Ben Crystall - Councillor for East Hertfordshire (Hertford Bengeo)

Councillor Ben Crystall

Green Party Hertford Bengeo Leader of the Council

Email: ben.crystall@eastherts.gov.uk

Council: East Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Executive (Leader) Joint Information Communication Technology Committee (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Guest) Joint Meeting of Scrutiny Committees Audit and Governance Committee (Guest) (Committee Member) Development Management Committee Chief Officer Recruitment Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

48 meetings · Page 1 of 10

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 10th December, 2025 7.00 pm

December 10, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Harlow and Gilston Garden Town Joint Committee - Monday 8th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 08, 2025
Audit and Governance Committee Guest

Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday 26th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 26, 2025
Executive Leader

Executive - Tuesday 18th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 18, 2025
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary, Council - Thursday 13th November, 2025 7.00 pm

November 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

32 decisions · Page 4 of 7

Financial Management 2025/26 - Quarter 1 Forecast to year end

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

To provide members with the forecast position on revenue spending and the capital programme for 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Strategic Risk Register Monitoring Q1 2025/26

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

The report provided the Executive with the corporate risk register for quarter one of 2025/26 and details of how East Herts manage these risks to the Council.

Recommmend Forward to Council

Consideration of the draft Markets Policy following public consultation

From: Executive - Tuesday 7th October, 2025 7.00 pm - October 07, 2025

In July 2024, the council amended its approach to the licensing and regulation of markets to utilise its powers under the Food Act 1984 rather than the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as previously. The proposed Market Policy builds on this change and provides a policy framework for promoting and growing the council’s existing markets while also enabling the diversity of markets throughout East Herts.

Recommendations Approved

Consideration of the revised Statement of Gambling Principles

From: Executive - Tuesday 8th July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 08, 2025

The Gambling Act 2005 requires each local authority to adopt and publish a Statement of Gambling Principles at least every three years. The purpose of the Policy is to set out the principles the local authority will apply when carrying out its licensing functions under the Act.

Recommendations Approved

Parking Enforcement Contract Award

From: Executive - Tuesday 8th July, 2025 7.00 pm - July 08, 2025

The report follows on from an earlier decision to proceed to tender for a new parking enforcement contract, given the existing contract runs out in January 2026. The procurement exercise is now complete and authority is sought to award the contract on behalf of East Herts Council, Stevenage Borough Council and Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.  

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 48

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 32