Here is a list of all the meetings taking place in March: 3rd March 2.30pm – Wellbeing Performance Panel 5th March 4pm – Schools Performance Panel 6th March 4pm – Special Scrutiny Programme Committee 11th March 3pm – Social Care at Home Inquiry Panel 13th March 4pm – Inward Investment Inquiry Panel 17th March […]
Scrutiny Dispatches – February 2014
January 31, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Every month council receives an update from scrutiny about the work it has been doing. It aims to provide the headlines, typically with one major story each time, to raise awareness and visibility of the work and impact of scrutiny. Here’s this months roundup: 1. What is the connection between […]
What’s going on in scrutiny in February?
January 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Here is a list of all the meetings taking place in February: 3rd February 10am Historic Buildings Working Group 3rd February 2.30pm Wellbeing Performance Panel 4th February 4pm Education Inclusion Inquiry Panel 6th February 3.30pm Schools Performance Panel 10th February 11am Service Improvement and Finance Performance Panel 10th February 4pm Social Care at Home Inquiry […]
Delivering effective scrutiny: Our take on the single committee model
January 17, 2014 by 2 Comments
The model of scrutiny that we have recently adopted in Swansea has been attracting interest from some other councils in Wales. It is a single committee system that does its work through informal cross party task and finish groups called panels. While the single committee model for scrutiny has been used before ours is perhaps […]
Scrutiny Dispatches – January 2014
January 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Every month council receives an update from scrutiny about the work it has been doing. It aims to provide the headlines, typically with one major story each time, to raise awareness and visibility of the work and impact of scrutiny. Here’s this months roundup: 1. Scrutiny in the spotlight: investing to maximise its impact (Lead: […]
Scrutiny wants to hear from the voluntary sector
August 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
So maybe you have been invited to give evidence to scrutiny and you are wondering what it is all about. Maybe you are even a little nervous. Don’t worry! Scrutiny does not want to “scrutinise” you or your organisation. But it does want to benefit from your knowledge, experience and advice. Scrutiny is about councillors […]