Councillor Ben Crystall
Email: ben.crystall@eastherts.gov.uk
Council: East Hertfordshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
48 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Joint Committee - Monday 8th December, 2025 6.30 pm
Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday 26th November, 2025 7.00 pm
Extraordinary, Council - Thursday 13th November, 2025 7.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
29 decisions · Page 2 of 6
Strategic Risk Register Monitoring Q1 2025/26
From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025
The report provided the Executive with the corporate risk register for quarter one of 2025/26 and details of how East Herts manage these risks to the Council.
Recommmend Forward to Council
Financial Management 2025/26 - Quarter 1 Forecast to year end
From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025
To provide members with the forecast position on revenue spending and the capital programme for 2025/26.
Recommendations Approved
Consideration of the draft Markets Policy following public consultation
From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025
In July 2024, the council amended its approach to the licensing and regulation of markets to utilise its powers under the Food Act 1984 rather than the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as previously. The proposed Market Policy builds on this change and provides a policy framework for promoting and growing the council’s existing markets while also enabling the diversity of markets throughout East Herts.
Recommendations Approved
Provisional Outturn 2024/25 & Draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25
From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025
The report presented the provisional outturn for the General Fund Revenue Budget and the Capital programme outturn for 2024/25 financial year. The outturn remained provisional as the figures are subject to external audit.
Recommendations Approved
Medium Term Financial Plan 2026-2031
From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025
The report outlines East Herts Council’s strategic financial planning framework for the five-year period from 2026/27 to 2030/31. It sets out the Council’s approach to forecasting core resources, including business rates, central government grants, and council tax, and models different scenarios based on national policy developments and local economic conditions.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 48
Average per Month: 2.4
Decisions Recorded: 29