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
273 decisions · Page 49 of 55
Assumptions and proposals to deliver a balanced 2025/26 draft budget
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 31st October, 2024 10.00 am - October 31, 2024
...to inform the development of the 2025/26 draft budget, the committee recommended that the Cabinet consider various proposals, including impact assessments for savings, retaining the Members’ Community Chest, rejecting cuts to domestic violence funding, reviewing carbon zero spending, adjusting garden waste collection fees, introducing an airport departure fee, reviewing specific savings proposals, and exploring the transfer of car parks to Corserv, while also urging the Cabinet to lobby the government for fairer funding.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Meeting held on 16 October 2024
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 31st October, 2024 10.00 am - October 31, 2024
...to approve the minutes of their meeting held on October 16, 2024, as a correct record and authorize the Chairman to sign them.
Recommendations Approved
Questions to the Committee Chairman from members of the public
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 31st October, 2024 10.00 am - October 31, 2024
...to approve recommendations, noting that no questions from the public were received.
Recommendations Approved
Public Questions
From: Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 3rd October, 2024 10.00 am - October 03, 2024
...to approve the recommendations regarding public questions.
Recommendations Approved
Apologies for Absence
From: Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 3rd October, 2024 10.00 am - October 03, 2024
...to approve the recommendations, with apologies for absence from Cllr Pascoe and Cllr Mckenna, and Cllr Magowan in virtual attendance.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 44
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 273