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15 Oct 2026

10:00 am

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 15 October 2026 10.00 am

The Overview & Scrutiny Committee met on Thursday 15 October 2026 to discuss key priorities, risks, and challenges across the council's directorates. The meeting included detailed presentations on Adult Care Services, Resources, Children's Services, Com...

26 Jun 2026

10:00 am

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 26 June 2026 - 10.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the council's performance monitoring processes, review the scrutiny work programme for 2026-27, and consider key priorities, risks, and challenges facing the council's directorates. Key discussions included...

11 May 2026

9:00 am

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 11 May 2026 - 9.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Hertfordshire Council met on Monday 11 May 2026 to consider the call-in of Cabinet's decisions regarding the proposed closure of two primary schools: St Nicholas Church of England Primary School in Elstree and Albury C...

17 Apr 2026

10:00 am

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 17 April 2026 - 10.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on Friday 17 April 2026 to discuss feedback on the 2026 budget scrutiny process and to review the scrutiny work programme for 2026-27. The committee also considered two new items for its work programme: secondary scho...

09 Feb 2026

10:00 am

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 9 February 2026 10.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Hertfordshire Council met on Monday 09 February 2026 to discuss the council's budget for 2026/27 and its Medium Term Financial Strategy. The meeting was scheduled to confirm the minutes from a previous meeting and to r...

17 Dec 2025

10:00 am

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17 December 2025 10.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to meet to discuss mobile phone policies in schools and review the scrutiny work programme for 2025-26. The committee will also confirm the minutes from its meeting held on 15 October 2025, and consider any p...

15 Oct 2025

10:00 am

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 15 October 2025 10.00 am

The Overview & Scrutiny Committee of Hertfordshire Council met on Wednesday 15 October 2025 to discuss the proposed arrangements for the 2026/27 budget scrutiny and to review the scrutiny work programme for 2025-26. The committee agreed to a revised, tw...

25 Jun 2025

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 25 June 2025 10.00 am

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Hertfordshire Council met on Wednesday 25 June 2025 to discuss permanent exclusions in Hertfordshire schools, workforce recruitment and retention, and the scrutiny work programme for 2025-26. The committee noted the re...

27 Jun 2024

Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 27 June 2024 10.00 am

The Overview & Scrutiny Committee of Hertfordshire Council met on Thursday, 27 June 2024, to discuss several key issues, including the activities of Healthwatch Hertfordshire in relation to social care, and the scrutiny work programme for 2024-25. Decis...

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Anthony Rowlands · Vice-Chair
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Caroline Clapper · Vice-Chair
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Ralph Muncer · Vice-Chair
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Steven Watson · Vice-Chair
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Christopher Alley · Member
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Liz Needham · Member
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Miriam Swainston · Member
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Paul Seeby · Member
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Richard Short · Member
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Terry Smith · Member
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