Louise Price

Children & Families Cabinet Panel - Wednesday, 2 September 2026 - 10.00 am

County Council - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 10.00 am

Children & Families Cabinet Panel - Wednesday, 10 June 2026 - 10.00 am

The Children and Families Cabinet Panel met on Wednesday 10 June 2026 to review the Quarter 4 performance report for 2025/26 and discuss the Hertfordshire Youth Justice Plan for 2026-28. The panel noted a strong overall performance in children's services despite increasing pressures, with several areas achieving their best-ever year-end results. The Youth Justice Plan was endorsed, with a commitment to a child-first approach, addressing disproportionality, and enhancing early intervention and victim support.

County Council - Tuesday, 19 May 2026 - 10.00 am

The Hertfordshire County Council meeting saw the election of Councillor Sandy Walkington as the new Chairman and Councillor Stephen Graham Watson as Vice-Chairman. Key discussions included the allocation of seats on council committees to ensure political proportionality, the appointment of chairs and vice-Achairs for various committees, and a motion opposing proposed national policing reforms that would replace county forces with regional ones. The council also debated and ultimately approved a revised budget and medium-term financial strategy for 2026/27 to 2029/30, alongside a motion to support the continuation of Hertfordshire's own police force.

Children & Families Cabinet Panel - Tuesday, 12 May 2026 - 2.00 pm

The Children and Families Cabinet Panel met on Tuesday 12 May 2026 to discuss fostering reforms and strategy, with a particular focus on increasing the remuneration and support for in-house foster carers. The panel noted the proposed uplift in fees and allowances for foster carers and supported the move towards a regionalised model for foster care recruitment and assessment.