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 were appointed in September 2021 and the first meeting took place in October 2021.
Members are:
- Cllr Dick Cole (Chair)
- Cllr Jordan Rowse (Vice Chair)
- Cllr Linda Taylor
- Cllr Kate Ewert
- Cllr Leigh Frost
- Cllr Julian German
- Cllr Carol Mould
- Bert Biscoe (Bard)
- Will Coleman (Bard)
- Ian Saltern (Bard)
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
Current plans of the Cornish National Minority Working Group
The Working Group maintains an action plan for its future activities. They hosted the first ever UK-wide National Minority summit in 2019. The group continues to work closely with Cornwall's MPs. This is to appeal to the UK Government to honour its commitment under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.
Members of the Working Group opposed proposals for a cross-border constituency under the Parliamentary Boundary Review. This began in January 2021 and is due to conclude in 2023.
In partnership with the Council, the Group continues to press the UK Government for stable central funding for Cornish culture and language.
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
- 09 July 2024 Agenda
- 01 May 2024 Minutes
- 01 May 2024 Agenda
- 12 February Minutes
- 12 February 2024 Agenda
- 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
- 12 December 2022 Minutes
- 12 December 2022 Agenda
- 27 September 2022 Minutes
- 27 September 2022 Agenda
- 06 July 2022 Minutes
- 06 July 2022 Agenda pack
- 15 June 2022 Special Meeting on Education
- 05 April 2022 Minutes
- 05 April 2022 Agenda
- 07 February 2022 Minutes
- 07 February 2022 Agenda
- 09 December 2021 Agenda
- 18 October 2021 Minutes
- 18 October 2021 Agenda
- April 2021 Update Report Pack
- 09 Feb 2021 Minutes
- 09 Feb 2021 Agenda Pack
- 9 Dec 2021 Minutes
- 08 Dec 2020 Minutes
- 8 Dec 2020 Agenda Pack
- 20 Oct 2020 Minutes
- 20 October 2020 Agenda Pack
- 12 August 2020 Extraordinary meeting
- 30 June 2020 Minutes
- 30 June 2020 Agenda Pack Part 2
- 30 June 2020 Agenda Pack Part 1
- 30 June 2020 Agenda
- 14 Jan 2020 Minutes