Earlier this month, I, alongside a group of the other Northamptonshire MPs, met with Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) representatives to discuss the new unitary councils that are to be formed, and the next steps in this process. We also had the opportunity to meet the new Chief Executive of NCC, Theresa Grant. One of the central topics that we discussed was the progress being made on improving children’s services, and what we can do to continue to work towards improvements in this area together, and to get the new model of local government right so that it provides improved services for local residents, as this is undoubtedly a big opportunity to do things better.