Laurie Magowan -  for Cornwall

Laurie Magowan

 Labour & Cooperative Party  Deputy Group Leader - Labour and Co-operative Group

Email: cllr.laurie.magowan@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Cornwall Councillor) Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee Audit Committee (Chair) Constitution and Governance Committee Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitutes) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Central Sub-Area Planning Committee Sustainable Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee from 1/7/25) (Committee Member) Individual Decision Days (Cornwall Councillor)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cornwall Council Committee Member

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.

November 25, 2025
Audit Committee Chair

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.

November 14, 2025
Cabinet Cornwall Councillor

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'.

November 12, 2025
Sustainable Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee from 1/7/25) Committee Member

Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Newquay Airport development strategy, review the Cormac Small Highways Scheme, and conduct a mid-year review of the committee's work programme. The committee acknowledged the progress on the Newquay Airport Development Strategy and recommended a highways-specific value for money review of the council's Highways Service, including delivery by Cormac. They also endorsed the continuation of the 20mph roll out across Cornwall at a prior meeting on 7 October 2025[^1].

November 11, 2025
Individual Decision Days Cornwall Councillor

Individual Decision Days - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 10.00 am

Here is a summary of the business scheduled to be discussed at the Individual Decision Days meeting of Cornwall Council.

October 29, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Minutes of the Meeting Held on 30 July 2025 / Kovnotennow an Kuntelles Synsys 30 mis Gortheren 2025

From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 24, 2025

...the Cabinet endorsed its high-level priorities, acknowledged the impact of government policy and funding reforms, approved the Council's Comprehensive Spending Review approach, and delegated authority to approve and submit responses to government consultations regarding fair funding, outcomes framework, and council tax administration.

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

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 - Street Trading Policy Review

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

...to approve the revised Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 - Street Trading Policy with amendments including adding a condition requiring consent copies to be produced on demand, using bold text to emphasize the need for permission on CC-owned land, correcting a typo, and emphasizing the potential offences for trading without consent.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 273