Over the last 12 months one cross party group of councillors has been showing how overview & scrutiny really can make a difference. The Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board was set up in April 2009 following a CSSIW Report into children’s services in Swansea. It has been chaired by Cllr Mark Child with support from the […]
New Chairs – But What Do They Do?
May 17, 2010 by 3 Comments
We have just found out which Swansea councillors will be the chairs and vice chairs of the overview & scrutiny boards and committees. The list is at the bottom of this post. But what do they actually do? Is it just simply running meetings and keeping people in check? Well of course not – it’s much, much more […]
Sorry, You Do What?
May 13, 2010 by 1 Comment
Somehow I’ve always managed to work in areas that needed to be explained. I’ve been in Tenant Participation, Anti Poverty, Community Leadership & Engagement and now Overview & Scrutiny. I’m slightly jealous of those people who work in Planning, Education or Social Services who don’t get a blank expression when they tell someone what they do. […]
The First Post
April 27, 2010 by Leave a Comment
I’m introducing this blog although it’s not properly up and running yet. There will no doubt be some tinkering and general messing around before we ‘formally’ launch. I suppose I should say a little about why we have set it up. Well the main reason is to share some information about what overview & scrutiny […]