Extraordinary Police, Fire and Crime Panel meeting called

20 November 2025

Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel has called an extraordinary meeting to take place next week.

The meeting will be held on Thursday 27 November from 10am at West Northamptonshire Council’s One Angel Square offices in Northampton.

The primary purpose of the meeting is for “The Panel to scrutinise how the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has discharged her statutory functions in responding to the judgement of 11 November 2025 made by the Court of Appeal”.

The Police, Fire and Crime Panel is responsible for scrutinising the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for the way in which the Commissioner delivers their responsibilities for setting the budget and priorities for Northamptonshire Police and for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service.

The Panel is formally a joint committee of West Northamptonshire Council and North Northamptonshire Council, with membership comprising ten councillors – five from each council – and three independent co-opted members who are recruited from the community.

The Panel has the powers and duties set out in the Police, Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 and the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire (Fire and Rescue Authority) Order 2018.

The extraordinary meeting will be open to the public and available to view on West Northamptonshire Council’s YouTube channel. The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner has been invited to attend.

To view the full agenda visit the West Northamptonshire Council website