Sally Symington -  for Hertfordshire

Sally Symington

 (Liberal Democrats)  Deputy Leader of the Council; Executive member for Adult Care Services; Chair Health & Well-being Board; Vice-Chair Employment Committee

Email: sally.symington@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Council: Hertfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: County Council (Committee Member) Adult Care, Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Panel Adult Care Service Cabinet Panel (Chair, Chairman) Pensions Committee Employment Committee (Vice-Chairman, Vice-Chair) Health and Wellbeing Board (Chair, Chairman) Public Health & Community Safety Cabinet Panel Cabinet (Vice-Chair, Committee Member) Crime & Disorder Scrutiny Review Overview & Scrutiny Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Health and Wellbeing Board Chair

Health and Wellbeing Board - Friday, 3 October 2025 9.30 am

The Hertfordshire Health and Wellbeing Board met on Friday 3 October 2025 to discuss a range of issues including the Hertfordshire Sensory Strategy, the Better Care Fund, and winter planning. The board was also scheduled to review the findings of a survey on integrated care and receive progress reports from its sub-governance boards.

October 03, 2025
Cabinet Vice-Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 September 2025 2.00 pm

The Hertfordshire County Council cabinet met to discuss the Refresh Sensory Strategy and to award a contract for the provision of public health nursing services. The cabinet approved the updated Sensory Strategy and action plan, and also voted to award the public health nursing contract to a preferred provider, after discussing additional information in a closed session.

September 16, 2025
Adult Care Service Cabinet Panel Chair

Adult Care Services Cabinet Panel - Tuesday, 9 September 2025 10.00 am

The Adult Care Services Cabinet Panel met to discuss the Sensory Strategy 2025-2028 and the Adult Care Services complaints 2024-25 report, and to receive an update on the Connect and Prevent Transformation Programme. The panel approved the Sensory Strategy and noted the other reports.

September 09, 2025
Employment Committee Vice-Chairman

Employment Committee - Thursday, 14 August 2025 12.30 pm

The Employment Committee of Hertfordshire Council met on 14 August 2025 to discuss and approve the salary review for the chief executive, executive directors, directors, and heads of service. The committee agreed to increase all pay points on relevant job family levels for executive directors in line with the National Joint Council (NJC) pay award for April 2025 and recommended the same for directors and heads of service. They also agreed to increase all pay points on the relevant job family level for the chief executive by the same value as agreed for the other senior managers.

August 14, 2025
Employment Committee Vice-Chairman

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.

July 30, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

1 decision

Minutes

From: Employment Committee - Wednesday, 30 July 2025 9.00 am - July 30, 2025

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Summary

Meetings Attended: 49

Average per Month: 2.1

Decisions Recorded: 1