Karen La Borde
Email: cllr.karen.laborde@cornwall.gov.uk
Council: Cornwall
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
11 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am
The Cornwall Council was scheduled to meet on Tuesday 25 November 2025. The agenda included questions from the public, motions, allocation of seats, a review of members' allowances, recommendations from various committees, and questions from members to members of the cabinet.
Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 10.00 am
The Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to meet to discuss a range of topics, including the mid-year review of the committee's work programme, an update on the framework for the Inspection of Local Authority Children's Services (ILACS), and the SEND Strategic Plan (formerly the SEND Transformation Plan). The committee was also scheduled to discuss the Corporate Parenting Strategy and reports on Education Other Than At School (EOTAS), exclusions and inclusion, and the Safeguarding Children Partnership.
Audit Committee - Friday, 14th November, 2025 10.00 am
Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Audit Committee meeting of Cornwall Council on 14 November 2025. The committee was expected to discuss annual reports from council-owned entities, an external audit report, an update on audit progress, and the Cornwall Pension Fund Audit Findings Report 2024-25. Members were also scheduled to review exemptions from contract procedure rules.
Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 10.00 am
The Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss several key issues affecting children and families in Cornwall, including child poverty, adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and home to school transport. The committee reviewed the Director of Public Health's annual report on child poverty and recommended that the Cabinet approve both the Cornwall Joint SEND Commissioning Strategy and the Cornwall SEND Strategic Plan, with an ambition to reach 100% compliance. They also discussed the progress of Curriculum Kernewek and home to school travel assistance.
Audit Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 10.00 am
The Audit Committee of Cornwall Council were scheduled to meet on 26 September 2025 to discuss the external auditor's update report, internal audit and counter fraud performance, and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. The committee was also scheduled to review the minutes from the meeting held on 4 July 2025.
Decisions from Meetings
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Director of Public Health Annual Report - Child Poverty
From: Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 10.00 am - October 01, 2025
...to support the Director of Public Health's strategies, priorities, and actions proposed in the 2025/2026 Annual Report on child poverty and consider embedding them in future work programs, while also thanking officers and Cabinet for their work and improvements.
Recommendations Approved
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
Public Questions
From: Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 10.00 am - October 01, 2025
...to approve recommendations related to public questions, specifically including a request to review the Home To School Travel Assistance Policy regarding designated school areas for children from Mevagissey.
Recommendations Approved
Internal Audit & Counter Fraud Performance and the rolling Internal Audit Plan
From: Audit Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 26, 2025
...to take assurance from the work of the Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Teams, the progress made by management in implementing Agreed Management Actions, and to approve the Internal Audit Plan from October 2025 and approach to programming, while also requesting clarifications on specific actions.
Recommendations Approved
External Auditor's Update Report and Sector Briefing
From: Audit Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 26, 2025
...to note the External Auditor’s Progress Report and Sectoral Update for Cornwall Council, as set out in Appendix 1, and to request IT recommendations for the next meeting, ISO 260 reports for high-level audit findings, and an informal meeting with external audit and members.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 11
Average per Month: 1.6
Decisions Recorded: 81