Last week, the Environment & Communities Overview & Scrutiny Board were pleased to be invited to attend a specially arranged meeting of Swansea Waste Forum . The forum were keen to to participate in and provide evidence for the Board’s current review into Waste Minimisation, Recycling and Composting in Swansea. The Board is particulary interested in gathering views on […]
Getting to the bottom of what it means to be a Corporate Parent
August 18, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Corporate Parenting Task & Finish Group (set up by the Child & Family Servicse Overview & Scrutiny Board) met yesterday . The group discussed the results of the corporate parenting surevy that was sent to all councillors, it looked at how other local authority scrutiny boards have delved into the subject of corporate parenting & it looked at practical examples gleaned from elsewhere of […]
Some Changes and Some Haiku
July 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment
You might have noticed that Overview & Scrutiny in Swansea has changed a bit over the last few months. We have new meetings, new tools and new ways of doing things – these changes were fueled by the work of the Child & Family Services Overview & Scrutiny Board and by our Improvement Programme. Now that all […]
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. […]