The Deputy Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Services for Children & Young People, Councillor Christine Richards, will be appearing before the Scrutiny Programme Committee on 22 December for a question and answer session. The committee welcome your ideas for questions. Councillor Richards’ portfolio […]
Do you have a question for Councillor Christine Richards, Deputy Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Services for Children & Young People?
December 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Service Improvement and Finance Scrutiny Panel to discuss Welsh Public Library Standards Report
December 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Service Improvement & Finance Scrutiny Performance Panel will meet with Councillor Robert Francis-Davies (Cabinet Member for Enterprise, Regeneration & Development) this week to hear how well Swansea is performing in relation to the Welsh Public Library Standards. Also on the agenda is a presentation from the Head of Communications and the Council’s […]
Recycling and landfill performance on the scrutiny agenda
December 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
For some years scrutiny has been keeping a close eye on how well the Council is doing to recycle waste and reduce what we send to landfill. This is done through an annual performance report to scrutiny. It’s an important issue as the Welsh Government has set very challenging targets for all Councils to recycle or compost 70% […]
Scrutiny to follow up on affordable housing recommendations
December 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Affordable Housing Scrutiny Inquiry Panel is meeting on Wednesday to assess the impact of their report into affordable housing, which took place during 2013. The inquiry looked at ways the Council and its partners could increase the overall supply of affordable housing in Swansea. You can download a copy of the full report in our scrutiny […]
What’s going on in scrutiny in December?
November 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Here is a list of all the meetings taking place in December: 3rd December 5pm Chamber Meeting Room – Affordable Housing Inquiry Panel follow up 4th December 3.30pm Committee Room 3 – Service Improvement and Finance Performance Panel 8th December 4pm Committee Room 3 – Transformation of Adult Social Services Panel 8th December 5pm […]
Scrutiny Dispatches – November 2014
November 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Here’s this month’s roundup of the work of scrutiny: 1. How can we improve public engagement? (Lead: Councillor Joe Hale) The Public Engagement Scrutiny Inquiry Panel completed its look at ways in which the Council could improve its engagement practices with the public, staff and external stakeholders, and […]