Ali Arshad - Councillor  for Kirklees (Heckmondwike)

Councillor Ali Arshad

Kirklees Community Independents Group Heckmondwike Group Leader - KCIG

Email: ali.arshad@kirklees.gov.uk

Council: Kirklees

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Annual Council Licensing Panel (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Licensing and Safety Committee (Committee Member) District-Wide Planning Committee Strategic Planning Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

39 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 10th December 2025 5.30 pm

December 10, 2025
Licensing Panel CANCELLED Committee Member

Licensing Panel - Tuesday 25th November 2025 10.00 am

November 25, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 12th November 2025 5.30 pm

November 12, 2025
Licensing Panel Committee Member

Licensing Panel - Thursday 6th November 2025 9.30 am

November 06, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 15th October 2025 5.30 pm

October 15, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

142 decisions · Page 3 of 29

Kirklees Transport Strategy, Consultation Results and Adoption

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9th September 2025 1.30 pm - September 09, 2025

...to endorse the Kirklees Transport Strategy and delegate authority to the Cabinet Member for Housing and Transport, in consultation with the Executive Director for Place, to make necessary changes and formally adopt it.

Recommendations Approved

Community Asset Transfer of the DRAM Centre, Ridgeway, Dalton, Huddersfield

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9th September 2025 1.30 pm - September 09, 2025

...to delegate authority to the Service Director (Development), in consultation with the Cabinet Member (Finance and Regeneration), to negotiate and agree terms with Moldgreen ARLFC (DRAM Holdings) for a 125-year lease of the DRAM Centre and to instruct the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning) to execute the necessary documentation.

Recommendations Approved

Council Budget Strategy Update 2026-2027 and following years (Reference to Council)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9th September 2025 1.30 pm - September 09, 2025

...to approve recommendations regarding the Council Budget Strategy Update for 2026-2027 and following years, including noting key risks, uncertainties in future funding, a revised budget gap, scenario analysis, the current Capital Plan, and agreeing to the Medium Term Financial Strategy, while also requesting officers to identify budget savings proposals and noting the timetable for budget development and a proposal for consultation.

Recommendations Approved

Kirklees Lane Rental Scheme

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9th September 2025 1.30 pm - September 09, 2025

... authority was delegated to the Executive Director (Place), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Highways and Waste, to consider consultation feedback, determine the Lane Rental Scheme's contents, decide whether to apply to the Department for Transport to operate the scheme, and, if approved, implement it and determine governance for the Surplus Income Board.

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Risk Report - Quarter 1, 2025-2026

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 9th September 2025 1.30 pm - September 09, 2025

...the Cabinet of Kirklees noted the Corporate Risk Report for Quarter 1 of 2025-2026, which included the raising of a new risk regarding project management and delivery, the removal of two risks within Adult Social Care, and changes in risk scores for climate change, budget monitoring and management, procurement processes, and organisational resourcing.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 39

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 142