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Area committees

Andrea Robinson - September 2011
andrea.robinson@kirklees.gov.uk

List and location map of area committees

Area committee boundaries Batley, Birstall and Birkenshaw Spen Valley Dewsbury Huddersfield Mirfield, Denby Dale and Kirkburton The Valleys The map shows area committee boundaries.
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Area profiles and grants

Area profiles
Area committees grants scheme
Assists the area committees in delivering community engagement and community action planning priorities. Each area has its own specific criteria and grant limits.

What area committees are

Area committees are local committees of Kirklees Council. All the ward councillors are members of their area committee. Some committees also have representatives from the local parish or town council, and on some committees people from the local community become co-opted members.

The committees encourage public services such as the police, health and council services to come together to agree how to solve local problems together. This could include developing activities for young people, reducing crime or tackling health problems.

They meet regularly and the meetings are open to the public. You can find information about forthcoming meetings in your area from its area committee page.

Why we have area committees

The council and its partners recognise that Kirklees is a geographically large and diverse area. This means that individuals and communities often face different challenges in improving their quality of life because of the nature of the places in which they live.

To deliver a shared ambition across the district, internal and external public services and the area committees will work together. Through this relationship, a number of factors will be addressed:
  • Linking Kirklees residents to local democracy and enhancing civic engagement
  • Creating a shared ambition and sense of place between public services and Kirklees residents
  • Tailoring universal services to local characteristics and need
  • Maximising the value people gain from public services by improving access, service quality and service integration
  • Improving service delivery through better understanding of citizen priorities and partner activities
  • Building local issues into strategic service planning and support strategies through local action
  • Identifying the needs and aspirations of local communities.
Each committee represents the top of a local structure for each of the 6 areas.

Ward work conducted by councillors underpins much of the intelligence gathering from communities. This helps to identify issues and aspirations of most importance to those communities.
Slaithwaite Holmfirth Birkenshaw Cleckheaton
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