Sarah Hall

Council: West Northamptonshire

Committees: Audit and Governance Committee (Officer) Cabinet (Officer) Shareholder Cabinet Sub-Committee (Officer) Shared Services Joint Committee Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee Council (Officer) Democracy and Standards Committee (Officer) Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel (Officer) Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel - Complaints Sub-Committee (Officer) Senior Appointments Committee (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Democracy and Standards Committee Officer

Democracy and Standards Committee - Thursday 13th November 2025 6.00 pm

The Democracy and Standards Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss proposed amendments to the council's constitution, review the constitution, and review the committee's work programme.

November 13, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Tuesday 11th November 2025 6.00 pm

West Northamptonshire Council's Cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including housing management, budget adjustments for the Market Square project, and several annual reports related to safeguarding and education. The Cabinet approved a phased approach to bring housing services management back into the council, an increase to the Market Square capital budget, and the adoption of a policy statement for supporting children unable to attend school.

November 11, 2025
Cabinet Officer

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
Shareholder Cabinet Sub-Committee Officer

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 Officer

Council - Thursday 25th September 2025 5.00 pm

The Council of West Northamptonshire Council convened to consider nominations for Honorary Aldermen and Alderwomen. The meeting was scheduled to include announcements from Councillor Alison Eastwood, Chairman of the Council, and Councillor Mark Arnull, Leader of the Council and Leader of the Reform UK Group. Councillors were also expected to address any urgent business and consider the exclusion of press and public for certain items.

September 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Draft HRA Budget 2026-27 and Medium Term Financial Plan

From: Cabinet - Monday 22nd December 2025 6.00 pm - December 22, 2025

...to approve for consultation the draft Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for 2026-27, including proposed rent and service charge increases, the management fee for Northamptonshire Partnership Homes, and the HRA Capital Programme for 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Recommendations Approved

Capital Monitoring Report Period 7

From: Cabinet - Monday 22nd December 2025 6.00 pm - December 22, 2025

... the Cabinet of West Northamptonshire noted the latest capital monitoring position for the General Fund and HRA, noted new capital schemes and changes to the Capital Programme since February 2025, approved a £475k budget for ANPR and other car parking equipment, approved the Capital Budget reprofiling outlined in sections 8.2 and 8.3, and approved the HRA Capital Budget virement outlined in section 10.6.

Recommendations Approved

One West Northamptonshire Plan – Performance Report Q2 2025-26

From: Cabinet - Monday 22nd December 2025 6.00 pm - December 22, 2025

...the Cabinet of West Northamptonshire noted the content of the One West Northamptonshire Plan – Performance Report Q2 2025-26.

Recommendations Approved

Asset Transactions

From: Cabinet - Monday 22nd December 2025 6.00 pm - December 22, 2025

...to dispose of land adjacent to Site 11, St James Mill Road, Fogg Cottages, 20-20A Sheep Street, and St Lukes Centre and Field, with the latter being a nil value transfer to Duston Parish Council.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 52

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 165