Agenda and minutes

Venue: Remotely via Teams

Contact: Michelle Roberts, Scrutiny Officer

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interest View the background to item 1. www.swansea.gov.uk/disclosuresofinterests Minutes: None
2.	Prohibition of Whipped Votes and Declaration of Party Whips View the background to item 2. Minutes: None
3.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 209 KB View the background to item 3. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting on the 24 November 2021 were agreed.
4.	Public Questions View the background to item 4. Questions must be submitted in writing, no later than noon on the working day prior to the meeting. Questions must relate to items on the agenda. Questions will be dealt with in a 10-minute period. Minutes: No public questions were received.
5.	Scrutiny Inquiry into Procurement Final Report PDF 388 KB View the background to item 5. The Panel are asked to consider their final report into Procurement and agree its submission to Cabinet, via the Scrutiny Programme Committee on the 15 March 2022. Minutes: The Panel discussed their final scrutiny report into procurement, agreeing its submission to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on the 15 March 2022 and then the next available Cabinet meeting. The Chair thanked all those people who contributed to this piece of work including the contractors and SCVS who gave their experiences and views of procurement in Swansea. He was also keen to thank Business Wales along with officers and cabinet members from across council departments who gave the detailed evidence on how procurement operates in Swansea. The report will be scheduled for agreement by the Scrutiny Programme Committee on the 15 March 2022. It will then go to Cabinet for consideration and those recommendations agreed will be implemented. The Panel will convene again 6-9 months after the Cabinet decision to see the impact of its recommendations.