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Council: Cornwall
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Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 2.00 pm
The Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) of Cornwall Council was scheduled to meet on 3 December 2025 to discuss its budget, improvement plan, and the new agreed syllabus for religious education.
Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 10.00 am
The Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Cornwall Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 26 November 2025, to discuss the draft council priorities plan and budget development. The meeting will also include an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions of the Committee Chairman.
Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am
The Cornwall Council meeting on 25 November 2025 included a review of members' allowances, questions from the public, and several motions covering topics such as digital IDs, support for veterans, and equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) policies. Additionally, the council was scheduled to discuss the allocation of seats on various committees and recommendations from the Constitution and Governance Committee, the Pensions Committee, and the Cornwall Harbours Board.
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.
Cabinet - Wednesday, 12th November, 2025 10.00 am
The Cornwall Council Cabinet met to discuss the Council Performance Report for Quarter 2 of 2025/26, the Draft Council Priorities Plan 2026-30, and several strategies and commissioning plans. The cabinet approved the draft Council Priorities 2026-2030 for public consultation, and also approved the Home Based Prevention and Intermediate Care Business Case, and to commence a procurement process for Sexual and Reproductive Health Services. They also formally adopted the 'Our Customer Philosophy 2025-2030' and the 'CornwALL Connected Digital Inclusion Strategy 2025-2030'.
Decisions from Meetings
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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
Minutes from the Meeting held on 22 January 2025
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...that the minutes of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 22 January 2025 were approved as correctly recorded, and the Committee also resolved to recommend to Cabinet that they give due regard to the Committee's comments on the 2025/26 budget proposals, including the Capital and Investment Strategy, the provisional settlement, and the consultation responses, specifically supporting targeted cuts (option 2) while reserving the right to propose alternative budgets, and also recommending a review of the budget consultation and development process.
Recommendations Approved
Questions to the Committee Chairman from members of the public
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...that since no questions were received from the public, the committee approved the recommendations.
Recommendations Approved
Election of Vice-Chairman
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...that Councillor Ball was elected as Vice-Chairman of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Election of Chairman
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...Councillor Tarrant was elected as Chairman of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 42
Average per Month: 2.1
Decisions Recorded: 206