The Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board completed its review of Shared Services, ‘What’s the Best Way to Deliver Savings & Improvements through Shared Services’ in April 2011. At that time, the process was to submit the report to Cabinet and for the Cabinet Member to produce a response at the same time. This […]
Libraries performance explained
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Environment & Communities Overview & Scrutiny Board met with the Cabinet Member for Culture and Tourism and the Head of Libraries last week. The Board were very interested to receive the latest performance information on the Libraries Service and Members commended Steve Hardman as Head of Libraries and his staff for the excellent service that they provide. […]
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 […]
Visitors from Mannheim
January 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Board recently welcomed delegates from Mannheim Council, including their Mayor, Dr Peter Kurtz and the Deputy Mayor, Christian Specht. Representatives from the Social Democrats, Liberal Democrats, Christian Democrats and the Green party also accompanied them, along with a number of officers. They met with the Chair of the Board, Councillor Darren Price, before the […]