Scrutiny Councillors on the Child & Family Services Panel met with the Cabinet Member for Children Services and senior officers in the Service last month to receive an update on progress with the Western Bay Regional Adoption Service, Initial Feedback on the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) Assurance Visit and the Panel’s Review of the Year […]

Scrutiny Councillors on the Adult Services Scrutiny Panel met early last month to discuss the Adult Services Transformation Programme, Actions from the Wales Audit Office (WAO) Report ‘Front Door to Adult Social Care’ and the Director’s Annual Review of Social Services Charges. Here is a summary of what was discussed, but you can view all […]

Have you ever wondered what Scrutiny is all about, why it is there and what benefits it brings? We have put together a simple guide to help answer these important questions. Scrutiny Scrutiny is done through ‘effective questioning’ this means asking the kind of questions which get to the heart of an issue to find […]

The Child & Family Services Panel met in May to receive an update on progress with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and a briefing on the Youth Offending Service. The Panel heard that joint Service elements have slowed down due to Covid and the impact of the last year on young people’s […]

The Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) programme was introduced in 2002 with the objective of raising the standard of social housing across Wales, embracing a large number of legal and regulatory obligations. The compliance deadline is 31st December 2021 which has been extended from end of December 2020 to accommodate delays faced due to the […]

Scrutiny Councillors on the Education Panel met last month to receive updates from the Cabinet Member for Education, Improvement, Learning and Skills, on Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) Services and the 21st Century Schools Programme. The Panel heard that the new Maes Derw Pupil Referral Unit is having a beneficial impact on both pupils […]