Anthony Owen

Audit Committee - Friday, 25 July 2025 10.00 am

The Hertfordshire County Council Audit Committee met to discuss the draft accounts, treasury management, governance, risk, and fraud-related matters. The committee approved the Annual Governance Statement 2024/25 and Code of Corporate Governance 2025/26 and agreed to a risk focus report on the shortage of social care workforce for the next meeting. The committee also noted reports on the draft accounts and audit update, treasury management, risk management, anti-fraud measures, internal audit progress, and whistleblowing.

County Council - Tuesday, 22 July 2025 10.00 am

The Hertfordshire County Council met to discuss a range of issues, including political proportionality, traffic congestion, youth justice, and local government reorganisation, and ultimately voted to continue exploring options for local government reorganisation, while also agreeing to re-establish a youth parliament. The council also paid tribute to former Councillor Alan Plancy, MBE, who recently passed away.

Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 10.00 am

The Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel met to discuss the Children's Social Care 2024/25 Quarter 4 Performance Report, and to endorse the Children and Young People's Strategic Plan 2026-2031 for approval at Cabinet. The panel noted the performance report, and endorsed the strategic plan for approval at the next cabinet meeting.

Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm

The Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel met to discuss education, employment and training outcomes for care leavers, and to endorse the Hertfordshire Youth Justice Plan 2025-26 for recommendation to the cabinet and full council. The panel noted a report on improving education, training and employment outcomes for care leavers, and endorsed the Hertfordshire Youth Justice Plan 2025-26 for recommendation to the cabinet and full council.

Audit Committee - Thursday, 5 June 2025 10.00 am

The Hertfordshire County Council Audit Committee met on Thursday 5 June 2025 to discuss the draft audit plans for the council and pension fund, local government reorganisation, and the annual assurance statement and internal audit annual report. The committee noted the KPMG audit plans, endorsed the approach for further engagement on local government reorganisation, and approved the annual assurance statement and internal audit annual report.