Anna Thomason-Kenyon -  for Cornwall

Anna Thomason-Kenyon

 Reform UK

Email: cllr.anna.thomason-kenyon@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Cornwall Councillor) West Sub-Area Planning Committee (Committee Member, Cornwall Councillor) Cornwall Council (Committee Member) Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Cornwall Councillor) Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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West Sub-Area Planning Committee CANCELLED Committee Member

West Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 08, 2025
Cornwall Council Committee Member

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

The Cornwall Council was scheduled to meet on Tuesday 25 November 2025. The agenda included questions from the public, motions, allocation of seats, a review of members' allowances, recommendations from various committees, and questions from members to members of the cabinet.

November 25, 2025
West Sub-Area Planning Committee Cornwall Councillor

West Sub-Area Planning Committee - Monday, 10th November, 2025 10.00 am

The West Sub-Area Planning Committee met to discuss a number of planning applications, ultimately approving two, refusing two, and deferring one for more information. The committee also noted a list of planning appeal decisions.

November 10, 2025
Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 10.00 am

The Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet to discuss governance arrangements, digital inclusion, customer service and the council's performance.

October 14, 2025
Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee Cornwall Councillor

Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am

The Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee of Cornwall Council met on 22 September 2025 to discuss the framework for developing the council's financial strategy. The committee was scheduled to review a Cabinet report on the financial strategy and consider its own work programme. The aim of this work is to support the council in setting a balanced budget for the coming year.

September 22, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Council Performance Report – Q1 2025/26

From: Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 14, 2025

...the Committee determined whether any further actions were required by it or other relevant Overview and Scrutiny Committees regarding specific performance concerns identified in the first Council Performance Report for 2025/26, which covered performance, risks, and projects from April to June 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Digital Inclusion Strategy Refresh

From: Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 14th October, 2025 10.00 am - October 14, 2025

...the Committee considered the CornwALL Connected Digital Inclusion Strategy 2025–2030, provided feedback to the Cabinet for consideration before formal approval, considered exploring aspects of the Strategy in more detail, and encouraged the Executive to hold a summit on connectivity, infrastructure, and inclusivity.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 22, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no declarations of interest.

Recommendations Approved

Questions to the Committee Chairman from members of the public

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 22, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, as there were no questions from the public to the Committee Chairman.

Recommendations Approved

Framework for Developing the Financial Strategy

From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 22nd September, 2025 10.00 am - September 22, 2025

...to inform Cabinet's development of the Financial Strategy, the Committee recommended considering a credible risk management process, removing the principle to protect core budgets, preparing a balanced budget for Year 1 only, scrutinising the Council Business Plan, reviewing services for zero-based budgeting, requiring portfolio holder sign-off on information, consulting the Committee chairs on the scope of an external commission, requesting a report on pay inflation and interest rate forecasts, and providing detailed service budget information, while also approving a work programme that includes a detailed timeline, a workshop on assumptions, consideration of key lines of enquiry, provision of saving efficiencies deliverables, and individual workshops with portfolio holders and strategic directors.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 11

Average per Month: 1.4

Decisions Recorded: 70