Cornwall Council governance decisions
Constitution changes, scheme of delegation, appointments, motions and procedural decisions.
409 decisions classified as governance.
- Recommendation to replace 'Chairman' with 'Chair' in Constitution6 Jan 2026Constitution and Governance CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council should change the word “Chairman” to “Chair” in the Constitution and treat any mention of “Chairman” as meaning “Chair” to promote equality and diversity.
- Approval of committee minutes and signing by Chairman6 Jan 2026Constitution and Governance CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The committee agreed that the November 4 2025 meeting minutes were correct and should be signed by the Chairman.
- Approve minutes of 19 Sep 2025 IFCA meeting with amendment19 Dec 2025Cornwall Inshore Fisheries and Conservation AuthorityOutcome: Carried
Ruth Williams proposed, and Andrew Pascoe seconded, approving the 19 September 2025 Cornwall IFCA meeting minutes, but with a wording change to agenda item 8, point 12.
- Record and sign meeting minutes18 Dec 2025Strategic Planning CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The committee agreed that the September 25, 2025 Strategic Planning Committee meeting minutes were correctly recorded and must be signed by the Chairman.
- Election of Chairman17 Dec 2025Licensing Act Sub CommitteeOutcome: Approved
Clemens was elected chairman for the meeting after Martin proposed it and Clegg seconded the motion.
- Election of Chairman for the meeting17 Dec 2025Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub CommitteeOutcome: Carried
Councillor Martin, supported by Councillor Clegg, proposed and the council elected Councillor Clemens as the meeting’s chairman.
- Approve Cabinet meeting minutes 12 Nov 202517 Dec 2025CabinetOutcome: Resolved
The council approved the minutes of the Cabinet meeting on 12 November 2025, confirming they were accurate and signed by the Chairman.
- Record and sign minutes of 17 Oct 2025 meeting12 Dec 2025Cornwall Schools ForumOutcome: Carried
The minutes of the Cornwall Schools Forum meeting held on 17 October 2025 were correctly recorded and will be signed by the Chairman.
- Defer recommendations 5‑10 due to lack of Primary Maintained School reps12 Dec 2025Cornwall Schools ForumOutcome: Deferred
Recommendations 5‑10 will be delayed until the extraordinary meeting in January 2026 because no primary maintained school representatives were present.
- Delegate issue resolution for funding formula calculations12 Dec 2025Cornwall Schools ForumOutcome: Carried
Senior officers and the Chair or Vice‑Chair of the Schools Forum will handle any problems that arise when calculating the funding formula.
- Approval of minutes of 9 Oct 2025 Cornwall Growth Board meeting11 Dec 2025Cornwall Growth BoardOutcome: Approved
The council approved the minutes of the 9 October 2025 Cornwall Growth Board meeting, confirming they are accurate and should be signed by the chairman.
- Minutes of 30 Oct 2025 Pensions Committee meeting recorded and signed10 Dec 2025Pensions CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council agreed that the Pensions Committee’s minutes from 30 October 2025 are accurate and should be signed by the Chairman.
- Public excluded from meeting item under Section 100A(4)10 Dec 2025Pensions CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council decided that the public cannot attend a particular agenda item because it might reveal information that is legally protected.
- Exclude press and public from meeting during consideration of exempt information5 Dec 2025Miscellaneous Licensing CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council decided to keep the press and public out of the meeting while they discuss confidential information.
- Approve minutes of 19 Sept 2025 meeting5 Dec 2025Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The committee approved the minutes of the 19 September 2025 Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee meeting, confirming they were correct and should be signed by the Chairman.
- Record and sign minutes of Miscellaneous Licensing Committee (7 Nov 2025)5 Dec 2025Miscellaneous Licensing CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The committee agreed that the minutes from the November 7, 2025 Miscellaneous Licensing Committee meeting are accurate and need to be signed by the Chairman.
- Record and sign minutes of Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub‑Committee (13 Nov 2025)5 Dec 2025Miscellaneous Licensing CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The committee agreed that the minutes from the November 13, 2025 meeting were accurate and need the Chairman’s signature.
- Note Committee responsibilities for Chief Executive assessment and objectives5 Dec 2025Chief Officers Employment CommitteeOutcome: Noted
Councillor Frost proposed, and Councillor Alvey seconded, that the committee’s duties for evaluating the Chief Executive’s performance and setting objectives be officially recorded.
- Recommend Annabel Scholes for Chief Operating Officer and appoint Section 151 Officer5 Dec 2025Chief Officers Employment CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council voted to recommend Annabel Scholes as Chief Operating Officer, to appoint a Section 151 Officer, and to give officials the authority to accept the offer.
- Exclude press and public from meeting during consideration of exempt information5 Dec 2025Chief Officers Employment CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council voted to keep the press and public out of the meeting while discussing personal information that could reveal someone's identity.
- Record and sign minutes of Chief Officers Employment Committee (21 Nov 2025)5 Dec 2025Chief Officers Employment CommitteeOutcome: Carried
Councillors Frost and Ashton agreed that the November 21 2025 Chief Officers Employment Committee minutes were accurate and should be signed by the Chairman.
- Record and sign confidential minutes of Chief Officers Employment Committee (21 Nov 2025)5 Dec 2025Chief Officers Employment CommitteeOutcome: Carried
Councillors Frost and Creek agreed that the confidential minutes of the Chief Officers Employment Committee meeting on 21 November 2025 were correctly recorded and should be signed by the Chairman.
- Record and sign minutes of Chief Officers Employment Committee (13 Nov 2025)5 Dec 2025Chief Officers Employment CommitteeOutcome: Carried
Councillors Alvey and Frost agreed to approve and have the Chairman sign the minutes of the Chief Officers Employment Committee meeting held on 13 November 2025.
- Record and sign confidential minutes of Chief Officers Employment Committee (13 Nov 2025)5 Dec 2025Chief Officers Employment CommitteeOutcome: Carried
Councillors Frost and Alvey agreed that the secret minutes from the Chief Officers Employment Committee meeting on November 13 2025 were recorded correctly and should be signed by the Chairman.
- Approve and sign corrected minutes of 11 Sep 2025 meeting3 Dec 2025Standing Advisory Council on Religious EducationOutcome: RESOLVED
The council approved the corrected minutes of the 11 September 2025 meeting and will have the chairman sign them after fixing Councillor Ashton’s role in the Declarations of Interest.