Over the last couple weeks we have had Andrew Jenkins with us on placement from the Politics Department in Swansea University. We set Andrew a small task – to give his impressions of scrutiny and suggest the five things most worth knowing. Here is what he came up with – I think it’s really rather good […]
The Most Important Thing is Safeguarding Vulnerable Children
June 8, 2011 by 1 Comment
Last Thursday Councillors from the Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board received a Centre for Public Scrutiny award for their work. If you have read previous posts about the work of this board you will know that it has been richly deserved – don’t take our word for it, inspectors and Welsh Assembly Deputy […]
Proposed Changes to ChildLine in Swansea
June 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board has picked up on concerns in the community about the proposed closure of the ChildLine telephone counselling service that is based in Swansea. The NSPCC wants to relocate the centre in South Wales from Swansea to Cardiff where there will be online counselling only. A 30 […]
New Chairs and Vice Chairs for 2011/12
May 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I have just come hot foot from the Council’s Annual General Meeting where the new overview and scrutiny chairs have been elected for the next 12 months. The chairs and vice chairs for 2011/12 are: Overview & Scrutiny Boards Child & Family Services – Chair: Cllr Paxton Hood-Williams Vice Chair: Cllr Christine Richards Children, Young People & Learning […]
Have your say on our service!
May 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
It is that time of year again where we run our annual stakeholder survey. The purpose of the survey is to gauge perceptions about the work of overview and scrutiny over the past 12 months. The information gathered will be used to monitor performance and introduce further improvements. It also generates new topics that can […]