Councillor Mark Watkin

Freedom of Information Act Requests – 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 26 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 26, 2025

...to note the report on Freedom of Information Act requests received between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025, which highlighted a 98.2% on-time response rate.

Recommendations Approved

Annual Report of the Audit Committee 2024/25

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 26 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 26, 2025

...to recommend to the Council that they note the contents of the Annual Report of the Audit Committee 2024/25.

Recommendations Approved

Corporate Policy and Procedures Document for Covert Surveillance and the use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 26 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 26, 2025

...the Audit Committee of Watford approved the recommendations for the updated Corporate Policy and Procedures Document for Covert Surveillance and the use of Covert Human Intelligence Sources.

Recommendations Approved

Risk Management Strategy

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 26 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 26, 2025

...to enhance risk management across the organization, the Audit Committee approved the Risk Management Strategy, which focuses on risk conversations, planned mitigations based on reasonable worst-case scenarios, and updated governance frameworks.

Recommendations Approved

Programme of meetings 2025/26

From: Annual Council and Chairman-making ceremony, Council - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 6.30 pm - May 20, 2025

Recommendations Approved