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 […]
Children, Young People and Learning revisit Youth Support Services
August 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Cabinet Member Question Session
July 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board met on 11th July at their new time of 4.30 pm. The Council Leader, Councillor Chris Holley, attended the meeting in his capacity as Cabinet Member for Community Leadership & Democracy. The Board regularly engages with the 3 Cabinet Members whose portfolios correspond with the Board’s terms […]
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 […]
Cabinet agree recycling recommendations
July 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
Last Thursday Swansea Council’s Cabinet agreed the recommendations from the Environment & Communities Overview & Scrutiny Board’ s review into waste minimisation, recycling and composting. Councillor June Evans, who is the Chair of the Board, presented the review report to Cabinet and gave a summary of the work carried out by the Board during the […]