Martyn Alvey -  for Cornwall

Martyn Alvey

Conservative Deputy Group Leader - Conservative Group

Email: cllr.martyn.alvey@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Economic Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Strategic Planning Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Cornwall Councillor) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Chief Officers Employment Committee (Committee Member) Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitutes) Cornwall Harbours Board (Vice-Chairman) Sustainable Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee from 1/7/25) (Substitutes, Cornwall Councillor) Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Economic Prosperity Board Constitution and Governance Committee (Substitutes) Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Central Sub-Area Planning Committee (Substitutes) Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitutes) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Individual Decision Days (Cornwall Councillor)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

88 meetings · Page 8 of 18

Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee Substitutes

Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to discuss the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service's (CFRS) annual assurance statement, and a consultation proposal for the CFRS's Community Risk Management Plan 2026-2030. The committee was also scheduled to review the Safer Cornwall annual report, and to approve their work programme for the coming year.

July 17, 2025
Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 15th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss the council's performance, asset management strategy, and work programme for the coming year. The committee was also expected to receive updates from various cabinet members and consider questions from the public.

July 15, 2025
Chief Officers Employment Committee Committee Member

Chief Officers Employment Committee - Friday, 11th July, 2025 9.00 am

The Chief Officers Employment Committee of Cornwall Council met on 11 July 2025, and the main business was to discuss senior recruitment for the Strategic Director Community Wellbeing position. The committee also approved the minutes of the previous meeting held on 24 June 2025.

July 11, 2025
Strategic Planning Committee Committee Member

Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday, 10th July, 2025 10.00 am

The Strategic Planning Committee met to discuss two planning applications and a list of appeals. The committee voted to refuse an application for a solar farm near St Dennis and deferred a decision on a geothermal power plant near Camelford pending a technical briefing.

July 10, 2025
Sustainable Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee from 1/7/25) Cornwall Councillor

Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 1st July, 2025 10.00 am

The Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to elect a chairman and vice-chairman, hear updates from cabinet members, and address a public question about the Newquay spaceport. Councillor Connor Donnithorne was elected Chairman, and Councillor Rory Gow was elected Vice Chairman. The committee also discussed housing and temporary accommodation, transport, and the Newquay spaceport.

July 01, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

316 decisions · Page 1 of 64

Provision of Mobile Phones or a Second Sim Card to Elected Members

From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 10.00 am - January 06, 2026

... it was recommended to the Cabinet Member for Resources that elected members receive training on mobile phone usage, including the Microsoft Teams Voice-Activated Directory, and that the process for obtaining a second phone or SIM card for accessibility, mental health, or safeguarding needs be better publicised.

Recommendations Approved

Use of 'Chairman'

From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 10.00 am - January 06, 2026

...the term Chairman be replaced with Chair in the Council's Constitution, with a note clarifying that Chairman will be interpreted as Chair for equality and diversity purposes except where legally required, and that a review of the Local Government Act 1972 will be undertaken regarding the term Chairman.

Recommendations Approved

Review of Council Procedure Rule 12 - Motions on Notice

From: Constitution and Governance Committee - Tuesday, 6th January, 2026 10.00 am - January 06, 2026

...Council Procedure Rule 12.4 be amended to allow more motions to be debated at Council meetings, with such motions being advisory and not binding on the Cabinet or relevant committees, and Council Procedure Rule 12.5 be amended to require a report back within six months on advisory motions.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Employee Representative

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.30 am - November 25, 2025

...to appoint Emma Causer as an Employee Representative to the Pensions Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 88

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 316