Councillor Beverley Addy
Email: beverley.addy@kirklees.gov.uk
Council: Kirklees
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
41 meetings · Page 1 of 9
Extraordinary Council - Wednesday 17th December 2025 5.30 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 20th November 2025 1.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
196 decisions · Page 17 of 40
LGA (Local Government Association) Corporate Peer Challenge - Kirklees Council Action Plan (Reference to Council)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8th April 2025 1.30 pm - April 08, 2025
The Local Government Association (LGA) came to visit Kirklees Council in November 2024, to carry out a Corporate Peer Challenge. The Corporate Peer Challenge is key part of the LGA’s improvement and assurance framework. Local Government Peers provide feedback to the Council on a range of corporate issues, based on evidence and information provided to them, and conversations with a range of staff, Councillors, partners and other key stakeholders. The LGA provide a report, outlining feedback from the visit, and key recommendations. This report will present an Action Plan to Cabinet, which aims to deliver improvements which address the key recommendations in the LGA report. Cabinet will be asked to approve the action plan for delivery. Key Officers and Members were engaged in the peer challenge visit itself, which informed the LGA’s report. Key Officers and Members will be engaged in the development process, including the Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Public Space Protection Orders
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 8th April 2025 1.30 pm - April 08, 2025
Review of Public Space Protection Orders, along with introduction of new PSPO’s. Engagement and Consultation Meetings with internal and external stakeholders to discuss the implementation of new PSPO’s, including Safer Kirklees and West Yorkshire Police. Visits were made to Community Output Groups to discuss the new proposals for Public Protection Orders. In line with the requirements of the legislation, public consultation took place between 9 July 2024 to the 6 August 2024 via an online survey accessed through the Council’s Website. A consultation with Councillors was made on the Neighbourhood Platform, also visits made to Cogs. Safer Kirklees, Greenspace Action Team, Cleansing, various charities, Huddersfield Bid, West Yorkshire Police, various local businesses. In line with the requirements of the legislation, public consultation took place between 9 July 2024 to the 6 August 2024 via an online survey accessed through the Council’s Website. The consultation received 371 Reponses, with the majority of the responses being in favour of more enforcement and tougher sanctions, across all areas of the PSPO’s In relation to new PSPO’s around Nuisance Vehicles 88 percent of respondents wanted the PSPO. Begging: The majority of respondents (84%) felt that the issue of begging had either stayed the same or got worse over the past 3 years. Loitering: The majority of respondents (81%) felt that the issue of loitering had either stayed the same or got worse over the past 3 years. Street drinking: The majority of respondents (75%) felt that the issue of street drinking had either stayed the same or got worse over the past 3 years. Public urination / defecation: The majority of respondents (53%) felt that the issue of street drinking had either stayed the same or got worse over the past 3 years. Feeding birds or vermin: The majority of respondents (59%) felt that the issue of Bird Feeding had either stayed the same or got worse over the past 3 years. Erecting temporary structures without land owners permission: The majority of respondents (65%) answered ‘I don’t know / this doesn’t affect me’ regarding this issue
Recommendations Approved
Anti-Social Behaviour Policy (Incorporating Hate Crime and noise nuisance)
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11th March 2025 1.30 pm - March 11, 2025
Cabinet will consider an updated version of Homes and Neighbourhoods ASB Policy. The policy is reviewed every 3 years. The ASB policy sets out the approach that Homes and Neighbourhoods will take to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) in communities. The policy includes an approach to tackling hate crime and dealing with both statutory and non-statutory noise nuisance. The Regulator for Social Housing requires landlords to have a policy that sets out how they work with relevant organisations to deter and tackle ASB in the neighbourhoods where they provide social housing. The ASB policy compliments Homes and Neighbourhoods’ Domestic Abuse and Vulnerability policies. It describes a risk-based approach that seeks to understand the needs of both victims and perpetrators with a focus on early resolution to ensure that tenants and residents in Kirklees live in cohesive communities, feel safe and are protected from harm. Engagement and Consultation Neighbourhoods Forums have been consulted on the draft policy. Neighbourhood Forums are established meetings where officers meet with Tenant and Resident Associations (TRA’s), Street Voices (Street Voices are tenants and leaseholders who live on estates where there is no TRA) and elected members. There are two forums. The North Kirklees Forum met on 3rd September 2024 and the North Kirklees Forum met on the 5th September. Homes and Neighbourhoods. Neighbourhood Forums were supportive of the revised policy. Tenant Led Panel were consulted on the final draft of the policy at their meeting held on the 31st July 2024. The Panel have been fully engaged in the development of the policy and have endorsed the final draft. Homes and Neighbourhoods -Tenant Led Panel, is part of the services formal governance structure and is made up of tenants and leaseholders. The Panel have been fully engaged in the development of the policy and endorse the draft document. The development of the policy through a customer journey mapping exercise where officers engaged with 90 victims of ASB to better understand their experience. The learning from the his exercise has been reflected in the development of the policy.
Recommendations Approved
Vulnerable Tenant Policy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11th March 2025 1.30 pm - March 11, 2025
The policy sets out Kirklees Council’s commitment to assisting vulnerable council tenants and household members in accessing housing-related services. This may sometimes require support from additional services and providers and this policy aims to support council staff in making informed decisions when supporting vulnerable tenants and household members to successfully manage and sustain their tenancies and homes. The Vulnerable Tenant policy compliments Homes and Neighbourhoods’ Domestic Abuse and Anti-Social Behaviour policies. By working together, these policies help to identify and address issues early, preventing escalation and ensuring tenants’ well-being and by these policies being implemented together, they provide a robust and interconnected support system that enhances tenant safety, well-being, and community cohesion. Each policy addresses specific aspects of tenant needs, and their combined efforts lead to a more comprehensive and effective approach to housing management. The draft policy was presented and discussed at the Tenant Led Panel (TLP) on the 30th October 2024 and was welcomed and supported by the members. Background Papers - KNH (expired) Domestic Abuse Policy
Recommendations Approved
Domestic Abuse Policy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11th March 2025 1.30 pm - March 11, 2025
Kirklees Council Homes and Neighbourhoods (KHN) believes that every resident has the right to a home free from all forms of abuse. We are committed to tackling domestic abuse by working in partnership, sharing best practice, and ensuring our staff respond to this issue in a coordinated and consistent way. This policy sets out our approach to prioritising and acting directly, in our capacity as landlord, to protect and support our tenants. Our approach is consistent with that set out in the Kirklees Domestic Abuse Strategy and is in alignment with Kirklees Council’s Housing Allocation Policy. The Domestic Abuse policy compliments Homes and Neighbourhoods’ Vulnerable Tenant and Anti-Social Behaviour policies. By working together, these policies help to identify and address issues early, preventing escalation and ensuring tenants’ well-being and by these policies being implemented together, they provide a robust and interconnected support system that enhances tenant safety, well-being, and community cohesion. Each policy addresses specific aspects of tenant needs, and their combined efforts lead to a more comprehensive and effective approach to housing management. The draft policy was presented and discussed at the Tenant Led Panel (TLP) on the 30th October 2024 and was welcomed and supported by the members.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 41
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 196