Councillor Mark Arnull

Joint Children's Trust Committee Co-Chair

New Date, Children's Trust Joint Committee - Wednesday 28th January, 2026 11.00 am

The Children's Trust Joint Committee is scheduled to consider a range of financial and operational plans for the Northamptonshire Children's Trust. Key discussions are expected to focus on the Trust's contract sums, savings targets, medium-term financial strategy, and its business plan for the coming years. The committee will also review the Trust's annual report on its service delivery contract for 2024/25.

Shared Services Joint Committee Committee Member

Shared Services Joint Committee - Wednesday 26th November, 2025 2.00 pm

The Shared Services Joint Committee met to discuss the disaggregation of shared IT services between North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) and West Northamptonshire Council (WNC). The committee approved the decision for NNC to disaggregate the IT services provided by WNC, with the exclusion of services provided to the Northamptonshire Children's Trust and those included within business systems arrangements. NNC will fund the one-off costs of disaggregation and 75% of any unavoidable stranded costs, and the Section 151 officers[^1] of both councils will agree the final cost implications.

Joint Children's Trust Committee Committee Member

New time and venue, Children's Trust Joint Committee - Wednesday 12th November, 2025 3.00 pm

The Children's Trust Joint Committee convened to discuss key issues affecting children's services in North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. Councillor Mark Arnull was appointed as Co-Chair for West Northamptonshire Council. The committee also addressed the Northamptonshire Children's Trust's financial forecast for 2025/26, and approved the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan 2025/26.

Joint Children's Trust Committee Committee Member

Children's Trust Joint Committee - Thursday 25th September, 2025 2.00 pm

The Children's Trust Joint Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss the Northamptonshire Youth Justice Plan, the Northamptonshire Children's Trust's contract sum outturn and savings for 2024/25, and the forecast position and savings for 2025/26. The meeting will be held in the Jeffrey Room, The Guildhall, St Giles Square, Northampton.

Shared Services Joint Committee Committee Member

Shared Services Joint Committee - Wednesday 16th July, 2025 2.00 pm

The Shared Services Joint Committee met to discuss the Inter Authority Agreement (IAA) performance and to decide on the future of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service. The committee approved the AMHP service becoming a permanent countywide service for adults, with North Northamptonshire Council named as the lead authority. They also approved the transfer of responsibilities for the out of hours AMHP service and adult social care response from Northamptonshire Children's Trust (NCT) to North Northamptonshire Council.