Doug Bainbridge

County Council - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 10.00 am

Standards Committee - Monday, 6 July 2026 - 11.00 am

Public Health & Community Safety Cabinet Panel - Friday, 3 July 2026 - 10.00 am

Environment, Transport & Growth Cabinet Panel - Thursday, 11 June 2026 - 10.00 am

The Environment, Transport & Growth Cabinet Panel met on Thursday 11 June 2026 to discuss a range of issues including road safety, active travel infrastructure, bus franchising, air quality, speed management, autonomous delivery robots, corporate performance, and street adoption policies. Key decisions included endorsing the progression to a statutory franchising assessment for bus services in North Herts, East Herts, and Stevenage, and recommending the adoption of the East Herts Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan. The panel also noted the draft Speed Management Strategy for public consultation and supported a trial of autonomous delivery robots in Stevenage. Discussions also covered the ongoing response to a motion on street adoption policies, with an additional recommendation to write to the government advocating for national reforms.

Public Health & Community Safety Cabinet Panel - Thursday, 4 June 2026 - 2.00 pm

The Public Health and Community Safety Cabinet Panel met on Thursday, 4 June 2026, to discuss a range of important issues including policing updates, operational cover for the fire service, trading standards planning, and resilience efforts. Key decisions included the adoption of new national standards for measuring fire service response times and a review of the fire service's operational cover, which confirmed current station locations provide adequate coverage. The panel also received updates on the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, trading standards priorities, and the council's resilience planning.