A group of councillors carried out a detailed investigation into how the Council and partners provide services for looked after children. At the end of the investigation the councillors on the Services for Looked After Children Scrutiny Inquiry Panel made 15 recommendations in their report to Cabinet which they hoped would improve the lives and experiences […]
Services for looked after children scrutiny inquiry – final report agreed
June 13, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Looked After Children Scrutiny Inquiry Panel has completed its inquiry into services for looked after children and how they can be improved. The report, which was presented to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on Monday 10th June, contains the conclusions and recommendations from the panel after six months of evidence gathering. Why carry out this inquiry? Services for […]
Scrutiny councillors publish report on services for looked after children
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Looked After Children Scrutiny Inquiry Panel has completed the inquiry into how support services for looked after children in Swansea can be improved. The report, which will be presented to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on Monday 10th June, contains the conclusions and recommendations of the panel after 6 months of evidence gathering. The topic was chosen […]
Improving the experiences of looked after children scrutiny inquiry draws to a close
April 17, 2013 by 2 Comments
The scrutiny inquiry panel set up to examine how services for looked after children in Swansea can be improved has just completed its evidence gathering. The key question the inquiry sought to answer was: how can the local authority improve the experience of looked after children in Swansea when they access services from the Council and partners. The […]
How will the Council reduce the numbers of looked after children?
April 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Child & Family Services Performance Panel met last week to examine recent performance in Child & Family Services. In particular, the panel focused on the high numbers of children in the care of the authority (looked after children) and how the authority will sustainably and safely reduce the numbers of children entering the care […]