Email: cllr.laurie.magowan@cornwall.gov.uk
Council: Cornwall
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Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
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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.
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.
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'.
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].
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.
Decisions from Meetings
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Audit Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman
From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Tuesday, 7th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 07, 2025
...to recommend to the Council that the Chairman of the Audit Committee should not be from the administration.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Meeting Held on 5 November 2024
From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Tuesday, 7th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 07, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Review of Article 21 - Governance Arrangements of Council Owned Entities and the Protocol for Governance Arrangements of Council Owned Entities
From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Tuesday, 7th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 07, 2025
...to recommend to the full council the immediate implementation of proposed changes to Article 21 regarding governance arrangements of council-owned entities, approve proposed changes to the Protocol for Governance Arrangements of Council Owned Entities subject to the council's decision, delegate authority to the Head of Commercial Services for minor amendments to the Protocol, and review member involvement with companies after the 2025 election.
Recommendations Approved
Review of Council Procedure Rules
From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Tuesday, 7th January, 2025 10.00 am - January 07, 2025
...to recommend to the Council amendments to Council Procedure Rules regarding extraordinary meetings, substitutions, and public questions, while deciding against recommending changes regarding prayers at Council meetings.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 44
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 273