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Policies, strategies, plans and publications


Beacon Council Scheme
Kirklees Beacon Awards for Street & Highway Works and Competitiveness & Enterprise Environmental Services.
Community Cohesion Strategy (external site)
Community cohesion priorities and what actions we need to take to deal with issues of concern.
Community Strategy (external site)
The strategy sets out targets which will guide the work of local agencies to bring about lasting changes to the district.
Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA)
The national system run by the Audit Commission for assessing the overall performance of local authorities like Kirklees.
Corporate Procurement Strategy (PDF 837kb)
A tool for officers and councillors when making decisions about the best ways to deliver and improve services.
Council Performance Plan (Best Value)
Highlights Kirklees Council's improvement priorities for the year and contains detailed performance information across the many different services provided by the council.
Data Protection Act
Information about what data can be held and people's rights to access information.
Emergency Planning document
Response plans for major emergencies or disasters which may affect the Kirklees area.
Environment policies
Environmental Statement, Policy, Purchasing Policy & legislative guidance documents.
Equality and Diversity Policy and Strategy
An enabling framework for treating everyone fairly and valuing diversity.
Freedom of Information
Kirklees Council's Publication Scheme and details of how it was compiled.
Joint Strategy for Disabled People with Physical and/or Sensory Impairments
A Strategy for the development of services to support disabled people with physical and/or sensory impairments.
Kirklees Local Area Agreement (LAA) (external site)
A three year agreement with central government that sets out key outcomes and targets for Kirklees.
Prospectus for Investment
A strategy outlining our commitment to furthering the economic regeneration of Kirklees.
Publications
You can view, download or print out many of our council publications.
Social Services Performance Ratings
Information about the Social Services Performance Ratings with a link to the publication.
Smoking Policy (PDF 18kb)
The corporate policy applies to councillors and officers.
Sustainability Appraisal (SA)
Information and guidance on Sustainability Appraisal (SA), the implications for officers and elected members and recommendations for the preparation of SA reports.
Sustainable Travel Strategy (PDF 341kb)
To address inequalities in choice of schools, to encourage innovation in the provision of school transport and to ensure sustainability in the provision of a transport service.
Visitor Strategy
Details of Kirklees strategy to develop the area as a quality visitor destination.
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