Bill McElhinney - Councillor for North Northamptonshire ( Desborough)

Councillor Bill McElhinney

 Conservative Party  Desborough

Email: bill.mcelhinney@northnorthants.gov.uk

Council: North Northamptonshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Audit and Governance Committee (Vice-Chair) Democracy and Standards Committee Corporate Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Licensing and Appeals Committee Health and Wellbeing Board

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

33 meetings · Page 3 of 7

Audit and Governance Committee

Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 16th June, 2025 2.00 pm

The Audit and Governance Committee of North Northamptonshire Council met to discuss the external audit plan for 2024/25, the internal audit annual report for 2024-2025, the internal audit progress report, and the internal audit strategy. The committee approved the Internal Audit Strategy for 2025-2028.

June 16, 2025
Council

Annual Council, Council - Thursday 22nd May, 2025 6.00 pm

At the annual meeting of North Northamptonshire Council, Councillor Helen Campbell was elected as Chair of the Council, and Councillor Maurice Eglin was appointed as Vice-Chair. Councillors also noted the election results from 1 May, which saw Reform UK gain a majority on the council, and they approved committee memberships and appointments to outside bodies.

May 22, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board

Health and Wellbeing Board - Tuesday 18th March, 2025 2.00 pm

March 18, 2025
Council

Council - Thursday 6th March, 2025 6.00 pm

March 06, 2025
Council

Budget Council, Council - Thursday 20th February, 2025 10.00 am

February 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

102 decisions · Page 1 of 21

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

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

External Audit IT 2024/25

From: Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 1st December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 01, 2025

...it noted the key findings of the external IT audit report for 2024/25, which included recommendations for improvements to IT general controls and highlighted areas where assurance could not be provided.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 33

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 102