Nigel Bell -  for Hertfordshire

Nigel Bell

Labour Leader, Labour Group

Email: nigel.bell@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Council: Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: County Council (Committee Member) Employment Committee (Committee Member) Adult Care, Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Panel Children, Young People and Families Cabinet Panel Health Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Education, SEND & Inclusion Cabinet Panel (Committee Member) Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel (Committee Member) Adult Care Service Cabinet Panel (Committee Member) Standards Committee Joint Health Overview & Scrutiny Committee Audit Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel Committee Member

Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel - Wednesday, 10 September 2025 10.00 am

The Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel met in September to discuss the Children's Social Care performance report for Quarter 1, the annual complaints and compliments report, the Children's Services recruitment, retention and workforce, and the Household Support Fund 7. The panel noted the reports and provided comments.

September 10, 2025
Adult Care Service Cabinet Panel Committee Member

Adult Care Services Cabinet Panel - Tuesday, 9 September 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Care Services Cabinet Panel met to discuss the Sensory Strategy 2025-2028 and the Adult Care Services complaints 2024-25 report, and to receive an update on the Connect and Prevent Transformation Programme. The panel approved the Sensory Strategy and noted the other reports.

September 09, 2025
Employment Committee Committee Member

Employment Committee - Thursday, 14 August 2025 12.30 pm

The Employment Committee of Hertfordshire Council met on 14 August 2025 to discuss and approve the salary review for the chief executive, executive directors, directors, and heads of service. The committee agreed to increase all pay points on relevant job family levels for executive directors in line with the National Joint Council (NJC) pay award for April 2025 and recommended the same for directors and heads of service. They also agreed to increase all pay points on the relevant job family level for the chief executive by the same value as agreed for the other senior managers.

August 14, 2025
Employment Committee Committee Member

Employment Committee - Wednesday, 30 July 2025 9.00 am

The Employment Committee of Hertfordshire County Council met on 30 July 2025 to discuss the 2025 pay review, and the recruitment process for the Director of Adult Care Services. The committee delegated authority to the Chief Executive Officer to manage the recruitment and appointment of both a temporary interim and permanent Director of Adult Social Care (DAS). The minutes from the meeting held on 29 November 2024 were approved.

July 30, 2025
County Council Committee Member

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.

July 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

1 decision

Minutes

From: Employment Committee - Wednesday, 30 July 2025 9.00 am - July 30, 2025

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Summary

Meetings Attended: 61

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 1