To facilitate the sale of 90 White Post Field
by Millstream, we propose removing the charge on the property. This
will enable the outstanding liability to the Council to be settled
in full.
Decision Maker: Director for Finance, Risk and Performance
Decision published: 13/10/2025
Effective from: 08/10/2025
Decision:
As the Director for Finance, Risk and
Performance (Section 151 Officer), and under the authority
delegated to me within Section 10.6.13 (a) to (e) of the Council's
Constitution — which includes powers to seek recovery of
amounts owed, exercise discretion in recovery, alter or waive
repayment periods, approve exemptions, agree refunds, reduce or
remit payments, and waive fines — I have authorised the
removal of the charge on the property. This decision enables
Millstream to proceed with implementing the Council’s
resolution of 26 February 2025 to dispose of the properties held
within the company.
Lead officer: Brian Moldon
An annual report of procurement activities.
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 07/10/2025 - Executive
Decision published: 08/10/2025
Effective from: 17/10/2025
Decision:
a) approved delegated authority to the relevant Director in consultation with the Portfolio Holder to commence procurement for the forthcoming procurement activities listed in table in paragraph.
b) considered the actions and delivery against the procurement strategy to date
c) considered the activities undertaken by procurement in 2025/26.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Brian Moldon
The report outlines East Herts Council’s strategic financial planning framework for the five-year period from 2026/27 to 2030/31. It sets out the Council’s approach to forecasting core resources, including business rates, central government grants, and council tax, and models different scenarios based on national policy developments and local economic conditions.
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 07/10/2025 - Executive
Decision published: 08/10/2025
Effective from: 17/10/2025
Decision:
a) Approved the Medium-Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2026–2031 as set out in Appendix A, along with the financial assumptions and modelling used to forecast resources and pressures over the MTFP period.
b) Noted the projected budget gap of £531k in 2026/27 and the cumulative gap of £2.41 million through to 2030/31.
c) Noted the adequacy of General Fund balances and the ongoing review of grants and reserves, with outcomes to be reported as part of the 2026/27 budget report later in the year.
d) Noted the financial planning framework and timetable for future reporting and decision-making.
Lead officer: Brian Moldon, Alison Street
In July 2024, the council amended its approach to the licensing and regulation of markets to utilise its powers under the Food Act 1984 rather than the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as previously. The proposed Market Policy builds on this change and
provides a policy framework for promoting and growing the council’s existing markets while also enabling the diversity of markets throughout East Herts.
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 07/10/2025 - Executive
Decision published: 08/10/2025
Effective from: 17/10/2025
Decision:
That the Market Policy, as amended following public consultation, be adopted, taking effect from the 1January 2026.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Oliver Rawlings
The report provided the Executive with the corporate risk register for quarter one of 2025/26 and details of how East Herts manage these risks to the Council.
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 07/10/2025 - Executive
Decision published: 08/10/2025
Effective from: 17/10/2025
Decision:
a) The 2025/26 quarter one corporate risk register and actions being taken to control and mitigate risk be noted.
b) The Risk Management Strategy be reviewed and approved.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Brian Moldon
To provide members with the forecast position on revenue spending and the capital programme for 2025/26.
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 07/10/2025 - Executive
Decision published: 08/10/2025
Effective from: 17/10/2025
Decision:
a) Noted and considered the net revenue budget end of year projected overspend of £789k.
b) Noted and considered the capital programme forecast outturn of £637k.
Lead officer: Alison Street
The report presented the provisional outturn for the General Fund Revenue Budget and the Capital programme outturn for 2024/25 financial year. The outturn remained provisional as the figures are subject to external audit.
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 07/10/2025 - Executive
Decision published: 08/10/2025
Effective from: 17/10/2025
Decision:
a) Noted the general fund revenue outturn of £132k overspend to be funded from the general reserve; and
b) Noted the capital outturn position and approve carry forward budgets of £358k; and
c) Received the 2023/24 draft statement of accounts.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Alison Street
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Financial Sustainability
Decision published: 07/10/2025
Effective from: 25/10/2025
Wards affected: Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor;
Lead officer: Jonathan Geall, Wendy Ellis
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Financial Sustainability
Decision published: 03/10/2025
Effective from: 23/10/2025
Wards affected: Hertford Sele;
Lead officer: Anna Osborne
At its meeting of 14th May 2025, Council
agreed to accept the offer of £1.5m from central government
from the national Warm Homes:Local Grant programme to provide an
estimated 102 domestic retrofit grants to qualifying
residents.
Council came to this decision having received the following
information.
Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG) is a UK government initiative
designed to improve the energy efficiency of
homes, specifically for low-income households.
East Herts Council has been allocated £1.5 million under the
WH:LG initiative to fund energy efficiency retrofit measures to
eligible homes in the district across the
coming three years.
Given the significant size of the allocation, Council is being
asked to accept the allocation and, in doing so, allow it to
be added to the council’s capital budget. This will in turn
enable officers to contract with a suitably experienced
organisation to distribute home energy efficiency grants to
qualifying households.
Officers are looking to use an existing framework agreement
developed by Watford Borough Council to engage the National Energy
Foundation (NEF) to deliver this scheme. The council has a good
working relationship with NEF, an independent charity focused on
improving the use of energy in buildings, with regard to the
delivery of other energy efficiency schemes.
The Director for Communities is acting in line with the decision of
Council on 14th May 2025 that ‘the Council accepts central
government’s allocation of £1.5m Warmer Homes: Local
Grant funding, thus adding it to the council’s capital budget
and enabling officers to contract with a suitably experienced
organisation to distribution home energy efficiency grants to
qualifying households’.
The Director for Communities is the appropriate decision-maker
given that the responsibility for environmental sustainability, and
thus the allocation of WH:LG funding, falls within the Communities
directorate.
This decision records the letting of the contract to the National
Energy Foundation (NEF) as referenced in the report to Council on
14th May 2025.
Decision Maker: Director for Communities
Decision published: 02/10/2025
Effective from: 02/10/2025
Decision:
Commission the National Energy Foundation
(NEF) as managing Agent for the management and delivery of Warm
Homes:Local Grant (WH:LG) programme in East Herts.
Lead officer: Jonathan Geall