Purpose

Part IV Section 82 of the Environment
Act 1995 requires local authorities to regularly review
and assess air quality within their areas. This involves comparing
the measured or predicted pollutant levels against national air
quality standards and objectives prescribed in regulations for the
purpose of local air quality management (LAQM). 
 
LAQM is a statutory process through which
local authorities monitor, assess, and act to improve local air
quality, as set by the Environment
Act 1995.
 
Local authorities are required to submit an
annual status report (ASR) each year, including monitoring data, to
the Secretary of State. The ASR aims to report on progress in
meeting air quality objectives and identify new or changing sources
of emissions. The ASR should be made available to the public,
typically on the relevant local authority’s website.
 
The ASR for 2025 (reporting on air quality
during the calendar year 2024) was submitted to and subsequently
approved by DEFRA. 
 
The decision is therefore being made to
formally adopt the ASR and publish the ASR on the Council’s
website, in accordance with the Council’s statutory
obligations in relation to LAQM.
 

Content

To formally adopt and publish the Annual Status
Report (ASR) 2025
 
Kirklees Council’s Annual
Status Report was submitted to DEFRA in accordance with statutory
obligations.  The ASR has been accepted
by DEFRA as meeting the requirements under the Local Air Quality
Management (LAQM) regime and the decision is now taken to publish
the ASR on the Council’s website. 
 
The publishing of the ASR is to
ensure that the document is available to the public, as necessary
under LAQM.