The Board recently followed up on its review of the role of councillors as corporate parents, to assess progress and the impact of its work. Considering the various recommendations made by the Board the Cabinet Member for Social Services, Councillor Nick Tregoning presented an action plan. The Board also heard from the Chair of the […]
Children, Young People and Learning revisit Youth Support Services
August 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Board were pleased to receive an update giving progress with the action plan resulting from the previous Policy Boards review of Youth Support Services. Councillors were satisfied with the progress made and congratulated the cabinet member and staff for the achievements so far. The Board did however feel that there was still some way to […]
Balancing the Budget
July 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the main issues facing Swnsea Council, like many other public sector organisations across the country is its budget and trying to afford to pay for all the services that it provides. A vital provision undertaken by the Council is helping children and their families. The Council introduced a specific overview and scrutiny board […]
Award Winning Board Plans Another Year’s Work
July 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board has identified priority areas for its work over the coming year. The Board will continue its in-depth Review of the Support for Care Leavers. Evidence gathering for this review commenced in February and the Task & Finish Group carrying out this work is expected to deliver […]
Focus on Budget
June 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the biggest issues facing the Council at this moment in time is controlling its budget and one of the main areas of expenditure in recent years is in Child and Family Services. This area is closely monitored by the award winning Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board. Because of the importance […]
The Most Important Thing is Safeguarding Vulnerable Children
June 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
Last Thursday Councillors from the Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board received a Centre for Public Scrutiny award for their work. If you have read previous posts about the work of this board you will know that it has been richly deserved – don’t take our word for it, inspectors and Welsh Assembly Deputy […]