Mark Pope

Impact of Scrutiny Advisory Committee - Thursday, 4 September 2025 10.00 am

The Impact of Scrutiny Advisory Committee met to review the progress of the council's SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) provision. Councillors agreed that sufficient progress had been made and signed off recommendations relating to the quality of communication with parents, and the application of education legislation.

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.

Environment, Transport & Growth Cabinet Panel - Thursday, 10 July 2025 10.00 am

The Environment, Transport and Growth Cabinet Panel were scheduled to meet on Thursday 10 July 2025 to discuss the Stansted Airport expansion planning application, the modern industrial strategy response, and the Get Hertfordshire Working plan.

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.