Call For Evidence: Corporate Culture Scrutiny Inquiry Panel

A new scrutiny inquiry panel has started which is looking at ways in which Swansea Council can improve its corporate culture including how we can increase our ‘can do’ attitude. Over the next few months the Panel will be looking into many aspects of corporate and organisational culture and will look to answer the question ‘how can Swansea […]

Scrutiny Councillors look at pupil behaviour and the effect on performance in schools

The Schools Performance Scrutiny Panel met with the Access to Learning Manager and Principal Education Psychologist in November to look at issues affecting behaviour of children and young people in school and how that in turn affects schools performance.  Councillors also, in preparation for this meeting, contacted schools asking for their views on this issue and at […]

Councillors look at Car Parking in Swansea

The Panel met twice in the last two months to look at the provision of car parking services in Swansea.  The Panel were interested to hear about the systems thinking work that is being carried out across the service and especially the work in relation to enabling direct payments of Penalty Charge Notices. We were […]

Looking at the impact of the Tourism Scrutiny Inquiry

The Tourism Scrutiny Inquiry Panel met on 17 November 2014 to consider the impact report of the Tourism scrutiny inquiry which concluded in June 2013. The purpose of this meeting was to assess the impact of the report and its recommendations. The panel’s role was to assess what has changed since the report was presented […]

How do we create a can do corporate culture?

A positive corporate culture is important because, if we get it right, it sets the tone of the organisation and drives the desired behaviour which in term will help produce the right results. The culture of Swansea Council therefore needs to be aligned with (and used to reinforce) what the Council is seeking to achieve. […]

Scrutiny Inquiry into Tourism – What has been the impact?

The Panel noted in their final report in  June 2013 that they felt very optimistic about the future of the tourism industry in Swansea. Recognising there are many future challenges and that we are in a relatively good position to face them.  Emphasising that we have much to offer the visitor and with the future potential […]