Councillor Bill McElhinney
Email: bill.mcelhinney@northnorthants.gov.uk
Council: North Northamptonshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
33 meetings · Page 1 of 7
Council - Thursday 11th December, 2025 6.00 pm
The North Northamptonshire Council is scheduled to meet on 11 December 2025 to discuss and formally adopt the Corporate Plan, review the Corporate Parenting Board's annual report, and consider the Youth Justice Plan. Councillors will also discuss council tax support schemes, premiums for empty properties, and a community governance review.
Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 2.00 pm
The Audit and Governance Committee of North Northamptonshire Council met to discuss internal audit plans, progress reports, risk management, IT audits, and policies related to fraud, bribery, and whistleblowing. The committee approved the internal audit plan, noted the progress report and risk register, and approved the updated anti-fraud and corruption policy, as well as the existing anti-bribery policy. The committee also requested revisions to the whistleblowing policy before its adoption.
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.
Corporate Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 21st October, 2025 7.00 pm
The Corporate Scrutiny Committee for North Northamptonshire Council met on Tuesday 21 October 2025, at Corby Cube.
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
102 decisions · Page 2 of 21
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
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
Political Balance on Council Committees
From: Council - Thursday 30th October, 2025 6.00 pm - October 30, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2026/27
From: Corporate Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 21st October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 21, 2025
...to request a six-month update report on claimant numbers under the Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2026/27 and recommend the Executive review the affordability of the 25% contribution level for working-age claimants.
Recommendations Approved
Corporate Plan
From: Corporate Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 21st October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 21, 2025
...that the Executive should ensure wide-ranging and inclusive consultation on the Corporate Plan and related strategies, that Corporate Performance Reports from April 2026 should demonstrate alignment between the new Corporate Plan, Key Performance Indicators, and Value-for-Money indicators, that the golden thread
between the Corporate Plan and all council activity should be clearly articulated and evidenced, and that officers should liaise with the Executive and a member to include explicit reference to looked-after children and corporate parenting within the Corporate Plan.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 33
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 102