The Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board met this week to discuss the results for the first quarter performance and financial monitoring. Councillors asked for further information on: The Council Contact Centre Fly tipping Damage to roads and pavements The central library Council house empty properties The Board also received the treasury management annual […]
Our Year in Numbers
August 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
OK, so it might not be the most exciting thing you have ever read but I was working on the stats for our Annual Report 2010-11 and thought I might as well share them. Whilst we don’t want to go overboard on this, it is important to be able to show the level of activity […]
We Do Research You Know
August 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Research is an important part of what scrutiny does and, as a team, it is a core part of our role. At a time when research resources within local councils are under pressure, research is one of the ways in which a scrutiny function can add important value. If the right topics are chosen scrutiny can […]
Balancing the Budget
July 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the main issues facing Swnsea Council, like many other public sector organisations across the country is its budget and trying to afford to pay for all the services that it provides. A vital provision undertaken by the Council is helping children and their families. The Council introduced a specific overview and scrutiny board […]
My Experience of Scrutiny at Swansea Council
July 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
For the last couple of weeks we have had Eve McFadzean, an undergraduate from Cardiff University Politics Department, on placement with us. This was our second politics student placement for the year – the first being Andrew Jenkins. Both placements have been a real pleasure to host and I think that there has been a real benefit […]