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Assessing the impact of our decisions


Cornwall Development and Decision Wheel

As a council, our decision-making process should be evidence-based, justified and transparent. We need to assess the impacts of our decisions at an early stage of any policy development, project or service review. We should ensure decisions are informed by a good understanding of the impact on: 

  • individuals 
  • groups 
  • communities

In 2021, we introduced a new tool to better understand and assess the impact of our decisions. The Cornwall Development and Decision Wheel is used to help shape and inform work as we develop: 

  • strategies 
  • policies 
  • projects 
  • programmes

It helps staff look at the decision through different lenses: 

  • environmental 
  • social 
  • equality and inclusion

The Cornwall Development and Decision Wheel should be used for the majority of decisions we make as a council. It should identify methods for mitigating any potential negative impacts. This ensures that we meet our legal duties under the Equality Act 2010 by not unlawfully discriminating against different communities. It also helps us to deliver on our carbon neutral ambitions. 

 For more information please see the link below:

Decision wheels for relevant Cabinet, Scrutiny and other decision reports can be found under committee meeting agenda items through the following pages: 

Budget Impact Assessments

You can see decision wheels relating to council budget decisions below:

2025/2026 Budget Impact Assessments

2024/2025 Budget Impact Assessments

2023/2024 Budget Impact Assessments

2022/2023 Budget Impact Assessments

2021/2022 Budget Impact Assessments

Pre 2021/2022 Budget Comprehensive Impact Assessments

Last Updated:

16/07/2025

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