Laura MacMillan

Council: Watford

Committees: Development Management Committee (Officer) Council Audit Committee (Officer) Licensing Sub Committee (Officer) Major Projects Forum Finance Scrutiny Committee (Officer) Licensing Committee (Officer) Council Functions Committee Watford Borough Council and West Herts Golf Club Joint Consultative Committee (Secretary)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Finance Scrutiny Committee Officer

Finance Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11 December 2025 7.00 pm

December 11, 2025
Development Management Committee Officer

Development Management Committee - Tuesday, 2 December 2025 7.00 pm

December 02, 2025
Licensing Sub Committee Officer

Vue Cinema, Woodside Leisure Park, Licensing Sub Committee - Tuesday, 2 December 2025 10.30 am

December 02, 2025
Audit Committee Officer

Audit Committee - Thursday, 20 November 2025 7.00 pm

November 20, 2025
Licensing Sub Committee Officer

Oddfellows, 14 Fearnley Street, Licensing Sub Committee - Friday, 7 November 2025 10.30 am

November 07, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

11 decisions · Page 2 of 3

Risk Management Strategy

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 26 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 26, 2025

...to enhance risk management across the organization, the Audit Committee approved the Risk Management Strategy, which focuses on risk conversations, planned mitigations based on reasonable worst-case scenarios, and updated governance frameworks.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 26 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 26, 2025

Recommendations Approved

SIAS Annual Assurance Statement and Internal Audit Annual Report 2024-25

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 26 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 26, 2025

...the recommendations within the SIAS Annual Assurance Statement and Internal Audit Annual Report 2024-25 were approved, including noting the report itself, the results of the self-assessment required by the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS) and the Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme (QAIP), approving the SIAS Audit Charter 2025/26, and seeking management assurance regarding the scope and resources for internal audit in 2024/25.

Recommendations Approved

Freedom of Information Act Requests – 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025

From: Audit Committee - Thursday, 26 June 2025 7.00 pm - June 26, 2025

...to note the report on Freedom of Information Act requests received between 1 October 2024 and 31 March 2025, which highlighted a 98.2% on-time response rate.

Recommendations Approved

23/00949/FULM - Land north of Russell Lane

From: Development Management Committee - Tuesday, 3 December 2024 7.00 pm - December 03, 2024

Erection of 54 dwellings, including affordable housing, with associated car parking, open space, landscaping, acoustic barrier, ancillary works and vehicular access off Hempstead Road and pedestrian and cycle access off Russell Lane

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 11