Helen Hayden - Councillor for Leeds (Temple Newsam)

Councillor Helen Hayden

Labour Temple Newsam Executive Member for Children and Families

Email: helen.hayden@leeds.gov.uk

Council: Leeds

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Employment Committee (Committee Member) Executive Board (Committee Member) Outer East Community Committee (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) West Yorkshire Adoption Joint Committee (Chair) Leeds School Forum (Guest) Consultative Meeting of the West Yorkshire Adoption Joint Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

52 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Executive Board Committee Member

Executive Board - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 1.00 pm

February 11, 2026, 1:00 pm
Leeds School Forum Guest

Leeds School Forum - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 4.30 pm

January 15, 2026
Employment Committee Committee Member

Employment Committee - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 12.00 pm

January 15, 2026, 12:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 1.00 pm

January 14, 2026, 1:00 pm
Consultative Meeting of the West Yorkshire Adoption Joint Committee Committee Member

Consultative Meeting of the West Yorkshire Adoption Joint Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 9.00 am

January 07, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

117 decisions · Page 1 of 24

Burial Space Strategy for Leeds

From: Executive Board - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm - December 17, 2025

...to approve a short, medium, and long-term strategy for ensuring adequate burial space in Leeds, including expanding Cottingley, Whinmoor, and Guiseley cemeteries, and identifying new sites, while also amending policies regarding advance plot purchases and burials of non-viable fetuses.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 117