Council decision-making hit

Council decision-making is being disrupted by COVID-19. Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire said this week it was cancelling all committee meetings for the next month with the exception of cabinet, planning and licencing committees. Officers and councillors would be focused on supporting local people to deal with the virus, it said. Leeds City Council has cancelled many of its meetings, including this week’s executive board that was due to sign-off details of the city’s clean air zone.