Liz Needham

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.

Local Government Pension Scheme Local Pension Board - Friday, 18 July 2025 10.00 am

At a meeting of the Hertfordshire Local Government Pension Scheme Local Pension Board, Councillor Liz Needham was welcomed as a new board member, and Jolyon Adam was elected chair. The board discussed the draft audit plan, the pension fund risk register, the LPPA performance report, employer risk and governance, training, and investment performance.

Adult Care Services Cabinet Panel - Friday, 4 July 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Care Services Cabinet Panel were scheduled to meet on 4 July 2025 to discuss the approval of a Day Services Strategy, review the Adult Social Care performance, and consider the national context for Adult Social Care.

Health Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 1 July 2025 10.00 am

The Hertfordshire Health Scrutiny Committee convened to discuss patient experiences across Hertfordshire, with a focus on GP practices. The committee heard evidence from the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (HWE ICB) and agreed to a series of recommendations including improvements to digital inclusion, clarification of structural changes to the ICB, improvements to patient record interoperability, and improvements to the complaints process. The committee also requested an overview of NHS services in Hertfordshire and sought clarification on the role of carer champions.