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The minutes of this meeting have not been published, so this summary covers what the committee was due to consider, not what it decided. Councillors were to put questions to four housing associations, consider the draft North Wales Population Needs Assessment and its public consultation, review the annual report on social services complaints for 2025-26, and nominate two members to attend performance challenge meetings for the Housing and Property Department.
On 16 July 2026 the Care Scrutiny Committee considered day care services, a review of complaints, the Llechen Lân update on older people's care, the Third Sector Compact and its work programme for 2026/27. It accepted the reports, asked for further work on funding, rural transport, complaints and the care workforce, and recommended that the Cabinet adopt the Compact only with an action plan and regular reports. It also changed the timing of several reports in its 2026/27 programme.
It examined the Strategic Safeguarding Panel's annual report, a revised Safeguarding Policy, and performance reports from several departments. On the policy, it agreed to recommend that full Council approve it, and asked for two changes.
The committee considered three reports: the Keeping Families Together Strategy, the Youth Justice Service and the 16+ Team for young people leaving care. On the first two it accepted the reports and asked for further information and a letter to the government about funding and speech and language support. On the 16+ Team it accepted and noted the report.
The Care Scrutiny Committee examined the revised Response Plan to the Our Bravery Brought Justice report, the child practice review into offences committed at Ysgol Friars by its former headteacher, Neil Foden. Members discussed seven work streams and agreed to ask for a progress report in six months and to put seven points to Cabinet.
The Care Scrutiny Committee met on 18 December 2025 to scrutinise performance reports from three council departments and to set up a group to look at complaints. Members accepted all three reports, asked for a list of empty homes, a falls protocol update and new measures on children in care, and asked the Chair to consider an extraordinary Full Council meeting on a child practice review.
On 25 September 2025 the Care Scrutiny Committee considered reports on complaints, hospital discharges, a community scheme in Dyffryn Nantlle, and empty homes. It accepted each report, set up a working group to look at complaints in more detail, and asked for a progress report on hospital discharges in 18 months. It also adopted its work programme for 2025/26, agreeing to scrutinise the Council's response to the Child Practice Review when timely.
It then received three performance reports from Cabinet Members, the councillors who lead each service, and accepted each one. The reports covered housing and property, children's services, and adult social care.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The committee elected Councillor Elwyn Jones as vice-chair for 2024/25. It considered the joint inspection of adult services by Care Inspectorate Wales and the Wales Audit Office, and questioned the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The minutes record no decision on either inspection or the Health Board questions.
The committee considered the social housing field, using a report from the Head of Housing and Property, and questioned four housing associations: Adra, Clwyd Alyn, Grŵp Cynefin and North Wales Housing. Members asked for several sets of figures, and officers agreed to provide them. Two councillors who are social housing tenants also declared a personal interest at the start of the meeting.
The Care Scrutiny Committee considered reports on home care, transport to dementia day care, the annual complaints report, and proposed changes to the charging for care policy. Members accepted the first three reports, raising concern about home care waiting lists and uneven day care provision. On charging, members agreed to the principle of further research and asked for a detailed report with exact fees before any decision.
The committee elected Councillor Beth Lawton as chair and Councillor Dewi Jones as vice-chair for 2024/25. It expressed concern that the council is not meeting legal deadlines for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, and asked for an action plan and a progress report within six months. It also accepted reports on safeguarding and a planned children's home, and adopted its work programme for 2024/25.
The committee considered three items: social services complaints, the Short Breaks service for children, and the Autism Plan Task and Finish Group. It accepted the complaints and short breaks reports, and agreed resolutions on autism, including an audit of staff training and an update in 12 months.
The committee considered three reports: the Housing Action Plan, preventative services commissioned from the third sector, and a protocol for falls in the community. It accepted all three reports, asked for a scrutiny investigation into the Social Housing Allocation Policy, and asked for a progress report on third sector services in 2025. It also asked the Corporate Director to consider sharing the falls advice with the public.
The Care Scrutiny Committee met on 23 November 2023 to consider three reports on adult care in Gwynedd: day care services, the running of care homes, and support for unpaid carers. On day care, members backed a full review of the current provision and asked for a further report; on care homes, they asked the department to aim for a high assurance level in every home. On unpaid carers, members asked for a presentation on direct payments, which are cash payments that let people buy their own care and support.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.