Wales is the first country in the world to legislate for play, placing a duty on local authorities to assess the sufficiency of play and recreational opportunities for children in their areas. This means that all local councils will need to check what is going on their areas and put in place improvements. But how […]
Do you have a question for the Cabinet Member for Wellbeing?
July 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
At their next meeting on 5th August the Scrutiny Programme Committee will be holding a question and answer session with Councillor Mark Child who is Cabinet Member for Wellbeing, and they are looking for ideas for questions. Councillor Child’s portfolio responsibilities include: Social Services Housing Health / Health Cities Early Intervention & Prevention Physical Activity […]
Do You Have A Question For the Cabinet Member for Opportunities for Children & Young People?
June 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
At their next meeting the Scrutiny Programme Committee will be holding a question and answer session with Councillor Mitch Theaker who is Cabinet Member for Opportunities for Children & Young People and they are looking for ideas for questions. Councillor Theaker’s portfolio responsibilities include: Play & Youth Services; Youth Offending Service; and involvement in […]
Tourism Scrutiny report published
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Tourism Scrutiny Inquiry Panel has completed their inquiry into Tourism entitled ‘Are we making the most of Swansea’s potential as a destination for tourists’. The report, which was presented to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on Monday 10th June, contains the conclusions and recommendations from the panel after 6 months of evidence gathering. Why carry out this inquiry? […]
Teaching Assistants Report goes to Cabinet
March 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Children, Young People and Learning Overview and Scrutiny Boards review of the role of teaching assistants across primary schools in Swansea is to be discussed by the Councils Cabinet on the 8th March. The Board found that the numbers of teaching assistants employed across schools in Swansea had increased substantially over recent years, along with our […]