Paul Ashton

Meetings Attended ^{Note this may include planned future meetings.}

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Standards Committee Committee Member

Standards Committee - Thursday, 31st July, 2025 10.00 am

The Standards Committee of Cornwall Council met to discuss complaints handling, ethical standards, and future work programmes. Members were scheduled to discuss the Organisational Complaints Report, the Ethical Standards Complaints Report, the Standards Committee Work Programme, the Annual Report, the Review of Code of Conduct Assessment Procedures, and the Review of Unreasonable Customer Behaviour Policy.

July 31, 2025

Cornwall Council Committee Member

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 22nd July, 2025 10.30 am

Cornwall Council scheduled a meeting for 22 July 2025, to discuss a range of topics from public questions to motions regarding devolution, health priorities, and environmental concerns. Also on the agenda was the Audit Committee Annual Report, re-appointment of a Harbours Board member, and the Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing Policy.

July 22, 2025

Chief Officers Employment Committee Committee Member

Chief Officers Employment Committee - Monday, 21st July, 2025 11.00 am

The Chief Officers Employment Committee of Cornwall Council met on 21 July 2025. The meeting's agenda included apologies for absence, declarations of interest, and discussion of senior recruitment. Due to the confidential nature of some items, the press and public may have been excluded from certain parts of the meeting.

July 21, 2025

Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

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

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

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Decisions from Meetings

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Minutes from the Meeting held on 22 October 2025

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 26, 2025

...they approved the minutes from their meeting held on 22 October 2025 as a correct record to be signed by the Chairman, and made several recommendations to the Cabinet regarding Council priorities, social housing, food and energy security, emergency services, sewage pollution, tourism, corporate parenting, SEND issues, and financial assumptions, including a recommendation to reduce the council tax increase for 2026/27 to align with CPI.

Recommendations Approved

Draft Council Priorities Plan and budget development

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 26th November, 2025 10.00 am - November 26, 2025

...the committee recommended to the Cabinet a series of actions related to the draft Council Priorities Plan and budget development, including receiving lessons learned briefings on specific contracts and provisions, reviewing the approach to financial principles, strengthening references to the Cornish National Minority Status, and considering points raised during the committee's discussion.

Recommendations Approved