The Place Scrutiny Board has recently set up an Inquiry Panel to look at whether Swansea is making the most of its potential as a destination for tourists including whether Swansea maximises the economic benefits. Councillors highlighted Tourism as a key area of inquiry because it is a major economic sector locally. Tourism spending contributed […]
Hafod Primary School – Partnership Working in Practice
January 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Councillors from the Partnership Overview and Scrutiny Committee visited Hafod Primary School earlier this week. The purpose of the visit was to follow up their scrutiny of Swansea Local Service Board. Specifically the idea was to test some of the things they had been told about the Local Service Board’s Prevention and Early Intervention Programme by […]
Swansea Local Service Board – Making a Difference for Children and Young People?
July 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Last Monday the Partnership Overview and Scrutiny Committee had a presentation on the Prevention and Early Intervention Programme which is one of Swansea Local Service Board’s four projects. The presentation was the second step in the Committee’s ongoing evaluation of whether Swansea Local Service Board is making a difference. I have blogged before on the Committee’s first […]
Swansea Local Service Board – What Difference Does it Make?
April 13, 2011 by 1 Comment
Earlier this week the Partnership Overview & Scrutiny Committee had a close look at Swansea’s Local Service Board. They were particularly keen to find out what difference it makes and had asked for two presentations to help them find out. This is the first one, given by yours truly, that tried to set the scene with […]