Tony Challinor
Council: West Northamptonshire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
10 meetings · Page 1 of 2
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Monday 8th December 2025 2.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Schools Forum is scheduled to meet to discuss school and early years funding for 2026-27, including the outcomes of recent consultations. Members will also consider a new policy statement regarding education for children unable to attend school. Additionally, the forum will receive updates on Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) monitoring and high needs provision.
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 14th October 2025 2.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Schools Forum met to discuss Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) monitoring, school funding, and early years funding for the upcoming financial year. The forum endorsed consultation proposals for both schools and early years funding for 2026-27, with minor additions to include questions around falling rolls funds and deprivation rates. They also noted the forecast outturn position for the year ending 31 March 2026 and the forward plan, with additional items to be added around education white paper review, changes around requirements of the Education Act S19[^2], draft sufficiency strategy update, and forecasting numbers/place planning.
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 1st July 2025 2.00 pm
The West Northamptonshire Schools Forum was scheduled to meet to discuss the Dedicated Schools Grant provisional outturn for 2024-25, the deficit management plan, and the administrative arrangements for allocating central government grants in 2025-26. They were also scheduled to elect a chair and vice-chair for the upcoming year. Maintained school members were expected to approve the carry forward of school balances above 10% of their budget.
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Tuesday 4th February 2025 2.00 pm
West Northamptonshire Schools Forum - Wednesday 11th December 2024 2.00 pm
The meeting of the West Northamptonshire Schools Forum was scheduled to consider an update on the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG), including a number of forecast overspends. The meeting was also scheduled to consider the outcome of consultations on the proposed 2025-26 school and Early Years budgets.
Decisions from Meetings
46 decisions · Page 8 of 10
Arrangements for property holdings at Catesby Tunnel
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 10th December 2024 6.00 pm - December 10, 2024
Recommendations Approved
2025-26 Draft Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 10th December 2024 6.00 pm - December 10, 2024
...to consult on the draft 2025-26 Housing Revenue Account budget, a 2.7% increase in rents, service charges, garage rents, and commuter surcharges, the draft management fee to Northamptonshire Partnership Homes, and the draft HRA Capital Programme for 2025-26 to 2029-30.
Recommendations Approved
Revenue Monitoring Period 7 - Financial Year 2024-25
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 10th December 2024 6.00 pm - December 10, 2024
...to note the forecast financial outturn, savings deliverability, treasury management update, and aged debt write-offs for 2024-25, and to delegate budget virement authority to the Executive Director – Finance.
Recommendations Approved
Period 7 General Fund and Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Capital Monitoring Report 2024-25
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 10th December 2024 6.00 pm - December 10, 2024
...to note the latest capital monitoring position for the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account, as well as new capital schemes and changes to the Capital Programme since September 2024.
Recommendations Approved
2025-26 Draft Budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan
From: Cabinet - Tuesday 10th December 2024 6.00 pm - December 10, 2024
...to approve for consultation the 2025-26 Draft Budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan, including a net revenue budget of £933.8m, an average Band D Council Tax of £1,866.98, proposed fees and charges, a provisional dedicated schools grant budget of £506m, and draft capital programme additions, while also noting the estimated tax base, delegating authority to the Executive Director – Finance to agree on the final tax base and introduce new premiums on second homes, and delegating authority to the Executive Director for Children’s Services to determine the DSG 2025-26 schools funding formula, high needs funding arrangements and the Early Years Funding Formula.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 10
Average per Month: 0.4
Decisions Recorded: 46