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The committee considered the SBCD accounts for 2025/26, City Deal progress and finances for the first quarter, and the draft Regional Transport Programme for 2027/28. Members noted the accounts and the City Deal report. After scrutiny, the recommendation on the transport programme, for immediate implementation, was support to the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee.
On 8 September 2026 the Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee considered five substantive items. Scrutiny means councillors questioning and checking proposals before they are decided. The sub-committee supported the regional transport vision and a plan to upgrade school heating, sending both to the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee, a joint body of the region's councils. It noted reports on the Innovation Matrix building, the Swansea Bay City Deal annual report and its first-quarter monitoring.
The sub-committee heard an overview of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee and the Swansea Bay City Deal, and considered reports on finance, risk, regional funding, digital infrastructure and the City Deal. It noted most reports and supported the recommendations on the risk management strategy and the UK Research and Local Innovation Partnerships Fund, to be passed to the Corporate Joint Committee.
The Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee considered four reports on 10 March 2026: the quarter 3 financial monitoring, the Regional Investment Strategy, the Local Growth Fund (Wales) and the Strategic Development Plan delivery agreement. It noted the financial report and supported the recommendations on the other three, passing them to the full Corporate Joint Committee.
The Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee considered the regional transport plan and its funding gap, a progress report on the Strategic Development Plan, the 2026/27 budget and the corporate plan priorities. Members supported the recommendations on transport, the budget and corporate plan priorities, and noted the progress report. Members also raised concerns about whether the Strategic Development Plan can be afforded, and asked that future versions of the corporate plan show the priority of each action.
The committee considered a draft Delivery Agreement for the Strategic Development Plan and a regional bid to UKRI's Local Innovation Partnerships Fund. Scrutiny did not support the Delivery Agreement, citing a lack of funding and staff, and agreed to write to the Chair of the Corporate Joint Committee (CJC). It supported the bid, which now goes to the CJC.
At its meeting on 11 November 2025, the Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee (CJC), a body through which councils work together on regional matters, considered seven reports. Members noted five reports and supported two recommendations, which now go to the Joint Committee for decision.
The committee considered the South West Wales Regional Transport Plan, which sets out the region's transport priorities and a programme of schemes. Members endorsed the final plan for the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee, and noted that Welsh Government funding is still uncertain.
Members of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee's Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee noted an update on regional economic funding, which members said will affect local organisations. They endorsed the 2024/25 annual report and draft version three of the 2025/26 Corporate Plan priorities, with a letter to the Joint Committee raising their concerns. They also agreed to raise the late circulation of reports with the Chair of the Joint Committee.
The sub-committee of the region's Corporate Joint Committee (CJC), which brings councils together to plan regional work, scrutinised finances, the draft 2025-2026 budget, energy and transport plans, and the corporate plan. Members noted the financial and budget reports and supported the recommendations on the transport plan and the corporate plan. Members also added three items to the next meeting's agenda.
The meeting considered the region's work on a Strategic Development Plan, a long-term land use plan that Welsh Government requires. Members noted the difficulties of meeting this legal duty without funding or planning staff, and endorsed further talks with Welsh Government. They also noted the forward work programme.
The Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee of the South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee met at Neath Port Talbot Council on 14 October 2024. Members noted the 2023/24 general progress report and the Welsh Language Compliance Notice update, and heard a verbal update on the 2025/26 priorities. They also agreed four items to add to the forward work programme.
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