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Senior councillors will next week discuss plans for a major refresh of the city’s children’s centres to offer a modernised service maintaining Leeds’s position as having the largest network of any major city in England, outside of London.

Leeds City Council’s Children and Families services have once again been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted – becoming the UK’s first core city to achieve the government inspectors’ highest possible grading three times in a row.

A series of new ‘family hubs’ have been launched across Leeds to bring together a wide range of services for people to access help more easily.

Events running from February 14 to March 8

An appeal to find a kidney donor for a 12-year-old boy in Leeds City Council’s care has been met with a ‘phenomenal response’ from across the city and beyond - with hundreds of people coming forward expressing their wish to donate.

Leeds City Council is issuing an urgent plea to find a kidney donor who could help transform the life of a 12-year-old boy in its care.

Senior councillors are being asked to approve proposed changes to the way Leeds City Council provides transport assistance for post-16 learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), as the level of discretionary support currently provided is not sustainable.

Leeds City Council has been named one of the most inclusive employers in Britain as well as being honoured for its work supporting LGBTQ+ children, young people and families across the city.

Online consultation runs until 23 July

Senior councillors are to be asked for permission to consult on proposed changes to the way Leeds City Council provides transport assistance for post-16 learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).