Policies and strategies
Our Council Plan 2026/27 to 2028/29
Top-tier partnership strategies
The Council Plan and top-tier partnership strategies encompass what we're going to deliver to achieve our vision for Kirklees. These overarching strategies include the:
Each strategy goes through many stages before becoming available, these include: drafting and gathering feedback, public consultation, development of the strategy and then publishing to the Council's website. Consultation gives members of the public the opportunity to provide feedback on the strategy, this can happen many times. Once approved, the strategy is then developed. Once the strategy is signed off it is then published.
Supporting strategies
These supporting strategies support the delivery of the shared outcomes as part of the Our Council Plan 2026/27 to 2028/29.
View our Adult social care strategies, visions and plans, which include our vision for adult social care support in Kirklees and support for carers.
Other strategies include:
Adult social care - older people and physical disabilities
- Kirklees Safeguarding Adults Board - Strategic Plan 2025-27
- Decision details: Corporate safeguarding policy
Adult social care - learning disabilities and mental health
- Direct Payments Policy
- Kirklees Health and Wellbeing Strategy
- Kirklees Neurodiverse Partnership
- Decision details: Domestic Abuse Strategy 2022 to 2027
Adult sufficiency
Child protection and family support
- Kirklees Youth Justice Plan
- Staying Put Policy
- Care Leavers Support and Financial Guidance Policy
- Kirklees Parenting Strategy 2024-2027
Children and Young People's Service
Learning and early support
- Director of public health report
- Inclusion and Diversity Strategy
- Kirklees Access to Services
- Kirklees Outbreak Control Plan
- Pay Policy Statement 2025-2026
- Budget and accounts
- Decision details: People Strategy and workforce planning
- Procurement Strategy and contracts
- Walking and Cycling Strategic Framework
- Community right to challenge
- Integrated impact assessments
Climate change and the environment
- Kirklees Resources and Waste Strategy 2021-2030
- Licensing Policy (under the Licensing Act 2003)
- Three year Licensing Policy under the Gambling Act 2005
- Kirklees Environment Strategy
Highways and streetscene
Culture and visitor economy
View all the Culture policies and strategies.
Skills and regeneration
View all the Housing strategies and policies including homelessness, tenancy and private sector.
