Award Winning Board Plans Another Year’s Work

The Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board has identified priority areas for its work over the coming year. The Board will continue its in-depth Review of the Support for Care Leavers. Evidence gathering for this review commenced in February and the Task & Finish Group carrying out this work is expected to deliver […]

Scrutiny, Social Media & Us

I’ve been asked to speak at conference next week about our experience with social media (blogging, twittering etc). I’ve given  conference presentations before but this one is a first – it’s being held online. The conference is called Local by Social and its being held on the Communities of Practice website.   This online conference will bring together […]

Performance & Finance – The Challenges

Earlier today the Performance & Finance Overview & Scrutiny Board met to discuss their work plan. To set the context Jack Straw, the Council’s Executive Director, explained the range of issues facing the Resources Department and provided a presentation on the Council’s budget situation which covered a number of issues. The Council’s very difficult budget situation will […]