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.
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.
Here’s an overview of the Kirklees Democracy Commission Working Group meeting on Wednesday 24th October 2018.
We’ve invited some of our officers and councillors to go face to face in a new series of videos.
We’ve started some practical work in Kirklees to put councillors at the heart of our organisation.
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.
We’ve written an open letter to Chloe Smith MP, Minister for the Constitution, about our recommendations for Government about voting and elections.
We’re holding a Leaders Question Time event on 23rd October 2018, and everyone is welcome to send in their questions.
Here’s an overview of the Kirklees Democracy Commission Working Group meeting on Wednesday 29th August 2018.
This year we’re celebrating 10 years of Kirklees Youth Council – and we want your help to plan for the future. Find out how to get involved…