Orkney Islands Council
Working together for a better Orkney

Emergency Contact Numbers

(After 5pm and before 9am Monday to Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday)

 

Orkney Health and Care:

Please telephone Orkney Health and Care on 01856 888000 for out of hours assistance with:

  • Adult Social Care
  • Child Protection
  • Older People's Services
  • Mental Health Services
  • Adult Support and Protection

Development and Infrastructure:

Please telephone our Development and Infrastructure team on Tel: 01856 876338 for out of hours problems involving:

  • Building Cleaning
  • Cemeteries
  • Drainage
  • Environmental Cleansing
  • Flooding
  • Refuse Collection
  • Roads
  • Street Lighting

Council Properties:

Please call Tel: 01856 873430 for out of hours emergencies involving Council owned houses and other Council owned properties.

Homelessness:

If you should become homeless outwith office hours please call pager number Tel: 07699 705527 and our duty officer will call you back. If you cannot contact the pager please phone our mobile number Tel: 07921 582962.