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Activities and sports Contact details for information about activities, swimming schemes, sports courses, funding.	Adoption Information about adopting a child.
Adoption procedures Procedures for adopting a child.	Animals Animal welfare, taking pets abroad, regulations & licences for keeping pet shops, dangerous animals, dog breeding, boarding and riding establishments.
Asylum seekers Information regarding asylum seekers. Why they recieve benefits and some useful contacts.
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Becoming a councillor Information about becoming a councillor.	Births, deaths and marriage registrations Information regarding birth, marriage, death certificates and application forms.
Booking a sports centre or swimming pool How to book, contact details for Kirklees sports centres and link to booking form.	Business Setting up business, finding premises, enterprise centres and venues, business funding, European funding, regulations, advise and environmental information.
Business Rates (National Non-Domestic Rates) Information including unoccupied properties, rate relief, payments, contact info, and more.
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Carers Gateway Carers Gateway link, ACE, carers emergency cards, facilities, enquiry form and contact details.	Civil partnerships Information about marriage locations, fees, legal requirements and register offices.
Claiming council tax and housing benefit Information about all aspects of claiming these benefits.	Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) (street and car park installations) Information about security cameras in the Kirklees area.
Community document translation Information about the council's Community Languages Service.	Community Work Teams What Community Workers do, and where the Community Work Teams are.
Council tax Information including discounts, paying by direct debit, contact info, valuation bands, and more.
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Death and bereavement How to apply for a bereavement service, links to application forms and charges. Contact details.	Direct Debit How to pay Business Rates, Council Tax, rent and other Housing accounts by Direct Debit. Download instruction to your bank.
Dogs Barking, fouling, neutering, micro-chipping, stray dogs. Dog Warden and RSPCA contacts details.	Domestic violence What it is, who to contact & how the council can help.
Drainage Blocked drains, blocked or damaged culverts, land drainage, private and public sewers.
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Economic Development Service The Economic Development Service (EDS) offers a range of services to individuals, organisations, businesses and communities in Kirklees.	Education Clothing grants, free school meals, schools list, term dates, student loans, social inclusion team, special education needs and adult education.
Electoral Services Information for your voting queries. Registering your vote and voting by post.	Emergency Duty Service Social workers can respond to your urgent needs when the area social work offices are closed.
Emergency planning How the council will respond in the event of a major emergency in the district. Information about flooding.	Environmental improvement Raising awareness of environmental issues, such as the protection of plants & wildlife, reducing waste and pollution, energy conservation.
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Flooding Information about emergency flooding. Also streams, ponds & leaking water mains information.
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Gypsy and traveller sites Information on the rights of travellers, gypsies and people on whose land unauthorised camping takes place.
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Health and safety Laws, how to obtain a poster, links to business regulations and course information.	Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) HGV licensing information. Approved routes for abnormal loads and how to report damage caused by HGVs.
Highways Information about permission to carry out works on public highways. Find out if a road or path is owned by or the responsibility of the council.	Housing Housing offices, adaptations, improvements, nuisances, repairs, Radon, private sector, buying your rented home & homelessness support.
Housing benefit and council tax benefit Information about the various benefits available, how to apply and who to contact for further advice and information.
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Insurance claims against the council Who to contact for insurance advice regarding a potential claim against the Council.
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Kirklees Catering Service Information about Kirklees Catering Service who provide school meals.	Kirklees Cleaning and Caretaking Service Information about Service with a Shine provided by Kirklees Cleaning and Caretaking Services.
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Land and property Information and advice regarding land and property within Kirklees.	Land charges Information about the Local Land Charges Register and how to carry out a land charges search.
Libraries Information about the library resources in Kirklees. How to join, IT facilities, services and events.
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Making alterations to your home Find out whether you need planning approval and how long permission lasts. Links to applications.	Marriage Information about marriage locations, fees, legal requirments, civil cermonies and register offices.
Members' allowances Explains the allowances that councillors receive and the procedure followed to agree allowances.	Memorials How to apply for kerbstones and plaques for use in cemeteries and crematoria in Kirklees.
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Older peoples services Home/day care, care phones, benefits, accommodation, assessments, charges.	Online payments How to make a payment online to Kirklees Council.
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Park and recreation ground bookings How to book, contact details for Kirklees parks and recreation grounds and link to booking form.	Parking Information about permits, disabled and lorry parking, waiting restrictions, fines and more.
Pest control Details of Kirklees Council Pest Control Service. Types of pest dealt with and service charges.	Planning How to apply for, view, or object against a planning application. Ordnance Survey info.
Public rights of way Information and queries regarding public rights of way.	Public transport in South Kirklees Who to complain to and how to report transport problems. How to provide transport in your area.
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Registration Services Information on services, contacts, addresses and opening times.	Road closure Information about permanent and temporary road closure. How to arrange for a road to be closed and how to object to a road closure.
Road maintenance How to report problems with roads - potholes, gritting, road markings, cats eyes, accidents on the highway.	Roads New developments, the Structural Maintenance Programme, road improvements affecting private land, link to the Local Transport Plan.
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Safer Stronger Communities minor grants Grants for community groups, projects, buildings and Neighbourhood Renewal Areas.	Scrutiny and Governance Find out about area and scrutiny committees, the Scrutiny Panel, the Cabinet, the council and councillors.
Skip licences Find out how to get a skip licence and how you can report a skip that is causing a problem.	Street maintenance Information about the maintenance of street furniture - repairs to street lights, holes in the pavement, obstructions and private streets.
Street nameplates and street naming How to make suggestions and comments for street names and confirm addresses and postcodes.	Suppliers to Kirklees Council Who to contact for advice about receiving your payments from Kirklees Council directly into your bank account.
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Tourism Information about tourism publicity grants and link to contact details for Kirklees tourist information centres.	Town halls Information about the town halls in Kirklees - book tickets for events or arrange to hire out one of the halls for your own event.
Traffic and travel Information about the measures taken to improve traffic and travel in Kirklees.	Traffic lights How to report problems with temporary or permanent traffic lights.
Traffic Regulation Order Information about this legal order which allows the Highways Authority to regulate the speed, movement and parking of vehicles.	Twin towns Common questions about Kirklees twin towns, twinning activities and link schools.
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Walls and bridges in disrepair Report problems with walls and bridges, find out who owns a wall, and maintenance information.	Waste and recycling Dustbins, public litter bins, services and projects, waste/recycle centres, waste collections, advice on waste removals, how to report problems.
Wildlife and countryside Countryside walks and events, visitor centres, education packs, injured wildlife, frog spawn and biodiversity information.	Worklink Advice about employment, top tips for completing application forms and CV's, as well as some useful interview techniques.