Councillor Harry David Howes
Email: harry.howes@northnorthants.gov.uk
Council: North Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
9 meetings · Page 1 of 2
Council - Thursday 11th December, 2025 6.00 pm
The North Northamptonshire Council is scheduled to meet on 11 December 2025 to discuss and formally adopt the Corporate Plan, review the Corporate Parenting Board's annual report, and consider the Youth Justice Plan. Councillors will also discuss council tax support schemes, premiums for empty properties, and a community governance review.
Health Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm
The North Northamptonshire Council Health Scrutiny Committee met to discuss winter preparedness, and safeguarding adults, and to review the committee's work plan. The committee approved recommendations related to winter preparedness, the Northamptonshire Safeguarding Adults Board annual report, and the health scrutiny work plan.
Licensing and Appeals Committee - Monday 17th November, 2025 7.00 pm
Council - Thursday 30th October, 2025 6.00 pm
North Northamptonshire Council met to discuss the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan, and to agree changes to the political balance on council committees. The council approved the recommendations set out in the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan 2024/25, and also approved changes to political balance on its committees.
Health Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 16th September, 2025 7.00 pm
The Health Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Director of Public Health's annual report, focusing on the Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2024-2029, particularly progress in smoking/vaping and keeping active; members agreed to receive an update in six months on health inequalities and actions taken by local area partnerships, for public health to continue engaging the voluntary sector, and for future reports to review progress against current themes. The committee also requested a presentation on a diagram for animation encapsulating factors that impact life expectancy.
Decisions from Meetings
29 decisions · Page 3 of 6
Director of Public Health Annual Report
From: Council - Wednesday 3rd September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 03, 2025
...to note the contents and recommendations within the Director of Public Health’s Annual Report 2024-2025, fulfilling a statutory requirement under the 2012 Health and Social Care Act.
Recommendations Approved
Political Balance on Council Committees
From: Council - Wednesday 3rd September, 2025 6.00 pm - September 03, 2025
...to ensure compliance with legal and constitutional requirements, the Council approved changes to the political balance on its committees, including a revised allocation of seats to recognised political groups, following the resignation of a councillor.
Recommendations Approved
Kettering General Hospital Introduction
From: Health Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 15th July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 15, 2025
...to monitor and support improvements at Kettering General Hospital, the Committee requested updates on children's services, maternity and neonatal care, and the impact of the Electronic Patient Record rollout.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of Meeting held on the 3rd March 2025
From: Health Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 15th July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 15, 2025
...the minutes of the Health Scrutiny Committee meeting held on March 3rd, 2025, were approved as a true and accurate record.
Recommendations Approved
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Introduction
From: Health Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 15th July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 15, 2025
...it recommended that the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) provide detailed updates and assurances on community mental health transformation, access to children and young people's mental health services, and the safety and staffing of inpatient mental health facilities.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 9
Average per Month: 1.1
Decisions Recorded: 29