Councillor Mark Pengelly
Email: mark.pengelly@northnorthants.gov.uk
Council: North Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
40 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Council - Thursday 11th December, 2025 6.00 pm
During the meeting of North Northamptonshire Council, held on 11 December 2025, councillors approved the Corporate Parenting Board Annual Report 2024-25, the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan 2025-26, and the terms of reference for a Community Governance Review. They also agreed to introduce council tax premiums for long-term empty properties and second homes, and set the council tax base for 2026/27.
Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 2.00 pm
The Audit and Governance Committee convened to discuss internal audit plans, risk management, and policies for fraud prevention and whistleblowing, and approved the recommendations that were put forward.
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.
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.
Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 29th September, 2025 2.00 pm
The Audit and Governance Committee met to discuss the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) and Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS) Annual Report, and the Internal Audit Progress Report. The committee approved the recommendations of both reports, and also approved the minutes of the meeting held on 18 August 2025.
Decisions from Meetings
109 decisions · Page 3 of 22
Strategic Risk Register Update
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025
... the Audit and Governance Committee noted the updated strategic risk register, which included a new risk entry regarding disruption to key infrastructure from the PSTN switch off, and reflected changes to existing risk entries, particularly concerning health and safety.
Recommendations Approved
Whistleblowing Policy
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025
...it noted the review and planned updates to the Whistleblowing Policy and agreed to provide feedback on the policy prior to its adoption.
Recommendations Approved
Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy and Anti-Bribery Policy
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025
...the committee approved the updated Anti-Fraud and Corruption Policy and the Anti-Bribery Policy.
Recommendations Approved
Internal Audit Development Plan 2026/227
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025
...to note the proposed approach to developing the Internal Audit plan for 2026/27.
Recommendations Approved
Internal Audit Progress Report
From: Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025
...it was decided to note the Internal Audit progress report and approve the amendment to the Internal Audit plan, removing the audit of Building Control and reallocating those days to an audit on Housing Complaints.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 40
Average per Month: 1.7
Decisions Recorded: 109