Richard Williams-Pears
Email: cllr.richard.pears@cornwall.gov.uk
Council: Cornwall
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Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
15 meetings · Page 1 of 3
The Monitoring Officer has decided that this meeting will not be livestreamed due to the pre-election period of heightened sensitivity. The recording will be made available after the elections, Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 15th April, 2025 10.30 am
Cornwall Council met to discuss health and wellbeing board alignment, and the operation of special urgency provisions. Councillors also addressed questions from the public regarding 20mph zones, transport pricing in Truro, appointments, and investments related to the conflict in Gaza. The council approved recommendations regarding the Health and Wellbeing Board and Integrated Care Partnership alignment, and noted the report on special urgency and call-in provisions.
Audit Committee - Friday, 11th April, 2025 10.00 am
The Audit Committee of Cornwall Council met on 11 April 2025 to discuss a range of issues, including the appointment of a new lay member, the external auditor's plan, the annual governance statement, and the internal audit plan for the upcoming year. The meeting also included a review of the committee's effectiveness and reports from the chief internal auditor.
Decisions from Meetings
95 decisions · Page 4 of 19
Chief Internal Auditor Annual Report 2024-25
From: Audit Committee - Friday, 11th April, 2025 10.00 am - April 11, 2025
...to approve the Chief Internal Auditor’s Annual Report for 2024-25, taking assurance from the report's findings and the reasonable assurance opinion on the Council's control environment, while also tasking the COO to provide a note on the Home to School Transport review and including a summary of new failure to prevent fraud offences in the next counter fraud update.
Recommendations Approved
Exempt Minutes of the meeting held on 21 February 2025
From: Audit Committee - Friday, 11th April, 2025 10.00 am - April 11, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Annual Governance Statement 2024-25
From: Audit Committee - Friday, 11th April, 2025 10.00 am - April 11, 2025
...the 2024/25 draft Annual Governance Statement was approved as a draft, to be signed by the Chief Executive, and then brought back to the Committee for final approval after public inspection and external audit, to be signed by the Leader.
Recommendations Approved
Licensing of Hackney Carriages, Private Hire Vehicles and Operators - Application Fees
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025
...to increase the fees and charges for licenses issued to hackney carriage vehicles, private hire operators, and private hire vehicles as detailed in the report.
Recommendations Approved
Pay Policy Statement for 2025-2026
From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 10.30 am - February 25, 2025
...to comply with the Localism Act 2011, the council approved the Pay Policy Statement for the financial year 2025/26, as detailed in Appendix 1 of the presented report.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 15
Average per Month: 1.3
Decisions Recorded: 95