Brian Clemens -  for Cornwall

Brian Clemens

Independent

Email: cllr.brian.clemens@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

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Committees: West Sub-Area Planning Committee (Chairman) Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee Licensing Act Committee (Committee Member) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Licensing Act Sub Committee (Committee Member) Appeals Committee (Committee Member) Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Economic Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee Standards Committee (Committee Member) Street Trading Sub Committee (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee Audit Committee (Cornwall Councillor)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Standards Committee Committee Member

Standards Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 10.00 am

The Standards Committee of Cornwall Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday 05 February 2026 to review a range of reports concerning complaints and ethical standards. The meeting agenda includes discussions on organisational and ethical standards complaints, as well as the proposed approval of the council's Whistleblowing Policy.

February 05, 2026, 10:00 am
Cornwall Council Committee Member

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 10.30 am

The Cornwall Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday 20 January 2026 was set to cover a range of topics, including the allocation of seats on committees, recommendations from the Constitution and Governance Committee, and several motions proposed by councillors. The meeting also included time for public questions on various local issues.

January 20, 2026, 10:30 am
Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 10.00 am

The Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to discuss a range of important topics concerning the well-being and development of children and young people in Cornwall. Key areas of focus included early years provision, educational strategies, children's health, and safeguarding measures.

January 14, 2026, 10:00 am
Licensing Act Sub Committee Committee Member

Licensing Act Sub Committee - Wednesday, 24th December, 2025 10.00 am, PROVISIONAL

December 24, 2025
Licensing Act Sub Committee Committee Member

Licensing Act Sub Committee - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 11.00 am

The Licensing Act Sub Committee is scheduled to convene to consider an application to vary a premises licence for Upstairs Social, and to elect a chair for the meeting. Councillors Debra Clegg, Brian Clemens, and John Martin are expected to be in attendance. The application to vary the licence for Upstairs Social was deferred from a previous meeting on 3 December 2025, to allow for further negotiation between the applicant and Devon and Cornwall Police.

December 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Licensing of Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles and Operators - Application Fees

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025

...to increase the fees and charges for licenses issued to hackney carriage vehicles, private hire operators, and private hire vehicles as detailed in the report.

Recommendations Approved

Pay Policy Statement for 2025-2026

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025

...to comply with the Localism Act 2011, the council approved the Pay Policy Statement for the financial year 2025/26, as detailed in Appendix 1 of the presented report.

Recommendations Approved

Licensing of Relevant Protected Sites - Fees Policy

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025

...to provide greater protection to occupiers of residential caravans and mobile homes, the council approved the amended Licensing of Relevant Protected Sites - Fees Policy document, updated with agreed increases in fees and charges related to the regulation of relevant protected sites under the Mobile Homes Act 2013.

Recommendations Approved

Council Business and Financial Plans 2025-2030 and Budget 2025-26

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025

...that the Council Budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan proposals for 2025-2030 and Budget 2025-26 were approved, including a net General Fund Budget for 2025/26 of £840.190m, a Council Tax increase of 4.99%, and various strategies related to treasury management, capital investment, and council tax premiums on empty homes.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025

...to approve the recommendations regarding the licensing of Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles and Operators – Application Fees, following Councillor Towill's declaration of a pecuniary interest and temporary departure from the room during the debate.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 80

Average per Month: 3.6

Decisions Recorded: 256