James Ball
Email: cllr.james.ball@cornwall.gov.uk
Council: Cornwall
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
50 meetings · Page 1 of 10
Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 10.00 am
Appeals Committee - Monday, 15th December, 2025 10.00 am
Pensions Committee - Wednesday, 10th December, 2025 10.30 am
The Pensions Committee of Cornwall Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 10 December 2025 to discuss several key items, including the draft Funding Strategy Statement, updates on the Cornwall Pension Fund's business, an update from the Brunel Pension Partnership, and an actuarial valuation.
West Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 10.00 am
Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - Friday, 5th December, 2025 10.00 am
The Miscellaneous Licensing Committee of Cornwall Council is scheduled to meet on Friday, 5th December 2025. The meeting will cover several applications for, and reviews of, Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver's Licences, as well as standard agenda items such as reviewing the minutes of previous meetings. Parts of the meeting may be held in private, excluding the press and public, due to the discussion of information relating to individuals.
Decisions from Meetings
90 decisions · Page 5 of 18
Re-admittance of the Press and Public
From: Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 10.00 am - October 01, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Adoption of the United Convention Rights of a Child (UNCRC)
From: Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 10.00 am - October 01, 2025
...to recommend to Cabinet the formal adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC) and its optional protocol number 2, prohibiting child prostitution, child pornography, and the sale of children into slavery.
Recommendations Approved
Framework for Developing the Financial Strategy
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 22, 2025
...to inform Cabinet's development of the Financial Strategy, the Committee recommended considering a credible risk management process, removing the principle to protect core budgets, preparing a balanced budget for Year 1 only, scrutinising the Council Business Plan, reviewing services for zero-based budgeting, requiring portfolio holder sign-off on information, consulting the Committee chairs on the scope of an external commission, requesting a report on pay inflation and interest rate forecasts, and providing detailed service budget information, while also approving a work programme that includes a detailed timeline, a workshop on assumptions, consideration of key lines of enquiry, provision of saving efficiencies deliverables, and individual workshops with portfolio holders and strategic directors.
Recommendations Approved
Declarations of Interest
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 22, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no declarations of interest.
Recommendations Approved
Questions to the Committee Chairman from members of the public
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 22, 2025
...to approve the recommendations, as there were no questions from the public to the Committee Chairman.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 50
Average per Month: 6.3
Decisions Recorded: 90