The Adult Services Scrutiny Performance Panel met on 24 September to discuss the report from Councillor Mark Child, Cabinet Member for Care, Health and Ageing Well on ‘ Supported Living Developments for Mental Health & Learning Disability Services’. The report included the following: A summary of the profile of supply of supported living services An […]

Scrutiny Councillors have met on 25 September to discuss the Terms of Reference of the New Natural Environment Performance Panel and the Overview of current Council commitments in relation to this. The discussion was mainly focussed on activity over the last 3 years but Swansea Council has been doing work in relation to this for […]

Scrutiny Councillors on the Brexit Working Group met on 23 September to discuss the Authority’s plans in preparation for Brexit. Councillor Peter Jones, Convenor of the Working Group will write to the Leader of the Council, Cllr Rob Stewart with the working group’s findings. Scrutiny Councillors were reassured by the information provided at the meeting […]

At a recent meeting of the Development and Regeneration Scrutiny Performance Panel the Cabinet Member for Environment and Infrastructure Management came to discuss transport plans for Swansea. The Panel heard about a range of travel projects in Swansea from active travel to air quality improvement. There was also some discussion about the potential for a […]

A new Natural Environment scrutiny panel has been established. The Panel will be responsible for ongoing monitoring of council performance in relation to the natural environment and biodiversity. The development of this panel follows the introduction of a new Corporate Priority and a scrutiny inquiry which looked at how the Council manages the natural resources […]

Councillor Peter Black, convenor of the Adult Services Scrutiny Performance Panel has lead two sessions this week with Carers of Adults with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Issues, who are either in Supported Living, or are on the waiting list to go in to Supported Living. This is in preparation for the Adult Services Scrutiny […]