Decision record
930 substantive Cornwall Council decisions
Every decision recorded in Cornwall Council committee minutes — what was decided, which committee decided it, and the exact words from the minutes the outcome rests on — with routine procedural motions set aside.
930 substantive decisions · 35 committees · page 41 of 47.
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- Election of Councillor Jenkin as ChairmanStandards Committee··Carried
The council has elected Councillor Jenkin to be the chair of the Standards Committee.
- Election of Councillor P Mitchell as Vice-ChairmanStandards Committee··Carried
The council voted to make Councillor P. Mitchell the Vice‑Chairman of the Standards Committee.
- Approval of Minutes from 24 April 2025Standards Committee··Carried
The council approved the recorded minutes of the Standards Committee meeting held on 24 April 2025.
- Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman Complaints ReportStandards Committee··Noted
The council is publishing a report on complaints received and dealt with by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, thanking the Complaints Team for their improvements.
- Ethical Standards Complaints Report for Q1 2025-2026Standards Committee··Noted
The council has released a quarterly report showing the ethical standards complaints it received and handled in the first quarter of 2025‑2026.
- Work Programme and Re-establishment of Working GroupsStandards Committee··Approved
The council approved a work plan for July 2025 through July 2026 and re‑established four working groups to handle recruitment, ombudsman complaints and code‑of‑conduct matters.
- Annual Report of Standards Committee 2024-2025Standards Committee··Approved
The Council is asked to approve the Standards Committee’s annual report for 2024‑2025, which covers the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
- Ethical Standards Complaints ProceduresStandards Committee··Approved
The council has approved new procedures for handling ethical standards complaints.
- Unreasonable Customer Behaviour PolicyStandards Committee··Approved
The council approved a new policy for handling unreasonable customers, adding changes that let the Chairman take part in reviews and fix the gap between officers and councillors.
- Elect Councillor Moorcroft as ChairmanStreet Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee··Carried
The council voted to appoint Councillor Moorcroft as Chairman of the meeting.
- Exclude public from meeting under Section 100AStreet Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee··Carried
The council voted to keep the public out of the meeting because the agenda item contains information that is exempt under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972.
- Grant pavement licence to Miss Emma Hunt (Lovetts Of Newlyn Ltd)Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee··Carried
The council approved a pavement licence for Miss Emma Hunt, owner of Lovetts of Newlyn Ltd, at 1 The Coombe, Newlyn.
- Adopt minutes of Cabinet meeting 18 June 2025Cabinet··Approved
The council approved the June 18, 2025 Cabinet meeting minutes as correct and asked the Chairman to sign them.
- Approve publication of Care Homes Development and Care Services Framework tendersCabinet··Approved
The council approved publishing two tenders for developing care homes and providing care services, and gave the Strategic Director authority to manage them after consulting the Leader and the Adult Social Care and Health Partnerships Cabinet Member.
- Approve publication of Extra Care housing scheme tendersCabinet··Approved
The council approved publishing bids for building extra‑care housing and providing care services, giving the Strategic Director for Safe and Caring Communities authority to run the process while consulting the Leader and the adult‑social‑care cabinet member.
- Sign minutes of Sustainable Growth & Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee meetingSustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee··Not recorded
The council decided that the Chairman will sign the minutes of the Sustainable Growth & Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 1 July 2025 to confirm they are an accurate record.
- Approve draft Work Programme with amendment regarding Climate Change Action PlanSustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee··Approved
The council approved the draft Work Programme but will only finalize it after the Climate Change Action Plan/Net Zero Target is discussed at the October 7, 2025 meeting, and they also set a process for mid‑year changes.
- Refusal of travel assistance for Wadebridge School pupil (motion by Candy)Appeals Committee··Not recorded
The council voted to reject the request for travel assistance for a student who lives near Wadebridge and wants to attend Wadebridge School.
- Refusal of travel assistance for Wadebridge School pupil (motion by O’Keefe)Appeals Committee··Not recorded
The council voted to deny travel assistance to a student living near Wadebridge who wants to attend Wadebridge School.
- Refusal of travel assistance for Fowey River Academy pupilAppeals Committee··Not recorded
The council voted to deny travel assistance to a pupil from Bodmin who wants to attend Fowey River Academy.
Plain-English summaries and outcome labels are Cornwall Political Watch's own AI extractions from the published minutes, not Cornwall Council wording. Where a “From the minutes” quote is shown, it is verbatim from the minutes the outcome was extracted from.