{ "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northamptonshire-structural-changes-order-2019/article-24", "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northamptonshire-structural-changes-order-2019/article-24.json", "legislation": "ukdsi/2019/9780111190968", "legislation_title": "The Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019", "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-northamptonshire-structural-changes-order-2019", "path": "article/24", "kind": "article", "number": "24", "heading": "Implementation Plans and further provisions relevant to the discharge of functions by joint committees", "text": "(1) The North Northamptonshire Joint Committee and the West Northamptonshire Joint Committee must each prepare, keep under review, and revise as necessary, an Implementation Plan which must include—\n(a) such plans and timetables as are in the opinion of each Joint Committee necessary to secure the effective, efficient and timely discharge of the article 22 functions; and\n(b) such budgets and plans as it considers necessary or desirable to facilitate the economic, effective, efficient and timely discharge, on and after 1st April 2021, of the functions that, before that date, are functions of the county council, the North Northamptonshire councils, or the West Northamptonshire councils.\n(2) For the purposes of—\n(a) preparing, reviewing and revising the Implementation Plan,\n(b) discharging the article 22 functions, and\n(c) discharging such other functions as may be conferred on it,\neach Joint Committee must have regard to—\n(i) the information supplied to the Secretary of State in support of the proposal for single tier local government in Northamptonshire;\n(ii) the Northamptonshire County Council Best Value Inspection report dated March 2018;\n(iii) the Report into children’s services in Northamptonshire dated May 2019 prepared for the Secretary of State for Education and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government;\n(iv) the Direction dated 10th May 2018 issued by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to Northamptonshire County Council under section 15(5) and (6) of the Local Government Act 1999;\n(v) the Directions dated 30th November 2018 and 10th June 2019 issued by the Secretary of State for Education to Northamptonshire County Council under section 497A(4B) of the Education Act 1996; and\n(vi) any other Directions issued to Northamptonshire County Council by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government under section 15(5) and (6) of the Local Government Act 1999 or by the Secretary of State for Education under section 497A(4B) of the Education Act 1996.\n(3) Each Joint Committee may, by written notice to—\n(a) the proper officer of the county council, or\n(b) the proper officer of any of the North Northamptonshire councils or the West Northamptonshire councils,\nrequire the council referred to in the notice to take such action relevant to any of the article 22 functions as may be specified in the notice.", "extent": null, "status": null, "version": "current", "annotations": [ { "type": "footnote", "label": "f1", "text": "The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government appointed Max Caller to undertake an inspection of the compliance of Northamptonshire County Council with the requirement of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (as amended) in relation to the Authority’s governance functions, particularly those functions under Section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972. The document is available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/690731/Best_Value_Inspection_NCC.pdf or in hard copy from the Secretary of State on request to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f2", "text": "“Optimum delivery and governance arrangements : children’s services in Northamptonshire”. The document is available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/801695/Northampton_commissioner_report.pdf or in hard copy from the Secretary of State on request." }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f3", "text": "1999 c. 27. The Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government issued a direction to Northamptonshire County Council on 10th May 2018. The Direction was issued under sections 15(5) and 15(6) of the Local Government Act 1999 following an inspection and subsequent Best Value Report. A copy of the Direction is available at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/705839/Northamptonshire_County_Council_-_Directions.pdf or in hard copy from the Secretary of State on request" }, { "type": "footnote", "label": "f4", "text": "1996 c. 56. The Secretary of State for Education issued Directions to Northamptonshire County Council on 30th November and 10th June 2019. The Directions were issued in relation to concerns surrounding the provision of children’s social care functions within Northamptonshire. Copies of the Directions can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/759368/STATUTORY_DIRECTION_TO_NORTHAMPTONSHIRE_COUNTY_COUNCIL_.pdf and https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807427/Northamptonshire_direction_June_2019.pdf or in hard copy from the Secretary of State on request." } ], "outstanding_effects": [], "provenance": { "source": "legislation.gov.uk", "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111190968/article/24", "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:59:16.523218+00:00" }, "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0", "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/", "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives." }