The SSIA has launched a new ‘Learning library’ which pulls together the wide selection of SSIA learning resources developed over the past 5 years. The library allows you to search through a wide selection of resources, ranging from reports, interactive toolkits, factsheets and e-learning resources, and through a range of topics across adult and children’s services. […]
Financial Recovery Plan
December 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 3rd joint meeting of the Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board and the Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board was held recently at the beginning of December and it was an opportunity for the members of the Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board to meet the new Corporate Director responsible […]
Monitoring Performance & Budget
December 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board has recently been looking at how well the Council is doing over a range of services that it provides. Information is collected on all the Council’s departments and is reported on every 3 months. This information compares how well the Council is actually performing with how it […]
It’s Not Rocket Science – It’s Networking!
November 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Just a quick post to feed back from a meeting of the Mid and West Wales Regional Scrutiny Network that we hosted this morning here in Swansea. The purpose of this meeting is very straightforward – once every few months it gives councillors involved in scrutiny an opportunity to share good practice, talk about common concerns and […]
New Report Praises Scrutiny Board
November 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has produced a report on its annual review and evaluation of performance of Swansea Social Services for 2010/11. The inspector’s report sets out the key strengths and areas for development / improvement for the year 2010/11, under a number of themes. It is very pleasing to read […]