Working in a political environment
We’re proud to be part of a democratic organisation, with councillors at the heart. That’s why we’re encouraging teams from across the council to learn more about what it means to work in a political environment.
Inviting our councillors in
We’d like to share a great example of a council service who are determined to be open and to invite our councillors in. It’s part of our work to put councillors at the heart of what we do.
Working Group – 16th January 2019
Our Working Group discussed Civic Pathways for Young Citizens, including our work with NCS, apprenticeships and work placements, projects with schools, voter registration activities, Kirklees Youth Council and work with the University of Huddersfield.
Letter from Rishi Sunak MP, Minister for Local Government
During Local Democracy Week 2018, we wrote an open letter to Rishi Sunak MP, Minister for Local Government and Lord Porter of Spalding, Chair of the Local Government Association about our recommendations for Government and the LGA about support for councillors. Here is the response we received from Rishi Sunak MP.
Working Group – 24th October 2018
Here’s an overview of the Kirklees Democracy Commission Working Group meeting on Wednesday 24th October 2018.
Face to face with our councillors and officers
We’ve invited some of our officers and councillors to go face to face in a new series of videos.
Putting councillors at the heart of what we do
We’ve started some practical work in Kirklees to put councillors at the heart of our organisation.
An open letter to Rishi Sunak MP, Minister for Local Government & Lord Porter, Chair of the Local Government Association
We’ve written an open letter to Rishi Sunak MP, Minister for Local Government and Lord Porter of Spalding, Chair of the Local Government Association about our recommendations for Government and the LGA about support for councillors.
An open letter to Chloe Smith MP, Minister for the Constitution
We’ve written an open letter to Chloe Smith MP, Minister for the Constitution, about our recommendations for Government about voting and elections.
Kirklees Leaders Question Time, 23rd October 2018
We’re holding a Leaders Question Time event on 23rd October 2018, and everyone is welcome to send in their questions.