Mark Watkin - Councillor for Watford (Nascot)

Councillor Mark Watkin

Liberal Democrats Nascot

Email: mark.watkin@watford.gov.uk

Council: Watford

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Development Management Committee (Chair) Chief Officer Pay Panel (Vice-Chair) Finance Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Committee Member) Council Functions Committee Appointments and Disciplinary Committee Cabinet

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 2 of 11

Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Wednesday, 1 October 2025 7.00 pm

12 attendees, 15 documents, 3 media files

October 01, 2025
Development Management Committee Chair

Development Management Committee - Tuesday, 30 September 2025 7.00 pm

17 attendees, 11 documents, 2 media files

September 30, 2025
Finance Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Finance Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 16 September 2025 7.00 pm

15 attendees, 3 documents, 4 media files

September 16, 2025
Development Management Committee Chair

Development Management Committee - Tuesday, 2 September 2025 7.00 pm

15 attendees, 4 documents, 2 media files

September 02, 2025
Chief Officer Pay Panel Vice-Chair

Chief Officer Pay Panel - Monday, 11 August 2025 6.30 pm

9 attendees, 3 documents, 0 media files

August 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

14 decisions · Page 1 of 3

Minutes

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

Recommendations Approved

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 14