Councillor Cecile Irving-Swift
Email: cecile.irving-swift@westnorthants.gov.uk
Council: West Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
55 meetings · Page 5 of 11
North Planning Committee - Wednesday 5th February 2025 6.00 pm
Democracy and Standards Committee - Thursday 23rd January 2025 6.00 pm
Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday 22nd January 2025 6.00 pm
Extraordinary, Council - Thursday 9th January 2025 5.00 pm
The Council of West Northamptonshire Council met on Thursday 9 January 2025 to discuss devolution options for the region. The council agreed in principle to progress towards establishing a Mayoral Strategic Authority with its South Midlands partner authorities and to join the Devolution Priority Programme.
North Planning Committee - Wednesday 8th January 2025 6.00 pm
The North Planning Committee of West Northamptonshire Council met on Wednesday 8 January 2025, approving six out of seven planning applications discussed. A proposal for new homes off Farnborough Drive, Daventry, was deferred to a future meeting.
Decisions from Meetings
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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
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
Options Appraisal of the future management of the Councils housings stock - update
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11th November 2025 6.00 pm - November 11, 2025
...to bring management of its housing services from Northamptonshire Partnership Homes (NPH) back into the Council, a phased approach was approved, with some services transitioning in April 2026 and the remainder by April 2027, with £490k allocated from Housing Revenue Account Reserves to cover implementation costs.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 55
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 75