Herts County Council’s scrutiny committee tells Lib Dem cabinet to reconsider its controversial plans to sell entire County Hall estate in Hertford.
Investigators identified social housing clients who had sub-let their properties while trading standards officials built cases against rogue traders.
Concerns raised about increasing use of vapes as part of public health drive to lower the 9.7% of Hertfordshire residents who smoke.
Liberal Democrat plans to market Herts County Council’s entire site in Hertford for sale paused after formal challenge by Conservative councillors.
Children with an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan) are five times more likely to be threatened with permanent exclusion.
However, the county council’s executive director of children’s services, Jo Fisher, told a meeting that it was still “too long”.
Cllr Mark Watkin told families: “We will work with you to understand the challenges and co-create solutions that are both ambitious and achievable.”
Andy Prophet said: “There is no decision from me not to enforce the speed limit...I’m equally clear there’s no decision from the commissioner.”
“It is fundamentally what I believe policing is about at its heart – being visible, being in communities, dealing with problems at their grassroots.”
Cllr Steve Jarvis said: “We will seek to narrow down options. Doing this work is not free, and takes people away from normal tasks and objectives.”
The compensation follows a complaint about the time taken to finalise the youngster’s Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessment.
The petition highlights problems at Rush Green caused by traffic queuing to enter McDonald’s and BP on the roundabout where the A10 and A414 meet.
HERT is a proposed “mass transit system” at the centre of plans to improve connectivity across Hertfordshire, from east to west.
Cllr Calvin Horner is deputy to Cllr Sally Symington, Hertfordshire County Council’s new executive member for adult care services.
New leader Cllr Steve Jarvis said his party had already drawn up a 100-day plan, focused on a 10-point plan of priority actions.
Cllr Richard Roberts vowed that his Conservative group would be a strong opposition, with respect for the May 1 election result.
Cllr Tina Bhartwas said the party no longer represented the values of equality and social justice.
Fewer than 5,500 votes separated Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and Reform – and Tories got only 345 fewer votes than the new largest party.
Green Party and Liberal Democrats won six of the district’s 10 seats on Herts County Council with a 34.4% share of the poll – just over a third.
Tories lose overall control at County Hall for first time in 26 years after gains by Lib Dems – including one in Stortford – Reform and Green Party.
