
Councillor Paul Ashton, representing St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, maintained an overall attendance rate of 79% (41/52 meetings) across a substantial committee workload, including the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board, Audit Committee, and Constitution and Governance Committee. No conduct cases were recorded during this period. One area of concern was attendance at the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education, where he attended only 2 of 4 meetings (50%), falling below the 60% threshold.
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Attended 2 of 4 Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education meetings (50%), below the 60% threshold.
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- Paul Ashton: low attendance
Red flag · 16 Aug 2026
- Paul Ashton: low attendance
Red flag · 2 Aug 2026
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