What should the Environment & Communities Overview & Scrutiny Board investigate next?

The Environment & Communities Overview & Scrutiny Board will hold its last meeting of the municipal year on 17th April. They will use the meeting to reflect on how they have worked together this year and how they could improve next year. During 2011/12 the Board held 13 formal board meetings, 10 task and finish […]

‘A Year in Children, Young People and Learning’

The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board, at its meeting on the 16th April, will review the years activities, discuss those areas for future scrutiny and any lessons learnt from their work.  The Board have had 11 Board meetings, 12 task and finish groups and looked at over 20 issues.  Some of the […]

Health Social Care & Well Being Overview & Scrutiny Board almost finished for the year

The Health Social Care & Well Being Overview & Scrutiny Board will meet for the final time on Tuesday 3rd April. Councillors on the Board will take some time during this meeting to review the work they have carried out this year and to reflect on performance. They will look at what has worked well […]

Environment & Communities Overview & Scrutiny Board revisit Recycling Review

The Environment and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Board met today and received the final progress report on the recommendations that were made as a result of their in-depth review into recycling in 2010. The Board were pleased to learn that the vast majority of their recommendations have been implemented and were advised by Reena Owen […]

Scrutiny review of support for carers in Swansea completed

This week the Health Social Care and Well Being Overview & Scrutiny Board agreed its final report for the review of support for carers in Swansea.  You can read the Board’s report here.  The Board spent an intensive 3-months gathering evidence, talking to individuals and organisations involved in providing support services for carers, making visits […]

Reviewing success

The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board at their meeting on Monday 19th March will look at the Strategic Plan for Children and Young People 2011–2014 in order to review the success indicators as at March 2012. The focus of this report is on the 22 success indicators within the plan which were […]