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.

44 meetings · Page 1 of 9

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

273 decisions · Page 32 of 55

Minutes of the Meeting Held on 22 November 2024

From: Audit Committee - Friday, 21st February, 2025 10.00 am - February 21, 2025

...they approved the minutes of the meeting held on 22 November 2024, subject to amending minute ref A/120 to remove the word not from a statement regarding risks of expanding into the student market for Treveth Holdings LLP.

Recommendations Approved

Any Other Business that the Chairman Considers to be of Urgency

From: Audit Committee - Friday, 21st February, 2025 10.00 am - February 21, 2025

...to approve the recommendations related to any other business that the Chairman considered urgent, although the specific content of that business is not specified.

Recommendations Approved

Exclusion of the Press and Public

From: Audit Committee - Friday, 21st February, 2025 10.00 am - February 21, 2025

...to exclude the press and public from the meeting.

Recommendations Approved

External Auditor's Annual Report

From: Audit Committee - Friday, 21st February, 2025 10.00 am - February 21, 2025

...to review the External Auditor's Report 2023/24, including management responses, and make any necessary observations, comments, and requests for clarification.

Recommendations Approved

Chairman's Announcements

From: Audit Committee - Friday, 21st February, 2025 10.00 am - February 21, 2025

...to record congratulations to the Audit and Electoral Services Team for their successful use of the apprenticeship scheme and staff retention, with specific recognition for Vicky Tredrea-Ferguson's achievements.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 273