Ben Barlow

Council: West Northamptonshire

Committees: Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee (Officer) Pensions Fund Committee (Officer) Audit and Governance Committee (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Pensions Fund Committee

Pensions Fund Committee - Tuesday 10th December 2024 4.00 pm

The meeting was scheduled to discuss a number of policy documents, the performance of the Pensions Service and to receive an update on the Northamptonshire Pension Fund's (NPF) progress on Pension Dashboards and the ACCESS asset pool. It was also scheduled to consider whether to approve a number of new admitted bodies to the NPF and to discuss the Fund's valuation and accounts, some of these discussions were scheduled to be held in private.

December 10, 2024
Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee

Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee - Wednesday 20th November 2024 2.00 pm

November 20, 2024
Audit and Governance Committee

Audit and Governance Committee - Tuesday 19th November 2024 6.00 pm

November 19, 2024
Pensions Fund Committee

Pensions Fund Committee - Tuesday 1st October 2024 4.00 pm

October 01, 2024
Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee

Pensions Fund Committee - Investment Sub-Committee - Tuesday 17th September 2024 2.00 pm

September 17, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

5 decisions

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

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

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: 20

Average per Month: 0.9

Decisions Recorded: 5