Yesterday scrutiny councillors took part in their second annual work planning conference. As with last year’s event, the aim was to prioritise a small number of topics for in depth work. The key is get the maximum impact by focusing on the issues where scrutiny can make the biggest difference. This means finding those areas that have […]
What matters to the public?
May 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We are constantly asking the public to rate the importance of scrutiny inquiry topics. Over the past 2 years we have asked the public to rate the importance of 14 different scrutiny topics. The results below shows the topics in ranked order of importance: Tackling unemployment and economic inactivity (51%) Literacy in schools (45%) Attainment and wellbeing of […]
Communities First – Working to Improve Economic Inactivity
April 24, 2013 by 2 Comments
The Inquiry Panel met this week to hear about the work being carried out in Swansea by Communities First, in respect of economic inactivity. Caroline Carter, Community Regeneration Co-ordinator and Ryland Doyle, Cabinet Member for Target Areas, attended the meeting and explained how Communities First is making an appreciable impact on the areas where […]
Corporate Improvement & Budget Scrutiny Performance Panel
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Panel met on 17th April 2013 to look at the Council’s Performance over the 3rd quarter of 2012 (Oct – Dec). Richard Rowlands, Business Performance Manager for the local authority, attended the meeting, to take the panel members through the performance tables and answer any related questions. The performance figures were discussed and areas […]
ECONOMIC INACTIVITY – Discussing the Way Forward
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Economic Inactivity Panel met for the second time on 9th April 2013 to plan its inquiry. The focus of the Inquiry is to look at how well the Council and its partners are tackling economic inactivity in our communities. Economic inactivity was identified as a key area for scrutiny to look at, because the […]
New Member of Scrutiny Team
March 13, 2013 by 1 Comment
This is just a quick post to say ‘Hello’. My name is Juliet Rees and I have recently joined the Overview and Scrutiny Team, covering for Rosie Jackson, who is currently on maternity leave. I am going to be involved with a Panel which will be looking at Economic Inactivity in Swansea, so it would be […]