The unitary council
About this website
Information on this website and how you can share your feedback
About West Northamptonshire Council
The new unitary council that replaces Daventry District Council, Northampton Borough Council and South Northamptonshire Council.
Comments, compliments and complaints
There are several ways to make a comment, compliment or complaint about one of our services or to the council
Commissioners
Between 2018 and 2021, two government-appointed commissioners, Tony McArdle and Brian Roberts, oversaw finance and governance at Northamptonshire County Council
Constitution
Read the Constitution document for West Northamptonshire Council
Contact us
Get in contact with us online, via phone or in person
Corporate Plan
This strategy sets out our collective vision for making West Northamptonshire a great place to live, work, visit and thrive
External web links guidance
Our guidelines on existing links to other websites as well as requesting new links
Flag protocol
Read about our flag protocol
Information governance policies
See policies relating to how West Northamptonshire Council operates
Leadership, organisation structure and senior salaries
Find out who's in the senior leadership team at West Northamptonshire Council
Maps
View maps showing locations of schools, libraries, waste recycling centres, gritting routes, bus stops and other services and location-specific information
Enforcement policy
Read our enforcement policy which provides an overarching framework under which the Council carries out its enforcement investigations and action
Property available to rent or buy
Find commercial and residential property available to rent or buy from us
Christmas
We have decided to cancel Christmas this year
Data protection and privacy
Corporate privacy notice
How we collect, use and share your information, how we keep it safe, how long we keep it and how we will dispose of it when we no longer need it
Data breaches
The council is committed to processing your data in line with the relevant data protection legislation and we will ensure your data is kept safe and secure
Data protection and GDPR
Overview of the Data Protection Act and General Data Protection Regulations Principles
Requesting personal data
How to request personal information held by the council
Service privacy notices
Privacy notices for individual services delivered by West Northamptonshire Council
Make a request for information
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to request information held by public authorities, unless there are good reasons to keep it confidential
Make a re-use of information request
Apply to re-use information we hold after receiving an FOI or EIR request or via our website
Make an Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) request
The regulations give you the right to access environmental information held by public authorities
Access to information
Datasets and frequent requests
Access council datasets and frequently requested information
Expenditure
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, it is recommended that public bodies make publicly available and maintain specific sets of data
Pay multiple
The Transparency Code requires us to publish our pay multiple
Trade union facility time
We are required to publish data in relation to the usage and spend of trade union facility time in respect of employees who are trade union representatives
Transparency and open data
The transparency code issued by the government and the publication scheme recommended through the FOI Act are both in place to make information of public interest readily available
Information management
Code of matching data practice
National Fraud Initiative Code of data matching practice
Records and information management
How we store data
Social media acceptable use policy
Our social media platforms are here to provide information and advice to our residents, and we welcome comments and engagement with our content
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