Jack Yelland -  for Cornwall

Jack Yelland

 Reform UK

Email: cllr.jack.yelland@cornwall.gov.uk

Council: Cornwall

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Committees: Audit Committee (Committee Member) Appeals Committee (Committee Member) Cornwall Council (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

9 meetings · Page 1 of 2

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
Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Friday, 14th November, 2025 10.00 am

Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Audit Committee meeting of Cornwall Council on 14 November 2025. The committee was expected to discuss annual reports from council-owned entities, an external audit report, an update on audit progress, and the Cornwall Pension Fund Audit Findings Report 2024-25. Members were also scheduled to review exemptions from contract procedure rules.

November 14, 2025
Appeals Committee Committee Member

Appeals Committee - Monday, 6th October, 2025 10.00 am

The Cornwall Council Appeals Committee met on Monday 6 October 2025, under the chairmanship of Councillor James Ball, to discuss several requests for travel assistance to schools. All requests for travel assistance were refused, with the exception of two appeals relating to Helston Community College and one relating to Cubert School, which were deferred.

October 06, 2025
Audit Committee Committee Member

Audit Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 10.00 am

The Audit Committee of Cornwall Council were scheduled to meet on 26 September 2025 to discuss the external auditor's update report, internal audit and counter fraud performance, and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. The committee was also scheduled to review the minutes from the meeting held on 4 July 2025.

September 26, 2025
Cornwall Council Committee Member

Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 10.30 am

Here is a summary of the items scheduled for discussion at the Cornwall Council meeting on 16 September 2025, according to the agenda and associated reports. It is important to note that this summary is based solely on the meeting agenda and associated documents, and I do not have any information on what was actually discussed or decided during the meeting.

September 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act - Annual Update

From: Audit Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 26, 2025

...to take assurance from the report that the use of powers granted to the Council under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) was conducted in accordance with the statue and guidance from the Investigatory Powers Commissioner’s Office.

Recommendations Approved

Internal Audit & Counter Fraud Performance and the rolling Internal Audit Plan

From: Audit Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 26, 2025

...to take assurance from the work of the Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Teams, the progress made by management in implementing Agreed Management Actions, and to approve the Internal Audit Plan from October 2025 and approach to programming, while also requesting clarifications on specific actions.

Recommendations Approved

Counter Fraud Risk Update

From: Audit Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 26, 2025

...to take assurance from the work of the Counter Fraud and Internal Audit team that risks and exposures to fraud were being reasonably managed through a comprehensive framework of prevention, detection and deterrence activities, and to sharpen fraud KPIs, compile historical fraud data, develop assurance mapping, and share outputs informally.

Recommendations Approved

External Auditor's Update Report and Sector Briefing

From: Audit Committee - Friday, 26th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 26, 2025

...to note the External Auditor’s Progress Report and Sectoral Update for Cornwall Council, as set out in Appendix 1, and to request IT recommendations for the next meeting, ISO 260 reports for high-level audit findings, and an informal meeting with external audit and members.

Recommendations Approved

Reverse the Decision to Increase Parking Charges by CPI 2025: Proposer: Cllr Donnithorne; Seconder: Councillor Pascoe

From: Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 10.30 am - September 16, 2025

...to address a motion to reverse the recently decided increase in parking charges by CPI, the Chairman referred the motion to the Cabinet for consideration, with a meeting to be organized with relevant parties to determine next steps.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 9

Average per Month: 1.3

Decisions Recorded: 51