Speaking at our meetings

Speaking at Scrutiny Committees

There are five Scrutiny Committees which can scrutinise, review decisions made or actions taken in connection with council functions:

• Scrutiny Management Board - The board has overall responsibility for the direction and management of scrutiny, to ensure that non-executive members make an effective contribution to the improvement and development of the council, our services and other external public services for the benefit of North Northamptonshire
• Place and Environment Scrutiny Committee - This committee reviews and scrutinises several of our services including transport, housing, highways, community safety, leisure, tourism, the environment and waste
• Corporate Scrutiny - This committee reviews and scrutinises the our budget and spending, together with performance monitoring of our services
• Health Scrutiny - This committee carries out our statutory role in scrutinising health services for North Northamptonshire
• Children, Young Person and Education Scrutiny Committee - This committee fulfils the functions of an overview and scrutiny committee as they relate to any policies, services and activities concerning education and school improvement, children’s social care, looked after children, children’s wellbeing and safeguarding, early years, special educational needs and disability, youth services, entrepreneurship and youth offending

The terms of reference for each committee can be found in our Constitution.

Request to speak

The public or other non-committee members can address the committee on items on the agenda subject to time and order restrictions.

Any requests must be submitted in writing by 12pm noon two full working days before the meeting date to [email protected] (e.g. if the meeting is held on a Tuesday evening, you would need to notify Democratic Services by 12pm noon on the Thursday before).

You can make a statement which must relate to an agenda item and you will be expected to attend the meeting to read out your statement. You will have a maximum of three minutes to make your statement and it will be made at the start of the relevant agenda item. Your statement will be considered during the subsequent debate.

If you have any queries or for further advice, please do contact Democratic Services via [email protected] or 01536 859207.

Last updated 12 August 2026