The Department of Health and Social Care has
instructed all upper tier authorities to establish specific
COVID-19 Health Protection Boards that will have a remit to oversee
the delivery of COVID-19 Local Outbreak Prevention and Control
Plans. The COVID-19 Health Protection Board is supported by a
public-facing politically-led board; the COVID-19 Local Engagement
Board. The aim of the Northamptonshire COVID-19 Oversight and
Engagement Board is to provide political oversight of the Local
Outbreak Prevention and Control Plan and to drive public-facing
engagement and communication to ensure consideration and
appropriate engagement on local residents’ interests and
concerns relating to the pandemic.