Cornwall Council governance decisions
Constitution changes, scheme of delegation, appointments, motions and procedural decisions.
409 decisions classified as governance.
- Adoption of minutes of Extraordinary meeting 9 January 202627 Feb 2026Cornwall Schools Forum
The council approved the minutes of the extraordinary meeting on 9 January 2026 and asked the chairman to sign them.
- Endorsement of policy and LA preferred option (Option 2) by Forum27 Feb 2026Cornwall Schools Forum
The Forum voted to back the policy and the council’s chosen Option 2, which means no plan is required and the council will proactively meet with any schools that exceed the 15 % threshold.
- Minutes of 20 January 2026 meeting recorded and signed24 Feb 2026Cornwall CouncilOutcome: RESOLVED
The council approved that the 20 January 2026 meeting minutes are accurate and should be signed by the Chairman.
- Pay Policy Statement for 2026/27 approved24 Feb 2026Cornwall CouncilOutcome: RESOLVED
The council approved the Pay Policy Statement for 2026/27.
- Council Priorities Plan 2026-2030 approved24 Feb 2026Cornwall CouncilOutcome: RESOLVED
The council has approved the Council Priorities Plan for 2026‑2030.
- Record and sign minutes of 18 Dec 2025 Strategic Planning Committee meeting19 Feb 2026Strategic Planning CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council agreed that the minutes from the 18 December 2025 Strategic Planning Committee meeting are accurate and should be signed by the chair.
- Council Priorities Plan 2026-203013 Feb 2026CabinetOutcome: Resolved to recommend to Council
The council has approved the new 2026‑2030 Priorities Plan after public consultation and will now recommend it to the full council.
- Minutes of 17 December 2025 Cabinet meeting13 Feb 2026CabinetOutcome: Resolved
The council confirmed that the minutes from the 17 December 2025 Cabinet meeting are correct and officially signed.
- Information relating to appeals noted9 Feb 2026Central Sub-Area Planning CommitteeOutcome: Noted
The committee noted the information about appeals during the post‑presentation Q&A.
- Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Complaints report noted5 Feb 2026Standards CommitteeOutcome: Noted
The committee decided to officially record the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman complaints report in the minutes.
- Whistleblowing Policy approved5 Feb 2026Standards CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council has approved the whistleblowing policy.
- Minutes of Standards Committee meeting (30 Oct 2025) approved with amendment5 Feb 2026Standards CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The committee approved the minutes of the October 30, 2025 meeting, confirmed they were correct and signed, and removed a mention of Councillor Alvey from page 4.
- Exclude press and public during consideration of exempt information2 Feb 2026Appeals Committee
The council will keep the press and public out of the meeting when discussing matters that contain confidential information.
- Record and sign Appeals Committee minutes 17 Nov 20252 Feb 2026Appeals Committee
The council agreed that the Appeals Committee’s minutes from 17 Nov 2025 were correct and should be signed by the Chairman.
- Election of Chairman O’Keefe2 Feb 2026Appeals Committee
The council elected O’Keefe as chairman for the meeting after Councillor Clegg moved the motion and Councillor Wilson seconded it.
- Record and sign Appeals Committee minutes 1 Dec 20252 Feb 2026Appeals Committee
The council agreed that the Appeals Committee meeting minutes from December 1, 2025 were accurate and should be signed by the Chairman.
- Approval of meeting minutes (16 Oct 2025)29 Jan 2026Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Economic Prosperity BoardOutcome: Approved
The board approved the minutes of the October 16, 2025 Economic Prosperity Board meeting and said the chairman should sign them.
- Exclusion of press and public from consideration of confidential business29 Jan 2026Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Economic Prosperity BoardOutcome: Approved
The council decided that, under the 1972 Local Government Act, the press and public will be barred from the meeting when it discusses confidential financial or business matters about an individual.
- Delegate disposal authority to Head of Property & Assets28 Jan 2026Individual Decision DayOutcome: Approved
The cabinet gave the head of property and assets, after consulting the monitoring officer, the power to decide how to sell council assets, set the sale terms and price, following the relevant rules.
- Election of Chairman28 Jan 2026Licensing Act Sub CommitteeOutcome: Approved
Councillor Dennis was elected Chairman of the meeting after Councillor Martin proposed it and Councillor Cunningham seconded it.
- Minutes of 21 Oct 2025 meeting recorded and signed27 Jan 2026Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Fire and Rescue Service Local Pension BoardOutcome: Carried
The council agreed that the minutes of the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service Local Pension Board meeting on 21 October 2025 were accurate and need to be signed by the Chairman.
- Endorsement of 2026 Public Sector Equality Duty Return27 Jan 2026Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council approved its 2026 Equality Duty report, confirming it meets the law and shows progress, but will make changes based on committee comments.
- Approval of minutes of Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee (2 Dec 2025)27 Jan 2026Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council approved the minutes of the 2 December 2025 Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting, adding the word “Councillor” before Ashton in paragraph vi on page 11.
- Recommendation to Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Public Health on PSED Return27 Jan 2026Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council recommends that the Cabinet Member for Community Safety and Public Health approve the 2026 Public Sector Equality Duty Return, thanking the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Board for its work.
- Exclusion of press and public23 Jan 2026Miscellaneous Licensing CommitteeOutcome: RESOLVED
The council decided to keep certain personal information private, not allowing the press or public to see it.