Measuring the effectiveness of scrutiny is no easy task but an important one nevertheless. Councillors want to know that the scrutiny work that they have been doing has been done well and, more to the point, has made a difference. In Swansea we have recently adopted a results based approach and used 19 different indicators […]
Providing More Affordable Homes Needs to be a Priority
July 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As in many other areas, the number of new affordable homes being supplied in Swansea is a long way short of the number of new affordable homes that are needed. To have any chance of closing this gap the first step is to ensure that affordable housing is a shared priority for the Council and its […]
Helping the Economically Inactive into Work and Training
June 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The City and County of Swansea is bringing about changes in its regeneration, which is largely as a result of the Swansea 2020 Economic Regeneration Strategy. As part of this strategy, the ‘Beyond Bricks and Mortar‘ Initiative and Charter have been created, to ensure that benefits from the developments leading up to 2020 reach our community. The Economic Inactivity Scrutiny Panel […]
Seven Ideas for Improving School Meals
June 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Ensuring that local children and young people receive a nutritious, balanced meal at a reasonable price is important, not only for their general health, but also because it affects how they perform in school. A scrutiny working group has recently been looking at this issue and has come up with a number of ideas around how […]
Do You Have A Question For the Cabinet Member for Opportunities for Children & Young People?
June 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
At their next meeting the Scrutiny Programme Committee will be holding a question and answer session with Councillor Mitch Theaker who is Cabinet Member for Opportunities for Children & Young People and they are looking for ideas for questions. Councillor Theaker’s portfolio responsibilities include: Play & Youth Services; Youth Offending Service; and involvement in […]
Scrutiny Councillors Visit The Phoenix and The Canolfan Centres
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Last week the Economic Inactivity Inquiry Panel members visited The Phoenix Centre, Townhill and the Canolfan Centre in Gorseinon. As with the previous site visits, the intention of visiting these two centres was to find out what work is being carried out to promote economic activity and to support the local community. The Phoenix […]