Partnerships and Jointly Run Services
Wakefield Council works with many regional and local agencies and organisations to provide services for the district as well as contributing to the running of many services along with the other local authorities in West Yorkshire
| Metro - West Yorkshire Passenger AuthorityMetro is the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority (PTA) and Executive (PTE). The Authority is made up of 22 elected councillors from the county’s five local councils, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield. The Authority sets policies to make public transport in West Yorkshire, reliable, easy to understand and use, accessible, attractive, affordable, safe and secure and efficient. |
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| Wakefield District PartnershipThe Wakefield District Partnership is a strategic level body comprising of key organisations, agencies and stakeholders that draws together partnership activity in the District and ensures that initiatives and services support each other and work together in delivering the Community Strategy vision and challenges. |
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| West Yorkshire Analytical ServiceWest Yorkshire Analytical Services is an Official Food Control Laboratory which provides a high quality analytical, advisory and consultancy service to both public and private sectors. |
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| West Yorkshire Archaeology ServiceThe West Yorkshire Archaeology Service provides district planning and other departments with advice and assistance on archaeological matters, and to promote the conservation of West Yorkshire's archaeological resource and its use and enjoyment by the public, particularly with reference to schools. |
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| West Yorkshire ArchivesThe West Yorkshire Archive Service exists to preserve the county's heritage of historical documents and to help members of the public make use of them. |
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| West Yorkshire GrantsWest Yorkshire Grants awards grants to voluntary organisations operating across West Yorkshire. Funding is available for all types of voluntary activity - arts, sport, recreation, education, environment and social/welfare. |
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| West Yorkshire Local Transport PlanThe Local Transport Plan is a partnership between Metro and the five West Yorkshire councils: Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield District, looking at the development of local, integrated transport. |
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| West Yorkshire Material Testing ServiceWYMTS is a testing laboratory used by the Textile and Clothing Industries, Upholstery suppliers and manufacturers, Local Authority Cleaning Departments, Plastic Film Products Manufacturers and Trading Standards Authorities |
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| West Yorkshire Trading StandardsWest Yorkshire Trading Standards Service enforces hundreds of pieces of legislation, covering a huge range of business and consumer related areas. |
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| Yorkshire & Humber AssemblyThe Yorkshire and Humber Assembly is the strategic regional partnership led by 22 local authorities. It brings together key partners to promote economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the five million people who live and work in the region. |
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