Keith Holland-Delamere - Councillor for West Northamptonshire (Blackthorn and Rectory Farm)

Councillor Keith Holland-Delamere

Labour Blackthorn and Rectory Farm

Email: keith.holland-delamere@westnorthants.gov.uk

Council: West Northamptonshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Place and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Councillor, Substitute) Strategic Planning Committee Pensions Fund Committee (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Shareholder Cabinet Sub-Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee Senior Appointments Committee Democracy and Standards Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Place and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee Substitute

Place and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday 15th October 2025 6.00 pm

The Place and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss budget scrutiny, a performance monitoring report, Section 106 agreements[^2] and the committee's work programme. The committee was also expected to receive updates on budget monitoring and budget setting, and regeneration and asset management.

October 15, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Monday 13th October 2025 6.00 pm

At a meeting of the West Northamptonshire Council Cabinet, members approved a new Family Help Strategy, endorsed an updated approach to locality-based prevention, and approved several service plans related to health protection and enforcement. The Cabinet also agreed to exclude the press and public to discuss the restoration of property for service use.

October 13, 2025
Pensions Fund Committee Committee Member

Pensions Fund Committee - Thursday 2nd October 2025 6.00 pm

The Pensions Fund Committee of West Northamptonshire Council scheduled a meeting to discuss several key items, including the Northamptonshire Pension Fund's annual report, equality and diversity initiatives, and an update on connecting to the pensions dashboards.

October 02, 2025
Shareholder Cabinet Sub-Committee Committee Member

Shareholder Cabinet Sub-Committee - Wednesday 1st October 2025 2.00 pm

The Shareholder Cabinet Sub-Committee convened to discuss and approve the Landlord Services Q1 Performance Report 2025/26 and a suite of Landlord Compliance Policies. The committee noted the performance report, which highlighted both successes and areas needing improvement in housing landlord services, and approved the updated compliance policies aimed at addressing regulatory concerns and ensuring tenant safety. These actions follow a C3 grading issued by the Regulator of Social Housing in late 2024, which indicated serious failings in how Northamptonshire Partnership Homes (NPH) was delivering the outcomes of the Safety and Quality Standard on behalf of West Northamptonshire Council (WNC).

October 01, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday 25th September 2025 6.00 pm

The Council of West Northamptonshire Council was scheduled to meet on 25 September 2025, to discuss a range of issues including the West Northamptonshire Administration Delivery Plan, the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, and updates to the constitution. Councillors were also expected to discuss motions relating to smartphone use in schools, regeneration plans for Northampton, and support for vaccine programmes.

September 25, 2025

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

Local Government and social care ombudsman annual review 2024-25

From: Cabinet - Tuesday 11th November 2025 6.00 pm - November 11, 2025

...to improve the handling of complaints, the Cabinet approved recommendations focused on encouraging local resolution, empowering managers, and familiarizing members with best practices, including encouraging members' involvement in the overview and scrutiny of complaints handling.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 69

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 85