James Ball -  for Cornwall

James Ball

 Independent

Email: cllr.james.ball@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

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Committees: Strategic Planning Committee (Vice-Chairman) West Sub-Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Appeals Committee (Committee Member) Miscellaneous Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Vice-Chairman) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Pensions Committee (Committee Member) Central Sub-Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitutes)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Pensions Committee Committee Member

Pensions Committee - Thursday, 18th September, 2025 10.30 am

The Pensions Committee of Cornwall Council met on Thursday 18 September 2025 to discuss the Cornwall Pension Fund, updates from the Brunel Pension Partnership, and local government pension scheme pooling. Part of the meeting was scheduled to be held with the press and public excluded, due to the discussion of information relating to financial or business affairs.

September 18, 2025
Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Vice-Chairman

Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am

The Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to elect a chair and vice-chair, approve the minutes from their previous meeting, and address questions from the public. Councillor Roger Tarrant was elected as Chairman of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and Councillor James Ball was elected as Vice-Chairman.

September 17, 2025
Cornwall Council Committee Member

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 10.30 am

Here is a summary of the items scheduled for discussion at the Cornwall Council meeting on 16 September 2025, according to the agenda and associated reports. It is important to note that this summary is based solely on the meeting agenda and associated documents, and I do not have any information on what was actually discussed or decided during the meeting.

September 16, 2025
West Sub-Area Planning Committee Committee Member

West Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 15th September, 2025 10.00 am

The West Sub-Area Planning Committee met to discuss two planning applications and note a list of planning appeal decisions. Councillors approved an application for a field shelter for horses in Lanner, and approved an application to convert a commercial building in Redruth into residential dwellings and houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs).

September 15, 2025
Miscellaneous Licensing Committee Committee Member

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - Friday, 12th September, 2025 10.30 am

The Miscellaneous Licensing Committee met to discuss several applications for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Driver's Licences, ultimately granting one application with conditions, refusing five, and addressing an urgent item by refusing another application in the absence of the applicant. The committee also reviewed the minutes from their previous meeting on 15 August 2025, approving them with an amendment to the start time.

September 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Declarations of Interest

From: Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 19, 2025

...that there were no declarations of interest to report.

For Determination

Framework of the Inspection of the Local Authority Children's Service (ILACS) inspection update

From: Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 19, 2025

...the committee welcomed progress on the Ofsted Inspection of Cornwall Council’s Children Services Action Plan, requested a further progress report in October 2026, and thanked Children’s Services staff for their ongoing work.

Recommendations Approved

Questions from Members to Cabinet Member on updates

From: Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 19, 2025

...to provide future updates on children's dentistry, circulate links to individual decision days and intranet resources, provide briefing papers on various initiatives, and circulate a letter regarding SEND.

Recommendations Approved

SEND Strategic Plan (formerly SEND Transformation Plan) - Progress Update

From: Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 19, 2025

...to acknowledge and comment on the progress and governance of the SEND Transformation work, as described in the SEND Strategic Plan approved by Cabinet in July 2025, in advance of the Local Area SEND Partnership inspection.

Recommendations Approved

Exclusions and Inclusion Strategy Report

From: Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 19, 2025

...to address rising exclusion rates, the committee recommended endorsing the Inclusion and Belonging Group, supporting revised exclusion protocols, and ensuring ongoing scrutiny and reporting.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 50

Average per Month: 6.3

Decisions Recorded: 90