When Swansea Council introduced a single committee for scrutiny in November 2012 the idea was simple – to have a model that was member led, responsive, flexible and able to involve every backbench councillor according to their interests. This idea has since been developed and refined into what we think is an effective and distinctive […]
How can we improve public engagement?
September 24, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Council has less money to spend; the inquiry panel’s assumption was that this would diminish levels of consultation and engagement with the public, staff and interested groups. In the end, it found that capitalising on, and making improvements to existing mechanisms would improve engagement without the need to spend more money. The panel made quite […]
Services for looked after children scrutiny inquiry – final report agreed
June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Looked After Children Scrutiny Inquiry Panel has completed its inquiry into services for looked after children and how they can be improved. The report, which was presented to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on Monday 10th June, contains the conclusions and recommendations from the panel after six months of evidence gathering. Why carry out this inquiry? Services for […]
Scrutiny councillors publish report on services for looked after children
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Looked After Children Scrutiny Inquiry Panel has completed the inquiry into how support services for looked after children in Swansea can be improved. The report, which will be presented to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on Monday 10th June, contains the conclusions and recommendations of the panel after 6 months of evidence gathering. The topic was chosen […]