David Watts
Council: North Northamptonshire
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
12 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 23rd June, 2026 2.00 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday, 31 March 2026 - 2.00 pm
The Health and Wellbeing Board of North Northamptonshire Council met on Tuesday 31 March 2026 to discuss a range of important issues affecting the health and wellbeing of residents. Key decisions included the adoption of a new, more compassionate approach to tackling childhood obesity, the approval of a new SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy, and noting progress on the Community Safety Plan.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 9th December, 2025 2.00 pm
The North Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Board met on 9 December 2025 to discuss a range of health and wellbeing issues in the area. These included an overview of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, the Family Help Strategy, and the annual report of the Northamptonshire Children's Safeguarding Partnership (NSCP). The board was also scheduled to discuss mental health support for care leavers.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 30th September, 2025 2.00 pm
The North Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss key strategic priorities, including smoking and vaping, physical activity, and the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) action plan. The board approved the Better Care Fund quarterly report and heard updates on the director of public health’s annual report, Healthwatch, and Integrated Care Board (ICB) reconfiguration and neighbourhood health plans.
Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday 10th July, 2025 2.00 pm
The North Northamptonshire Health and Wellbeing Board met to discuss a range of issues, including an overview of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy, an update on the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Priority Plan, the Better Care Fund End of Year Performance Report, a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment, a Dental Commissioning Plan, the Family Drug and Alcohol Court, and North Northants Healthwatch.
Decisions from Meetings
9 decisions · Page 1 of 2
Returning Officer Report
From: Annual Council, Council - Thursday 22nd May, 2025 6.00 pm - May 22, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Committee Membership and Appointment of Chairs/Vice Chairs of Committees
From: Annual Council, Council - Thursday 22nd May, 2025 6.00 pm - May 22, 2025
...to ensure political balance, the council approved proportionality rules, noted political group appointments to the governance structure, received nominations and made appointments for chairs and vice chairs, noted the Monitoring Officer's delegated authority for in-year committee membership changes, delegated authority to the Monitoring Officer to commence recruitment for independent positions, and delegated authority to the Monitoring Officer to update the Constitution to reflect these changes.
Recommendations approved
Political Group Leadership
From: Annual Council, Council - Thursday 22nd May, 2025 6.00 pm - May 22, 2025
...to note the leadership arrangements of the recognised political groups for the 2025/26 municipal year and elect Martin Griffiths as Leader of North Northamptonshire Council for a four-year term.
Recommendations approved
Declarations of Interest
From: Annual Council, Council - Thursday 22nd May, 2025 6.00 pm - May 22, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Appointment of Vice Chair of North Northamptonshire Council
From: Annual Council, Council - Thursday 22nd May, 2025 6.00 pm - May 22, 2025
Recommendations approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 12
Average per Month: 0.4
Decisions Recorded: 9 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.