Ben Barlow
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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Pensions Fund Committee - Monday, 5 October 2026 - 6.00 pm
Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee - Monday, 7 September 2026 - 4.00 pm
Pensions Fund Committee - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 - 6.00 pm
The Pensions Fund Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Tuesday 21 July 2026 to review the draft statement of accounts for the 2025-26 financial year, discuss the annual investment review, and consider the investment strategy statement.
Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee - Monday, 6 July 2026 - 4.00 pm
The Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Monday 6 July 2026. The meeting's agenda included discussions on the fund's investment performance, stewardship and engagement activities, and potential market impacts from geopolitical events.
Pensions Fund Committee - Wednesday, 10 June 2026 - 6.00 pm
The Pensions Fund Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Wednesday 10 June 2026 to discuss a range of governance, policy, and administrative matters concerning the Northamptonshire Pension Fund. Key topics included a review of the Governance and Compliance Report, the proposed Informal Complaints Policy, and the External Audit Plan Results.
Decisions from Meetings
5 decisions
Approval of West Northants Council Statement of Accounts 2024-25
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday 20th November 2025 6.00 pm - November 20, 2025
... the Audit and Governance Committee of West Northamptonshire delegated authority to the Executive Director of Finance and the Chair of the Committee to approve and sign the final Statement of Accounts for 2024-25 and the letter of representation, as revised by the resolution of outstanding audit items.
Recommendations Approved
Strategic Risk Register
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday 20th November 2025 6.00 pm - November 20, 2025
...to consider the updated Strategic Risk Register and its mitigating actions, as well as the Risk Map showing the movement in risk scores from Q1 to Q2 of 2025/26, and approved the recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Governance Update (Including Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act update)
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday 20th November 2025 6.00 pm - November 20, 2025
...to ensure the Audit and Governance Committee were kept informed of key governance matters affecting the Council, they approved the recommendations to consider and note the update provided in the report regarding the new Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Hillsborough Law) and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA).
Recommendations Approved
Interim Auditor's Annual Report Year ending 31 March 2025
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday 20th November 2025 6.00 pm - November 20, 2025
...to approve the recommendations within the Interim Auditor's Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Home to School Transport, System Controls Action Plan - Update
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Tuesday 19th November 2024 6.00 pm - November 19, 2024
...the committee approved the recommendations outlined in the Home to School Transport System Controls Action Plan Update, which addresses issues related to budget management, system usage, intermissions, invoice payments, overcharges, and missing service receipts, all aimed at improving efficiency, accuracy, and financial control within the service.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
- Meetings attended
- 27
- Average per month
- 0.8
- Decisions recorded Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.
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