North Northamptonshire Council
The UK has multiple tiers of local government and not all local authorities have responsibility for education. This public authority is one of around 200 local authorities in England, Scotland and Wales which do have responsibilities for education. This council has the functions of a district level council. Councils of this type are usually the primary planning authority and council tax billing authority and have responsibility for, among other things, refuse collection, housing, food safety inspections, dog wardens, parks and street cleaning as well as cemeteries and crematoria. This body came into operation on 1 April 2021 [1], and is the successor to a number of local government bodies in Northamptonshire:

• Corby Borough Council
• East Northamptonshire District Council
• Kettering Borough Council
• Northamptonshire County Council
• Wellingborough Borough Council

A number of other local government bodies in Northamptonshire have also merged, and these are now grouped under the new West Northamptonshire Council.