Local Area Agreement (LAA)

The Kirklees LAA is a three year agreement between the organisations which make up the Kirklees Partnership and central government.  It sets out our shared priority targets that need to be achieved to improve the quality of life in Kirklees. 

The LAA will focus partnership working on the priorities that matter most to Kirklees.  It is only through developing ways of working together and using resources in an effective, coordinated manner that we will begin to tackle some of the more difficult and cross cutting issues. 

We will also use the LAA as a vehicle to progress our ambitions and drive us closer to our shared vision for Kirklees.

The LAA is presented in four themes:

Children and Young People

• Increase education attainment and progress beginning in the early years
• Improve the life chances of vulnerable children and young people
• Tackle the factors that contribute to physical and emotional wellbeing, so children and young people develop healthy minds and bodies
• Provide opportunities for young people to enjoy themselves

Safer Stronger Communities

• Develop cohesive communities where people from different backgrounds and ages get on well together
• Increase resident satisfaction with their local area
• Promote a strong community and vibrant voluntary sector
• Reduce crime, anti social behaviour and the fear of crime
• Address the factors that relate to offending and so reduce re-offending
• Reduce the harm caused by drugs and alcohol to the people of Kirklees, including users, their families and the wider community

Healthier communities and older people

• Enable older people to enjoy more years in good health and to be active and independent
• Support people with long term conditions to be independent and in control of their own condition
• Promote healthy life styles for all and improve mental well-being
• Improve maternal health and so develop healthy babies and reduce the number of children dying before their first birthday

Economic development and the environment

• Reduce worklessness and narrow the gap between disadvantaged groups and the rest of Kirklees
• Increase skill levels of the working age population to increase the employability of the local labour market
• Grow and sustain local businesses
• Combat and plan to adapt to climate change
• Reduce waste and increase recycling
• Increase the number of affordable homes available in Kirklees
• Tackle congestion on our roads and increase the number of local community based bus services