In an interview with Yorkshire Live, Cllr Davies also acknowledged that the council cannot continue to subsidise KAL to the extent it has done previously. However, campaigners recognise that this isn’t a sustainable approach and say that now is the right time for KAL’s services to be brought under council control. He echoed previous remarks made by Leader of the Council, Shabir Pandor and said that: “No options are taken off the table.” In response, Cllr Paul Davies, Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, explained that the £6m support package for KAL is the council’s current focus, rather than changing its governance structure. When will the council take responsibility for these vital public services and bring them back into public ownership?” Ms Riley said: “We now know that the council is planning to pump another £6m into KAL despite this the permanent closure of Batley Baths and Deighton Sports Arena is still on the cards. Read more: Heartbroken Liversedge mum's mission after daughter, 13, dies weeks after tumour diagnosis UNISON has previously urged the council to take leisure centres back into control and claim that this would enable all of the leisure centres to be saved. One person who spoke at the meeting was UNISON Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) representative Lee Riley. A protest took place outside of Huddersfield Town Hall prior to the meeting and a number of deputations were given by members of the public. The district’s leisure services were a hot topic at last night’s full council meeting. Kirklees Council has come under fire as it fails to bring leisure services back into public ownership despite calls from campaigners and a trade union.
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