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The Social Services Scrutiny Committee reviewed a Council project that buys homes for people in temporary accommodation, and an inspection report on Trem Y Glyn care home. It also received the first quarter performance figures and agreed changes to its forward work programme. Members noted the reports, and the Committee will receive a further update on the property project in about six months.
The Social Services Scrutiny Committee considered three reports: the Pro Afan preventative model, progress in transforming drug and alcohol services, and the Youth Justice Service inspection report. It noted all three reports. It also added two reports to its forward work programme and asked for the full Youth Justice action plan to come to a future meeting.
The committee considered the Drug and Alcohol Leadership Board strategy and delivery plan for 2026 to 2029, and business plans for adult, housing and children's services. Members supported the strategy going to Cabinet, noted the business plans, and endorsed the committee's annual report for Council.
On 19 March 2026 the Social Services Scrutiny Committee considered updates on unpaid carers, Shared Lives, the Welsh Government policy to remove profit from children's care, a Care Inspectorate Wales assurance check, social services complaints and quarter three performance. Members noted all six reports. They also agreed to send a formal letter of congratulations to children's services after the inspection outcome.
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The Social Services Scrutiny Committee, a group of councillors who check the council's work, reviewed the six-monthly performance report on the Corporate Strategy and the annual report of the Social Services, Health and Housing directorate, and noted both. It also made changes to its forward work programme, removing two items and moving one meeting date.
The Social Services Scrutiny Committee considered reports on Disabled Facilities Grants, direct payments, domiciliary care, a proposed review group on dementia care, and children's services performance. Members supported setting up a review group on residential care for people with dementia, and asked for more data in future children's services reports.
The Social Services Scrutiny Committee, which questions the council's social care work, met on 25 November 2025 to consider two reports. The first covered unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and the second covered the hospital team's work to speed up discharges. Members noted both reports and asked for more detail on Home Office funding and on cases where placements were not made in time.
The Social Services Scrutiny Committee considered reports on temporary accommodation, rapid rehousing, welfare rights, corporate and regional safeguarding, and future work. Members noted each report, agreed changes to the committee's forward work programme, and asked officers for further information on property purchases and safeguarding training.
The committee considered the report of the Western Bay Drugs Commission, Turning the Tide, which sets out recommendations for drug and alcohol services in the region. The committee noted the report, and an update on its recommendations will come to scrutiny in March 2026.
The Social Services Scrutiny Committee met on 29 September 2025. Members reviewed reports on fostering and placement supply, and on the use of AI in Adult Services, and noted both. They also agreed changes to the committee's future work programme, its list of planned reports, including an extra meeting on 25 November 2025.
The Social Services Scrutiny Committee considered a neurodivergence strategic plan, the Foster Wales quality of care report, an inspection of the adult family placement service, quarter one performance figures, the directorate's business plans and future work programmes. The committee noted four of the reports and supported the recommendation on the neurodivergence plan. Members also agreed that representations to Welsh Government about ending profit from children's care may be appropriate, to be discussed outside the meeting.
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