Agenda and minutes

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There were no disclosures of Personal or Prejudicial Interests.

None.

To receive the minutes of the previous meeting(s) and agree as an accurate record.

Minutes of the previous meeting were agreed.

Questions can be submitted in writing to Scrutiny scrutiny@swansea.gov.uk up until noon on the working day prior to the meeting. Written questions take precedence. Public may attend and ask questions in person if time allows. Questions must relate to items on the open part of the agenda and will be dealt with in a 10 minute period.

There were no public questions received.

Cllr Rob Stewart - Cabinet Member for Economy, Finance and Strategy

Cllr Andrea Lewis - Cabinet Member for Service Transformation

Nigel Williams- Head of Building Services

Gareth Jones from Audit Wales attended to present the report. Cllr Rob Stewart, Cllr Andrea Lewis, Nigel Williams and Geoff Bacon attended to give the Councils response and answer questions.

·       Gareth Jones explained the purpose of the report and shared the overall summary which is that the Council is using its assets to deliver its strategic objectives but could improve its understanding of asset conditions and risks.

·       Cabinet Members and officers explained the actions the Council are taking to respond to the recommendations. This includes a 5 year programme of asset condition surveys, ensuring that asset implications are formally identified through the service planning process and considering local benchmarking options.

·       The Panel noted the positive aspects of the report and asked several questions.

·       The Panel have requested to see the Annual Service Plan.

Cllr David Hopkins – Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Performance

Richard Rowlands – Strategic Delivery & Performance Manager

Cllr David Hopkins and Suzy Richards attended to present the report.

·       The report provides a summary of the Councils performance during the year 2023/24 in respect of delivering the Council’s Well-being Objectives (priorities) set out in the Corporate Plan 2023/28.

·       The Cabinet Member discussed how the report shows good progress with most of the Key Performance Indicators, but that there are some challenging factors.

·       The Panel asked several questions relating to Social Services and HR performance indicators.

The work plan was noted and additional items were discussed.