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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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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Councillors progressing preparations for a North Northamptonshire unitary council have backed a plan of action to recruit senior managers that will head the new shadow authority.At their first meeting of 2020 in the Corby Cube on Thursday evening (16 January), Members of the North Northamptonshire Joint Committee also welcomed the robust and transparent financial process […]

Finance and recruitment will be among the focus for councillors steering forward proposals for a new Northamptonshire unitary authority when they meet on Thursday (16 January). Members of the North Northamptonshire Joint Committee will be considering a range of reports and updates on the Future Northants programme at their first meeting of 2020 in the […]

The piece of legislation (Structural Change Order) that formalises the creation of two unitary authorities in Northamptonshire was laid before the General Election was called in 2019. It was considered by the House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee and was noted as an ‘instrument of interest’ before purdah started. Then the SCO lay dormant […]