Overview
- Calderdale Council confirmed late Friday that Mayor Andrew Tagg has formally approved the Union Flag to fly at Halifax Town Hall throughout the year.
- The flag is now in place on the town hall flagpole and the council posted the decision on its social media channels.
- A protocol adopted last November still governs flag requests and requires the Head of Legal & Democratic Services to consult group leaders and chief officers and carry out an Equality Impact Assessment.
- Reform UK Calderdale, which took control of the council in May, says it will change the wider flag policy in July to stop the flying of what it calls foreign flags and "symbols of division."
- The announcement drew more than 500 comments online, with local residents praising the move, questioning whether formal permission was needed, and raising enforcement concerns about flags illegally fixed to lamp posts.