September 7, 2011, 17:16
The Board recently followed up on its review of the role of councillors as corporate parents, to assess progress and the impact of its work. Considering the various recommendations made by the Board the Cabinet Member for Social Services, Councillor Nick Tregoning presented an action plan. The Board also heard from the Chair of the [...]
May 13, 2011, 16:37
It is that time of year again where we run our annual stakeholder survey. The purpose of the survey is to gauge perceptions about the work of overview and scrutiny over the past 12 months. The information gathered will be used to monitor performance and introduce further improvements. It also generates new topics that can [...]
April 14, 2011, 14:53
Yesterday the Board met for the final time in this council year. It took the opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved over the past year. It was the year which saw the removal of the Assembly appointed Intervention Board and ‘serious concerns’ protocol in relation to Child & Family Services. The work of [...]
July 13, 2010, 12:20
Yesterday the Children, Young People and Learning Overview & Scrutiny Board met and looked at the Team Around the Child Project. Hilary Davies project manager, Eirion Davies the TAC co-ordinator and Rachael Webb, Headteacher at Hafod Primary School came along to explain progress made. TAC is an approach to meeting the needs of vulnerable children by getting [...]
June 15, 2010, 13:33
Today the Environment & Communities Overview & Scrutiny Board met to discuss their work plan for the year. This is perhaps the board with the widest brief so it was crucial for them to narrow down their priorities to just a few topics. To help they had these presentations from the Corporate Directors for Environment [...]