Jane Rylah - Councillor for Kirklees (Holme Valley South)

Councillor Jane Rylah

Labour Holme Valley South Cabinet Member - Education

Email: jane.rylah@kirklees.gov.uk

Council: Kirklees

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Annual Council Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel Calderdale and Kirklees Joint Health Scrutiny Committee Licensing Panel (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Licensing and Safety Committee Children's Scrutiny Panel Cabinet (Committee Member) West Yorkshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Corporate Governance and Audit Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

54 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 10th December 2025 5.30 pm

December 10, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday 2nd December 2025 1.30 pm

December 02, 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
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday 21st October 2025 1.30 pm

October 21, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

127 decisions · Page 9 of 26

Housing Annual Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report and Self-Assessment 2024/25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 10th June 2025 1.30 pm - June 10, 2025

To seek Cabinet approval of an updated Complaints Handling Policy and Redress Policy.   The report also provides Cabinet with a copy of the mandatory ‘Annual Complaints Performance and Service Improvement report for 2024/25’, including the Council’s self-assessment against the Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code for comment and approval prior to submission to the Housing Ombudsman by 30th June 2025.   Engagement process   The Complaints Handling Policy has been updated to improve accessibility for residents and in addition minor process changes have been made to reflect the level of investigating manager responding to complaints at each stage.  The updated policy strengthens the Council’s compliance with Housing Ombudsman Complaint Handling Code.   The Redress Policy has also been updated and includes improvements to accessibility and aligns with the new Housing Ombudsman Service Remedies and Insurance Guidance e.g. the policy now aligns with levels of redress recommended by the Housing Ombudsman Service.  

Recommendations Approved

Kingsgate Property Investment Fund - Loan Extension

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 10th June 2025 1.30 pm - June 10, 2025

Request to extend Property Investment Fund loan for a period of one year.     Background papers;   Council – 15th November 2017 Decisions 15th-Nov-2017 17.30 Council.pdf   Cabinet 22 January 2019 - https://democracy.kirklees.gov.uk/documents/s26744/Item%2016%20CAB%20-%2019%20-%20002%20b%20-%20190110%20Kingsgate%20Cabinet%20Cabinet%20report%20public%20rep.pdf   Cabinet 19 January 2021 - https://democracy.kirklees.gov.uk/documents/g6593/Public%20reports%20pack%2019th-Jan-2021%2015.00%20Cabinet.pdf?T=10   Cabinet 9 July 2024 Decisions 09th-Jul-2024 13.30 Cabinet.pdf  

Recommendations Approved

Membership of Committees, Boards and Panels

From: Annual Council - Wednesday 21st May 2025 12.30 pm - May 21, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Apologies for Absence

From: Annual Council - Wednesday 21st May 2025 12.30 pm - May 21, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Dates and Times of Committees, Boards and Panels

From: Annual Council - Wednesday 21st May 2025 12.30 pm - May 21, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 54

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 127