Official publications, guides and policies
Official documents can be viewed and downloaded here.
The following is a list of links to official documents released by the council. They are in 
format. If you are having any trouble downloading or displaying them please read our PDF advice.
Best Value
- Best Value Performance Indicator - General user survey (75 page - 734KB)
- Best Value Performance Indicator - Benefits survey (46 page - 530KB)
- Best Value Performance Indicator - Planning survey (18 page - 101KB)
- Best Value Performance Plan 2008/2009 (49 pages - 2.61MB)
- Best Value Performance Plan 2007/2008 (48 page - 2.23MB)
- Best Value Performance Plan 2006/2007
- Best Value Performance Plan 2005/2006
Community Strategy
Constitution
Corporate Policies
- Corporate Plan 2006-2009
- Customer Service Strategy 2005/6
- Hertsmere's Equality and Diversity Policy (210 KB)
- Hertsmere's Equality and Diversity Scheme 2007-2010 (392 KB)
Cultural & Leisure Services
Data Protection
Electronic Government
- Implementing Electronic Government Statement 2005
- Implementing Electronic Government Statement mid term 2005
- Implementing Electronic Government Statement Return 2004
- Implementing Electronic Government Statement Return 2003
Environment
- Environmental Policy (743KB)
- Policy Statement on Flood Defence (30KB)
- Watling Chase Greenways Newsletter Issue 3 (364KB)
- Watling Chase Greenways Newsletter Issue 4 (940KB)
Environmental Health
- Service Plan for Food Law Enforcement (167KB)
- Food Safety - Summary of Enforcement (14KB)
- Children and Young People at Work (117KB)
- Environmental Health Enforcement Policy (44KB)
- Statement of Licensing Policy (484KB)
- Health and Safety Service Plan (151KB)
- Statutory Contaminated Land Strategy (324KB)
- Air Quality Review and Assessment – Stage 4 (472KB)
- Air Quality Updating and Screening Assessment (1.6MB)
- General Environmental Health, Licensing and Pollution control Service Plan (306KB)
Finance
Annual Statement of Accounts
Please use the links below to download the Annual Statement of Accounts in full or summary format.
Hard copies of the Full Statement of Accounts may also be ordered using the online request form.
| Statement of Accounts: 2006/07 | FULL | SUMMARY |
| Statement of Accounts: 2005/06 | FULL | SUMMARY |
| Statement of Accounts: 2004/05 | FULL | N/A |
| Statement of Accounts: 2003/04 | FULL | N/A |
| Statement of Accounts: 2002/03 | FULL | N/A |
Annual External Audit
Annual Budget
Finance Strategies
Finance Strategy 2007/08
Finance Strategy 2006/07
Freedom of Information
Hertsmere News
- Hertsmere News Summer 2008
- Hertsmere News Spring 2008
- Hertsmere News Winter 2007
- Hertsmere News Autumn 2007
- Hertsmere News Summer 2007
- Hertsmere News Spring 2007
- Hertsmere News Winter 2006
- Hertsmere News Autumn 2006
- Hertsmere News Summer 2006
- Hertsmere News Spring 2006
Housing
- Hertsmere Housing Strategy 2000-2003 (289KB)
- Update to Hertsmere's Housing Strategy 2000-2003 (83KB)
- Housing Strategy 2004-2007 (1.3MB)
- Housing Applicants with Pets (164KB)
- Advice for Victims of Domestic Violence (123KB)
- Housing Applicants Charter (26KB)
- Housing Advice Information Pack (187KB)
- Housing Register Newsletter October 2003 (97KB)
- House Condition Survey (436KB)
- Homelessness Review (351KB)
- Homelessness Strategy (336KB)
Planning
- For a full list of reports and guidance, please visit the Planning Publications page.
Political structure
- Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel 07/08
- Interim Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel April 2007
- Payments to Councillors and Co-opted Members 2007/2008
Residents' Survey Results
- Full Survey Report 2005
- Residents' Panel Survey Feb 2008 (53 pages, 787KB)