Councillor Mark Arnull

Council: North Northamptonshire

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Committees: Children's Trust Joint Committee (Committee Member, Co-Chair) Shared Services Joint Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Children's Trust Joint Committee Committee Member

New time and venue, Children's Trust Joint Committee - Wednesday 12th November, 2025 3.00 pm

The Children's Trust Joint Committee convened to discuss key issues affecting children's services in North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. Councillor Mark Arnull was appointed as Co-Chair for West Northamptonshire Council. The committee also addressed the Northamptonshire Children's Trust's financial forecast for 2025/26, and approved the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan 2025/26.

November 12, 2025
Children's Trust Joint Committee Committee Member

Children's Trust Joint Committee - Thursday 25th September, 2025 2.00 pm

The Children's Trust Joint Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan, the Northamptonshire Children's Trust's contract sum outturn and savings for 2024/25, and the forecast position and savings for 2025/26. The meeting will be held in the Jeffrey Room, The Guildhall, St Giles Square, Northampton.

September 25, 2025
Shared Services Joint Committee Committee Member

Shared Services Joint Committee - Wednesday 16th July, 2025 2.00 pm

The Shared Services Joint Committee met to discuss the Inter Authority Agreement (IAA) performance and to decide on the future of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service. The committee approved the AMHP service becoming a permanent countywide service for adults, with North Northamptonshire Council named as the lead authority. They also approved the transfer of responsibilities for the out of hours AMHP service and adult social care response from Northamptonshire Children's Trust (NCT) to North Northamptonshire Council.

July 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

10 decisions · Page 1 of 2

Northamptonshire Children's Trust Business Plan 2026/27 - 2028/29

From: Children's Trust Joint Committee - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 11.00 am - January 28, 2026

...approved the Northamptonshire Children's Trust Business Plan 2026/27 – 2028/29 and recommended it be sent to North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire full Councils for noting.

Recommendations Approved

Northamptonshire Children's Trust 2026/27 Contract Sum, Savings and MTFP

From: Children's Trust Joint Committee - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 11.00 am - January 28, 2026

...noted the provisional contract sum of £200.773m for the Northamptonshire Children's Trust for 2026/27 and its Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2026-2029.

Recommendations Approved

Northamptonshire Children's Trust Annual Report of the Service Delivery Contract 2024/25

From: Children's Trust Joint Committee - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 11.00 am - January 28, 2026

...noted that the 2024/25 Annual Review of the Service Delivery Contract between Northamptonshire Children's Trust and West and North Northamptonshire Councils, including the 2024/25 Annual Report, was ratified by the Strategic Group and noted the contents of the report.

Recommendations Approved

Northamptonshire Children's Trust 2025/26 Forecast Position and Savings

From: Children's Trust Joint Committee - Wednesday, 28 January 2026 - 11.00 am - January 28, 2026

...to note the Northamptonshire Children's Trust's forecast position of £210.033m and the resulting pressure of £24.383m on the Councils compared to the original Contract Sum.

Recommendations Approved

DTI Disaggregation

From: Shared Services Joint Committee - Wednesday 26th November, 2025 2.00 pm - November 26, 2025

...to facilitate North Northamptonshire Council's (NNC) strategic ambitions and IT self-sufficiency by March 2027, the committee approved the disaggregation of IT services provided by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) to NNC (excluding services to the Children's Trust and Business Systems arrangements), with NNC funding disaggregation costs and a portion of unavoidable stranded costs, and delegated authority to Section 151 Officers to finalize cost implications.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 8

Average per Month: 0.7

Decisions Recorded: 10