waiting list
6,783
Properties owned
2,725
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Dorset is a unitary authority serving 391,036 people. Schools, social care and roads here are run by Dorset County Council. Of the 264 contracts on record, 62 are still running.