The Senior Appointments Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on 24 November 2025. Councillor Mark Arnull, Leader of the Council and Leader of the Reform UK Group, was scheduled to chair the meeting. The meeting was scheduled to discuss excluding the press and public.

Exclusion of Press and Public

The agenda for the meeting of the Senior Appointments Committee included a motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting. The reason given was that there was likely to be disclosure of exempt information as defined by Section 100(1) of the Local Government Act 1972. The specific exemption cited was Paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A to the act, which covers information relating to individuals¹.