Adam Paynter -  for Cornwall

Adam Paynter

Independent Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Resources and Group Leader - Independent Group

Email: cllr.adam.paynter@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

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Committees: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Cornwall Councillor) East Sub-Area Planning Committee (Cornwall Councillor) Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board (Committee Member) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Chief Officers Employment Committee (Vice-Chairman) Cabinet (Vice-Chairman) Economic Growth and Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Strategic Planning Committee Cornwall Growth Board (Committee Member) Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Economic Prosperity Board (Committee Member) Audit Committee (Cornwall Councillor)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Vice-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 Committee Member

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 Vice-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
Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Cornwall Councillor

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

The Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Cornwall Council is scheduled to meet on Wednesday 26 November 2025, to discuss the draft council priorities plan and budget development. The meeting will also include an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions of the Committee Chairman.

November 26, 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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Strategic Update from the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Executive Group - 2 April & 17 June 2025

From: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board - Friday, 11th July, 2025 2.00 pm - July 11, 2025

...to approve the recommendations arising from the strategic update provided by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Executive Group regarding their meetings on April 2nd and June 17th, 2025, which included updates on a strategic risk register, the Director of Public Health annual report, a HR Community of Practice, the Police and Crime Plan, a Procurement Review, and the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Insights Dashboard.

Recommendations Approved

CIOS Civic Universities Agreement Annual Report

From: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board - Friday, 11th July, 2025 2.00 pm - July 11, 2025

...they reviewed the draft annual report of the CIoS Civic Universities Partnership Board, endorsed inviting Plymouth Marjon University and the University of Plymouth to join the agreement, highlighted opportunities for collaboration, and invited consideration of the report by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Executive Group.

Recommendations Approved

Strategic risks to the delivery of aims in the Cornwall Plan 2050

From: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board - Friday, 11th July, 2025 2.00 pm - July 11, 2025

...to mitigate risks to the Cornwall Plan 2050, the Board endorsed identified strategic risks, tasked the Executive Group with assigning leads, assessing impact and likelihood, and developing mitigating actions, and agreed to receive regular updates and assurance on risk reduction efforts.

Recommendations Approved

Police and Crime Plan 2025-2029

From: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board - Friday, 11th July, 2025 2.00 pm - July 11, 2025

...to enhance the overall ambitions of reducing reoffending, reducing victims of crime, and reducing the locations of crime, the Board endorsed the Police and Crime Plan 2025-2029 and agreed to identify ways to link its own strategic objectives with the priorities outlined in the plan.

Recommendations Approved

Welcome, Introductions and Apologies for Absence

From: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board - Friday, 11th July, 2025 2.00 pm - July 11, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, following welcomes, introductions, apologies for absence, and a declaration that there were no interests to declare.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 59

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 222