Our constitution and frameworks
View the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Constitution, governance frameworks, and policies that guide transparent, accountable decision-making.
View the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Constitution, governance frameworks, and policies that guide transparent, accountable decision-making.
Our Constitution provides the framework within which we conduct our business. It describes how the Combined Authority operates, how decisions are made, who is responsible for making decisions and the procedures that are followed to ensure we are transparent, accountable and efficient.
The Constitution will be reviewed annually, and minor changes may be made during the year to ensure documents remain fit for purpose.
To help you find your way around the Constitution, we have separated it into sections. We will continue to work on making the Constitution and the information it contains more user friendly and accessible.
The Combined Authority has adopted a Corporate Governance Code and Framework which is consistent with the principles of the best practice guidance issued jointly by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) and is based on six core principles.
The Annual Governance Statement is prepared each year and submitted as part of the audited accounts.
The Annual Governance Statement is prepared each year and submitted as part of the audited accounts.
Corporate Governance Code and Framework
Annual Governance Statement 2020 - 2021
Annual Governance Statement 2022 - 2023
Annual Governance Statement 2023 - 2024
Draft - Annual Governance Statement 2024 - 2025
The Assurance Framework for the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Combined Authority) sets out the arrangements that the Combined Authority have in place to ensure that public money is managed effectively. It explains how the Combined Authority identify, appraise, and evaluate schemes to achieve value for money.
We are committed to providing high quality services for all members of the public, businesses and organisations. The Combined Authority is the accountable body for Metro.
The Monitoring Officer of the Combined Authority is the Interim Assistant Director of Legal, Governance & Compliance, Satinder Sahota.
This is a statutory position responsible for reporting to the Combined Authority in any case where they are of the opinion that any proposal, decision or omission of the Authority, its committees or subcommittees or anyone employed by the Authority is, or is likely to be, illegal or to constitute maladministration.
The Monitoring Officer also has a range of functions relating to the conduct of members including responsibility for the register of members and officers interests and responsibility for the suite of governance documents of the Authority.
Email: monitoring.officer@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Post: West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Wellington House, 40-50, Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2DE
The members privacy notice explains what data we collect from members, for what purpose and how we hold it.
Whilst our meetings privacy notice explains what data we collect during the record of our meetings, for what purpose and how we hold it.
