Kate Ewert
Email: cllr.kate.ewert@cornwall.gov.uk
Council: Cornwall
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
52 meetings · Page 1 of 11
Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 3 June 2026 - 10.00 am
Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 19 May 2026 - 10.30 am
Cornwall Council - Tuesday, 21 April 2026 - 10.30 am
Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 2.00 pm
The Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) of Cornwall Council is scheduled to meet on Thursday 19 March 2026. The meeting's agenda includes discussions on the SACRE Improvement Plan, the council's budget, and the annual report.
Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 4 March 2026 - 4.00 pm
The Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting on 4 March 2026 was scheduled to discuss significant reforms to children's social care, educational attainment data, and the council's collaboration with the Cornwall Youth Council. The committee was also set to receive an update from the Cabinet Member for Children, Families & Schools.
Decisions from Meetings
229 decisions · Page 16 of 46
Framework for Developing the Financial Strategy
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 24, 2025
...to approve the approach to developing the Financial Strategy, taking into account the local government finance context and feedback from the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
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
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
Minutes from the Meeting held on 22 January 2025
From: Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 17th September, 2025 10.00 am - September 17, 2025
...that the minutes of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 22 January 2025 were approved as correctly recorded, and the Committee also resolved to recommend to Cabinet that they give due regard to the Committee's comments on the 2025/26 budget proposals, including the Capital and Investment Strategy, the provisional settlement, and the consultation responses, specifically supporting targeted cuts (option 2) while reserving the right to propose alternative budgets, and also recommending a review of the budget consultation and development process.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 52
Average per Month: 2.0
Decisions Recorded: 229