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Joint Statement from the Leaders of all eight local authorities in Northamptonshire. Future Northants – Local Government Reform.
“Next week the government will publish, and legislate for, its response to dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic. It will include reference to the planned reorganisation of Local Government in Northamptonshire. We welcome the clarity this will provide.“We expect that this legislation will outline the creation of two new Shadow Authorities to come into being in […]
Future Northants Bulletin – February 2020
You can now read the latest Future Northants Bulletin for February 2020. You’ll find a round-up of news and information on the work towards creating the two new unitary authorities, including updates on shadow-authority arrangements.
Parliament gives go-ahead for Northamptonshire’s new unitary councils
Parliament has today passed legislation to replace Northamptonshire’s eight existing councils with two new unitary authorities on 1 April next year.The Northamptonshire Structural Changes Order has now been approved by the House of Commons and House of Lords, enabling the creation of a new North Northamptonshire Council serving the areas of Corby, East Northants, Kettering […]
North Northamptonshire Joint Committee minutes
The draft minutes of the last meeting of the North Northamptonshire Joint Committee held on Monday 10th February are now available on the link below.https://www.kettering.gov.uk/meetings/committee/52/north_northamptonshire_joint_committeePlease note that the next meeting of the Committee will take place at 6.30pm on Thursday 5th March at Kettering Borough Council. The agenda will be issued during the week commencing […]
Structural Change Orders debated by House of Commons and House of Lords
The Structural Change Orders have been debated by the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Both houses will now vote to approve the SCO. You can follow the latest progress using these links:Commons – https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/131b25ec-0454-4a7d-a199-c5f57d6aa2ecLords – https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/1cc91354-18ec-4db7-b064-524927f39b8d
Structural Change Order debated in House of Commons
The Northamptonshire Structural Change Order (the piece of legislation required to create two unitary authorities in Northamptonshire) was debated on Monday, 10 February in the House of Commons at approximately 4.30pm. You can watch the debate here – https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/131b25ec-0454-4a7d-a199-c5f57d6aa2ecThe SCO will be debated in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 11 February and you can […]
Joint committee to discuss finance forecast for unitary preparations
Councillors will meet soon to consider the latest financial forecasts for the work to create a proposed new unitary council for North Northamptonshire.Members of the North Northamptonshire Joint Committee will meet at East Northamptonshire Council (ENC) in Thrapston on Monday, 10 February from 6.30pm to consider the latest updates on the Future Northants programme, the […]
Future Northants Bulletin – January 2020
You can now read the latest Future Northants bulletin for January 2020.You’ll find a round-up of news and information on the work towards creating the two new unitary authorities, including updates from each of the portfolios on the work undertaken so far.
Soft Market Test For North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire: Contact Centre solution
The purpose of this document is to briefly explain to suppliers the business and technical requirements and the expected scope of the contact centre solution in order that suppliers can explain the relevance of products, services and their experience to the requirements. Please note that the corporate telephone system is out of scope.Download the Soft […]