Fiona Thomson

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.

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.

Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 10.00 am

The Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel met to discuss the Children's Social Care 2024/25 Quarter 4 Performance Report, and to endorse the Children and Young People's Strategic Plan 2026-2031 for approval at Cabinet. The panel noted the performance report, and endorsed the strategic plan for approval at the next cabinet meeting.

Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm

The Children's Social Care Cabinet Panel met to discuss education, employment and training outcomes for care leavers, and to endorse the Hertfordshire Youth Justice Plan 2025-26 for recommendation to the cabinet and full council. The panel noted a report on improving education, training and employment outcomes for care leavers, and endorsed the Hertfordshire Youth Justice Plan 2025-26 for recommendation to the cabinet and full council.

Annual Meeting, County Council - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 10.00 am

At the annual meeting of Hertfordshire County Council, Councillor Laurence Brass was elected as the new Chairman, and Councillor Sandy Walkington was elected as Vice-Chairman. Councillor Steve Jarvis was elected as the Leader of the Council, marking a shift from the previous Conservative administration.