Agenda and draft minutes

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The Minutes of the meeting held on 5 August were agreed as a correct record.

Questions can be submitted in writing to 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.

No public questions were received.

a) Comments received from contributors to the draft circulated

b) Draft Final Report

The Panel received a draft final report containing the Inquiry Panel findings, conclusions and recommendations for approval.

The draft final report had been circulated to all who had given evidence to the Inquiry Panel and Panel Members were provided with comments received.

The Panel Convener invited feedback / comments on the contents of the draft final report.

Taking into account comments on the draft report the Panel was satisfied that the report was a good reflection of the evidence gathered and no further amendments were considered necessary.

The Convener thanked Panel Member and everyone who had participated in the inquiry. Cabinet Members present welcomed the report and would provide a response in due course.

Panel Members noted that, subject to agreement of the report, the Convener would present it to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on 19 November, asking the Committee to endorse its submission to Cabinet for decision. The report has been scheduled for 12 December Cabinet meeting. A formal Cabinet response would then follow, and the Panel would reconvene between 9-12 months after Cabinet decision to check on the implementation of agreed recommendations.

RESOLVED that the draft final inquiry report be agreed.