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Employment Committee - Monday, 24 November 2025 2.00 pm

November 24, 2025 at 2:00 pm Employment Committee View on council website Watch video of meeting Read transcript (Professional subscription required)

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The Employment Committee of Hertfordshire Council met on Monday 24 November 2025. The meeting confirmed the minutes from the previous meeting and then moved into a closed session to discuss a recruitment update for the Executive Director of Adult Care Services.

Recruitment Update – Executive Director of Adult Care Services

The committee moved into a private session to discuss the recruitment of the Executive Director of Adult Care Services (DAS). This item was held in private due to the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in the Local Government Act 1972. The public interest in maintaining the exemption was deemed to outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information. No specific decisions or outcomes from this discussion have been made public.

Attendees

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Matthew Hurst (Reform UK) St Nicholas (58)
Profile image for Nigel Bell
Nigel Bell Leader, Labour Group (Labour) West Watford (69)
Profile image for Steve Jarvis
Steve Jarvis Leader of the Council; Chair Employment Committee (Liberal Democrats) Royston West and Rural (42)
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Richard Roberts Leader, Conservative Group (Conservative) Kings Langley (15)
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Sally Symington Deputy Leader of the Council; Executive member for Adult Care Services; Chair Health & Well-being Board; Vice-Chair Employment Committee (Liberal Democrats) Tring (16)
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Helen Campbell Deputy Executive Member for Highways; Vice-chair Development Control (Liberal Democrats) St Albans North (50)
Profile image for Kirsty Taylor-Moran
Kirsty Taylor-Moran Leader, Green Group (Green) Ware North (25)
Profile image for Fiona Thomson
Fiona Thomson Deputy Leader, Conservative Group; Vice-Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Conservative) Hatfield Rural (75)
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Penelope Hill Deputy Executive member for Education, SEND and Inclusion (Liberal Democrats) Meriden Tudor (66)
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Mark Biddle (Reform UK) Welwyn Garden City South (78)
Profile image for John Graham
John Graham (Conservative) Potters Bar East (31)
Profile image for Ajanta Hilton
Ajanta Hilton Executive member for Public Health and Community Safety (Liberal Democrats) St Stephen's (52)

Topics

Executive Director of Adult Care Services Hertfordshire Council

Meeting Documents

Agenda

00. Agenda for 24.11.2025.pdf
Agenda frontsheet Monday 24-Nov-2025 14.00 Employment Committee.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack Monday 24-Nov-2025 14.00 Employment Committee.pdf

Additional Documents

01. Item 1 Minutes from last meeting on 14 August 2025.pdf