Leigh Frost -  for Cornwall

Leigh Frost

Liberal Democrat Leader of the Council & Group Leader - Liberal Democrat Group

Email: cllr.leigh.frost@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Miscellaneous Licensing Committee Economic Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board (Chair) Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Chairman) Health & Wellbeing Board (Chairman) Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee Cornwall Growth Board (Chairman) Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Economic Prosperity Board (Chairman) Individual Decision Days (Committee Member) Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Chief Officers Employment Committee (Chairman)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

69 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Cabinet Chairman

Cabinet - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 10.00 am

Here is a summary of the scheduled Cabinet meeting for Cornwall Council on 17 December 2025. The Cabinet is expected to discuss the council's draft budget, council homes, the Langarth Garden Village, the Resources and Waste strategy, the Marine Nature Recovery Framework, the Carers Strategy, the Corporate Parenting Strategy and the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The meeting will be held at County Hall in Truro.

December 17, 2025
Cornwall Growth Board Chairman

Cornwall Growth Board - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.00 pm

The Cornwall Growth Board approved recommendations to adopt the Defence Sector Addendum to the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Good Growth Plan 2024-35, and to set up a working group to explore the development of a Cornwall International Strategy, as well as endorsing Global Cornish as the Cornwall Diaspora Strategy. The board also agreed to develop an options paper to explore setting up Global Cornish as an entity external to Cornwall Council.

December 11, 2025
Chief Officers Employment Committee Chairman

Chief Officers Employment Committee - Friday, 5th December, 2025 9.00 am

The Chief Officers Employment Committee of Cornwall Council scheduled a meeting to discuss the Chief Executive's mid-year appraisal, and the recruitment of a Chief Operating Officer. The committee was also scheduled to review the minutes of previous meetings. Much of the meeting was scheduled to be held behind closed doors, with the press and public excluded.

December 05, 2025
Individual Decision Days Committee Member

Individual Decision Day - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.00 am

The Individual Decision Day meeting of Cornwall Council on 3 December 2025 was scheduled to cover a range of topics, including transport infrastructure, housing, and local development plans. Key items on the agenda included the Mid Cornwall Metro project, the disposal of modular housing units, and the adoption of neighbourhood development plans for Torpoint and Redruth. The meeting was also scheduled to discuss a new lease for Cornwall Airport Newquay and a capital grant for the Truro Sports Hub.

December 03, 2025
Cornwall Council Committee Member

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.

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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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

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

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

Adult Education Budget Commissioning Plan

From: Economic Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 1st October, 2024 10.00 am - October 01, 2024

...to approve the Adult Skills Fund Commissioning Plan and Cornwall Adult Skills Fund Funding Rules, subject to the devolution of Adult Skills powers and funding to the Council.

Recommendations approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 69

Average per Month: 3.5

Decisions Recorded: 295