Rob Parsonage -  for Cornwall

Rob Parsonage

Cornish Independent Nonaligned Group Deputy Group Leader of Cornish Independent Nonaligned Group

Email: cllr.rob.parsonage@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Cornwall Councillor, Committee Member) Cabinet (Cornwall Councillor) Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee (Cornwall Councillor) Miscellaneous Licensing Committee (Committee Member) Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Vice-Chair, Vice-Chairman, Committee Member) Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee (Committee Member) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Sustainable Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee from 1/7/25) (Substitutes, Cornwall Councillor) Audit Committee (Substitutes) Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Substitutes) Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Cornwall Councillor) Individual Decision Days (Cornwall Councillor) Chief Officers Employment Committee (Committee Member) Constitution and Governance Committee (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

48 meetings · Page 10 of 10

Chief Officers Employment Committee CANCELLED

Chief Officers Employment Committee - Friday, 6th June, 2025 1.00 pm

June 06, 2025
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board CANCELLED

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board - Friday, 30th May, 2025 2.00 pm

May 30, 2025
Cornwall Council

Annual Meeting, Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 20th May, 2025 10.30 am

At a meeting of the Cornwall Council, Councillor Rob Nolan was elected Chairman, Councillor John Thomas MBE was elected Vice-Chairman, and Councillor Leigh Frost was elected Leader of the Council. Councillors approved the appointment of committees, the allocation of seats, a programme of ordinary meetings, and a recommendation from the Standards Committee regarding mandatory member training. The Leader of the Council, Councillor Leigh Frost, announced that he would confirm his appointments to the Cabinet and allocation of portfolios within the required constitutional timescales.

May 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

189 decisions · Page 1 of 38

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 48

Average per Month: 5.3

Decisions Recorded: 189