The Natural Environment Scrutiny Panel met in March to discuss progress with the work and main project activity managed by the Nature Conservation Team. The Panel considered a Biodiversity and Green Infrastructure Action Log provided to the Panel to assist understanding of the various activities related to actions under the Corporate Plan priority for Natural […]

Scrutiny councillors on the Education Performance Panel met with the Cabinet Member for Education Improvement, Learning and Skills and Director of Education to discuss the Covid recovery in Education, Pupil Development Grant spend, and Regional Education Improvement Service (ERW). The Panel started the meeting with the Head teacher and four pupils from Bishopston Primary School […]

The Child & Family Services Scrutiny Panel held a meeting on 24 March and invited members of the Adult Services Scrutiny Panel to attend, along with the Cabinet Member for Supporting Communities and senior officers in the Service to discuss the Wales Audit Office’s (WAO) report: Tackling Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence […]

Councillors on the Development & Regeneration Panel were pleased to meet the Operations Director and Business Manager of the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) who attended the Panel’s meeting in March to present an overview of ATG. The Panel learned that ATG is a vertically integrated business; operating venues, producing shows and selling tickets for iconic […]

The Covid-19 Pandemic has had an effect on all of the Council’s services including scrutiny. Let us take a look back at what the Child & Family Services Scrutiny Panel has been up to: April 2020: In response to the national lockdown all scrutiny meetings were temporarily suspended and therefore the Panel meeting booked for […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has had its effects on all of the Council’s services including scrutiny. Let us take a look back at what the Service Improvement & Finance Scrutiny Panel has been up to: March 2020: In response to the national lockdown, all scrutiny meetings were temporarily suspended and therefore meetings booked for March and […]