The Joint Committee is composed of councillors representing the LEAs in the region. It is the decision making body for the client arm of the partnership ie. it decides what it would like to see achieved, whilst the YHGfL Foundation works on how it will be achieved. The Joint Committee normally meets twice yearly.
18th January 2008, Minsthorpe Community College
| Name | Email address | Authority |
| Cllr J Owen (Chair) | jvg.owen(at)btopenworld.com | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Cllr C Whittaker | councillor.cwhittaker(at)calderdale.gov.uk | Calderdale |
| Cllr T Sockett | tony.sockett(at)doncaster.gov.uk | Doncaster |
| Cllr Ross | councillor.ross(at)hullcc.gov.uk | Hull |
| Cllr J Dodds | jim.dodds(at)kirklees.gov.uk | Kirklees |
| Cllr M Cracknell | margaret.cracknell(at)nelincs.gov.uk | North East Lincolnshire |
| Cllr D Whiteley | dwdn16(at)fsmail.net | North Lincolnshire |
| Cllr C Pearson | cllr.c.pearson(at)northyorks.gov.uk | North Yorkshire |
| Cllr N License | neil.license(at)rotherham.gov.uk | Rotherham |
| Cllr M Lawton | martin.lawton(at)sheffield.gov.uk | Sheffield |
| Cllr P Garbutt | pgarbutt(at)wakefield.gov.uk | Wakefield |