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 Development & Regeneration Scrutiny Panel has been up to: In response to the national lockdown, all scrutiny meetings were temporarily suspended and therefore meetings booked for March, May and August 2020 […]
So what has the Development & Regeneration Scrutiny Panel been up to?
March 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A look back at what the Adult Services Scrutiny Panel has been up to
March 26, 2021 by Leave a Comment
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 Adult Services 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 April and May were […]
Scrutiny ‘Workforce’ Working Group
March 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A Scrutiny ‘Workforce’ Working Group will be held virtually on 29 March 2021. The Working Group will look at ‘How the Council supports health & well-being of staff ’. Planned discussion points include: Issues around home working Staff sickness Staff turnover Use of agency staff Work pressures The following four cabinet members are invited to […]
Scrutiny’s view on the Alternation and Conversion of Bay Studios
March 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Scrutiny Programme Committee held a special (virtual) meeting on 24 April 2020 to discuss the proposed cabinet decision on the Alternation and Conversion of Bay Studios, Fabian Way, Swansea into a 1000 Bed Surge Hospital. Councillor Mary Jones, chair of the SPC wrote to the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Economy […]
Scrutiny Councillors got together to share views about the Scrutiny Work Programme for the year ahead.
March 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
It is safe to say that the Covid 19 pandemic has had an impact on the council’s services. Although it is vital for non-executive members to continue their scrutiny work to drive improvement of the council’s public services, unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. Officers throughout the authority have been under immense pressures to continue […]
Social Services Scrutiny Panels Focus on ‘Carers Assessments’
November 6, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Following discussions held last month with parents of adults with Mental Health Issues and Learning Disabilities, the Adult Services and Child & Family Services scrutiny panels have responded to concerns over ‘carers assessments’ by agreeing to hold two further focus groups earlier this week. Both Panels heard what the carer’s concerns were and looked to find […]