Cornwall Council governance decisions
Constitution changes, scheme of delegation, appointments, motions and procedural decisions.
409 decisions classified as governance.
- Endorsement of Council purpose, principles, values and six new priorities12 Nov 2025CabinetOutcome: Approved
The council agreed on its purpose, principles, values and the six new priorities outlined in July 2025.
- Election of Chairman12 Nov 2025Licensing Act Sub CommitteeOutcome: Carried
Councillor Moorcroft was elected chairman of the meeting after Councillor Clegg moved the motion and Councillor Clemens seconded it.
- Approve updated Work Programme with additions11 Nov 2025Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council approved the updated Work Programme, adding five items: road safety, Visit Cornwall briefings, a Local Plan viability briefing, a Cornwall Housing timeline briefing, and a tourism policy briefing.
- Hold further debate on Cabinet questions in public11 Nov 2025Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council decided that any further discussion of questions for the Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration and Investment will be held in public.
- Record and sign meeting minutes11 Nov 2025Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council agreed that the minutes from the Sustainable Growth & Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting on 7 October 2025 were accurate and need the Chairman’s signature.
- Determine Work Programme amendments via Chairman11 Nov 2025Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council decided that any changes to the Committee’s Work Programme will be decided by the Chairman, who will consult the Vice Chairman, Senior Responsible Officer and Democratic Services Lead, and the Senior Responsible Officer will implement the changes and record them for the Committee.
- Exclude press and public during certain business11 Nov 2025Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council decided to keep the press and public out of the meeting when discussing matters that involve Category 3 exempt information.
- Record and sign minutes of West Sub-Area Planning Committee (15 Sep 2025)10 Nov 2025West Sub-Area Planning CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The West Sub‑Area Planning Committee’s minutes from the 15 September 2025 meeting were correctly recorded and must be signed by the Chairman.
- Record and sign minutes of Miscellaneous Licensing Committee (10 Oct 2025)7 Nov 2025Miscellaneous Licensing CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council approved the recorded minutes from the Oct 10, 2025 Miscellaneous Licensing Committee and ordered the Chairman to sign them.
- Exclude press and public from consideration of certain business7 Nov 2025Miscellaneous Licensing CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council voted to keep the press and public out of the meeting while confidential matters are discussed.
- Mid‑year review – work programme unchanged and delegation process retained5 Nov 2025Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council decided to keep the current work programme unchanged after the mid‑year review, with any future changes to be decided by the Chairman according to the established protocol.
- No amendments to Committee's work programme5 Nov 2025Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Agreed
The committee decided its work plan will stay the same for the rest of the year.
- Minutes of 5 Nov 2025 meeting correctly recorded and signed5 Nov 2025Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council agreed that the minutes of the 5 November 2025 Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting are correct and should be signed by the Chairman, as moved by Councillor Creek and seconded by Councillor Webb.
- Approve minutes of Constitution and Governance Committee (10 June 2025)4 Nov 2025Constitution and Governance CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council approved the June 10 2025 Constitution and Governance Committee minutes as accurate and asked the Chairman to sign them.
- Recommend amendment to Procedure Rule 4.2.2 on substitute attendance4 Nov 2025Constitution and Governance CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council should change Rule 4.2.2 so that a member who can’t attend a meeting can be represented by a verified substitute.
- Election of Chairman for the meeting3 Nov 2025Appeals CommitteeOutcome: Carried
Councillor O’Keefe proposed, and Councillor Channon supported, electing Councillor Ball as the meeting’s Chairman.
- Exclusion of press and public during consideration of exempt information3 Nov 2025Appeals CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council voted to keep the press and public out of the meeting while it discussed private information about a person.
- Exclusion of press and public during certain business31 Oct 2025Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council voted to keep the press and public out of the meeting when discussing matters that might reveal information exempt under the Local Government Act 1972.
- Election of Chairman O’Keefe31 Oct 2025Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council voted to elect Councillor O’Keefe as chairman for the meeting.
- Minutes of 18 Sep 2025 Pensions Committee meeting recorded and signed30 Oct 2025Pensions CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The Pensions Committee agreed that the minutes from the 18 September 2025 meeting were accurate and need the Chairman’s signature.
- Acknowledgement of administration update and request for clarification30 Oct 2025Pensions CommitteeOutcome: Noted
The committee thanked the fund for its administration update and asked staff for any needed clarification and assistance.
- Exclusion of public from meeting regarding confidential financial information30 Oct 2025Pensions CommitteeOutcome: Approved
The council decided to keep the public out of a meeting because it would reveal confidential financial details about a specific person.
- Extend restrictions on PC001/23/24 for two years30 Oct 2025Standards CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council will keep the restrictions on PC001/23/24 in place for another two years and will have the Monitoring Officer review them on a set schedule.
- Exclude press and public from consideration of exempt information30 Oct 2025Standards CommitteeOutcome: Carried
The council decided that, under the Local Government Act 1972, members of the press and the public will not be allowed to attend the meeting when the discussion involves personal information that could identify someone.
- Note Ethical Standards Complaints Report Q2 2025‑202630 Oct 2025Standards CommitteeOutcome: Noted
The council noted the Ethical Standards Complaints Report for the second quarter of 2025‑2026.