Sean Prendergast

County Council - Tuesday, 21 July 2026 10.00 am

Standards Committee - Monday, 6 July 2026 - 11.00 am

Public Health & Community Safety Cabinet Panel - Friday, 3 July 2026 - 10.00 am

Public Health & Community Safety Cabinet Panel - Thursday, 4 June 2026 - 2.00 pm

The Public Health and Community Safety Cabinet Panel met on Thursday, 4 June 2026, to discuss a range of important issues including policing updates, operational cover for the fire service, trading standards planning, and resilience efforts. Key decisions included the adoption of new national standards for measuring fire service response times and a review of the fire service's operational cover, which confirmed current station locations provide adequate coverage. The panel also received updates on the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, trading standards priorities, and the council's resilience planning.

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.