The Working Group was established by the Council’s Constitution and Governance Committee in June 2015.
The Working Group has been reconstituted as an Outside Body with appointments being made by the Leader. This is in accordance with the Council’s Outside Body Framework.
Members from the Council administration were appointed in June 2025:
- Councillor Leigh Frost (Leader)
- Councillor Sarah Preece (Cabinet Member)
- Councillor Dick Cole (Mebyon Kernow)
- Councillor Richard Barker (Reform UK)
- Councillor Dean Evans (Green)
- Councillor Julian German (Independent)
- Councillor Alan Rowe (Labour)
- Councillor Jordan Rowse (Conservative)
There will also be three co-opted members from Gorsedh Kernow appointed.
How is the Working Group governed?
The Constitution and Governance Committee has agreed the terms of reference of the Working Group. These are to:
- Lead, promote and celebrate Cornish National Minority Status
- Support the development of Cornish as a community language
- Take forward an action plan to address the provisions of the FCPNM and ECRML and to monitor its implementation
- Formulate responses to the Council of Europe in respect of draft UK Government FCPNM compliance reports
- Provide supporting information for the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee Opinion on the UK Government’s compliance reports
- Formulate responses with regards to future compliance reports
- Act in an advisory role, liaising with the Council of Europe and UK Government in respect of the FCPNM and ECRML
Working Group Documents
Current key documents produced by the Working Group:
- Cornish National Minority Working Group Work Plan Summary
- Cornish Minority Status Working Group Terms Of Reference
- Cornish Minority Report 2014
- A Case For Cornish Public Service Media Summary
- Cornwall Council's submission to the UK Government Fifth Cycle Report 2019
- Cornwall Council Submission To Communications Select Committee
- Census 2021 and Cornish National Minority - Letter from Chair to Chloe Smith MP - April 2020
- Cornwall Council's 2021 update to the UK Government Fifth Cycle Report
- Timeline of recognition of Cornish as a national minority under the FCPNM
- The Cornish: A UK National Minority
Agendas and minutes
2025
2024
- 11 December 2024 Minutes
- 11 December 2024 Agenda
- 09 October 2024 Minutes
- 01 October 2024 Agenda
- 09 July 2024 Minutes
- 09 July 2024 Agenda
- 01 May 2024 Minutes
- 01 May 2024 Agenda
- 12 February 2024 Minutes
- 12 February 2024 Agenda
2023
- 27 November 2023 Minutes
- 27 November 2023 Agenda
- 17 July 2023 Minutes
- 17 July 2023 Agenda
- 30 May 2023 Minutes
- 30 May 2023 Agenda
- 13 February 2023 Minutes
- 13 February 2023 Agenda
- 25 January 2023 Special Meeting on Devolution
- 25 January 2023 Agenda
2022
- 12 December 2022 Minutes
- 12 December 2022 Agenda
- 27 September 2022 Minutes
- 27 September 2022 Agenda
- 15 June 2022 Special Meeting on Education
- 06 July 2022 Minutes
- 06 July 2022 Agenda pack
- 05 April 2022 Minutes
- 05 April 2022 Agenda
- 07 February 2022 Minutes
- 07 February 2022 Agenda
2021
- 9 Dec 2021 Minutes
- 09 December 2021 Agenda
- 18 October 2021 Minutes
- 18 October 2021 Agenda
- April 2021 Update Report Pack
- 09 Feb 2021 Agenda Pack
- 09 Feb 2021 Minutes