Agenda and draft minutes

Venue: Multi-Location Meeting - Lilian Hopkin Room, Guildhall / MS Teams. View directions

Contact: Scrutiny Officer

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Items
No.	Item
37.	Disclosure of Personal and Prejudicial Interests View the background to item 37. www.swansea.gov.uk/disclosuresofinterests Minutes: None
38.	Prohibition of Whipped Votes and Declaration of Party Whips View the background to item 38. Minutes: None
39.	Minutes PDF 132 KB View the background to item 39. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on the 17 June 2024 were agreed as a correct record.
40.	Public Questions View the background to item 40. 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. Minutes: No public questions were received.
41.	Community Asset Transfer - Legal Services PDF 57 KB View the background to item 41. Legal aspects of Community Asset Transfer. In attendance will be Debbie Smith (Deputy Chief Legal Officer) and Sally-Ann Evans (Lead Lawyer Property) Minutes: The Panel invited Debbie Smith (Deputy Chief Legal Officer) and Sally-Ann Evans (Lead Lawyer Property) to the meeting to discuss the legal aspects of Community Asset Transfer (CAT). They address a set of questions that were sent to them in advance of the meeting which asked about the legals departments role in CAT, single point of contact, challenges they face and how process could be improved. Details of the discussion and any issues raised will be included in the Findings report document.
42.	Community Asset Transfer Scrutiny Inquiry Findings Report PDF 149 KB View the background to item 42. Initial discussion regarding conclusions and recommendations based on the evidence gathered and shown in the findings report. Additional documents: 00b - Community Assets Inquiry Intro , item 42. PDF 101 KB 00c - Community Assets IIA_screening_form_based on TOR , item 42. PDF 170 KB 01a - Minutes Community Assets Inquiry 1 Feb 24 , item 42. PDF 136 KB 01b - Notes 1 Feb 2024 , item 42. PDF 26 KB 01c - Pre Inquiry BRIEFING Template (003) (002) (004) , item 42. PDF 174 KB There are a further 26 documents.View the full list of documents for item 42. Minutes: The main focus of this meeting was to highlight some of the key issues the Panel would like contained in the final report to Cabinet. The Panel discussed the key findings that have been highlighted by the Panels evidence gathering. The issues highlighted will now be formulated and evidenced in a report to Cabinet. A draft of this report will be discussed the next Panel meeting.