The Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board recently followed up on the report it produced last year on the Role of Councillors as Corporate Parents. The Board reviewed the updated action plan that was drawn up by the Cabinet Member for Social Services to address the various scrutiny recommendations. With council elections taking […]
Scrutiny Review of Support to Care Leavers Complete
March 8, 2012 by 2 Comments
A major study helping to improve the lives of care leavers has been published. The Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board has now completed its in-depth review of support to care leavers in Swansea and produced a report. Councillors spent the last 12 months talking to various people to gain a range of […]
Monitoring Continues
February 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In an effort to get a handle on the over spend in Child & Family Services, the Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board and the Child & Family Overview & Scrutiny Board have been working together since July 2011 to monitor the financial recovery plan. The latest meeting was held on 13th February and […]
Child Poverty and Educational Attainment Update
January 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Board completed a review looking at child poverty and its links with educational attainment in July 2010 and have received regular updates on progress since then. The Board at its meeting on the 23rd January will look at progress to date which will include asking questions on […]