Alison Thomas

Council: Neath Port Talbot

Committees: Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee (Democratic Services Officer) Community, Finance and Strategic Leadership Scrutiny Committee Cabinet (Democratic Services Officer) Social Services, Housing and Community Safety Scrutiny Committee Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Council (Democratic Services Officer) Social Services Scrutiny Committee (Democratic Services Officer) Joint Meeting of the Cabinet / Education Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committees Cabinet Scrutiny Committee South West Wales Corporate Joint Committee - Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Committee (Democratic Services Officer) Social Services, Housing and Community Safety Cabinet Board Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Democratic Services Officer) Joint Meeting of the Community Finance and Strategic Leaderhip / Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Scrutiny Committees Education Scrutiny Committee (Democratic Services Officer) Joint meeting of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing / Environment, Regeneration and Street Scene Scrutiny Committees Culture, Connection and Place Scrutiny Committee (Democratic Services Officer) (Democratic Services Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee

Swansea Bay City Region Joint Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 25th July, 2024 11.00 am

July 25, 2024
Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee

Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 25th July, 2024 2.00 pm

July 25, 2024
Cabinet

Cabinet - Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 2.05 pm

July 24, 2024
Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee

Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 19th July, 2024 10.00 am

July 19, 2024
Community, Finance and Strategic Leadership Scrutiny Committee

Community, Finance and Strategic Leadership Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 18th July, 2024 2.00 pm

July 18, 2024

Decisions from Meetings

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Direct Payments Service Review

From: Social Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 11, 2025

...to note the Direct Payments Service Review report and approve its recommendations for improvement, focusing on financial processes, workforce support, care planning, maximizing alternatives, family engagement, systems, processes, and stakeholder engagement.

Recommendations Approved

Domiciliary Care Service Update

From: Social Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 11, 2025

...they noted the Domiciliary Care Service Update report and approved its recommendations regarding the review findings and planned work for both externally commissioned providers and the internal Domiciliary Care Community Wellbeing Team.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of Previous Meeting

From: Social Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 11, 2025

...the minutes of the meeting held on 14th October 2025 were approved as an accurate record of proceedings, and the recommendations regarding the Western Bay Drugs Commission report were also approved.

Recommendations Approved

Progress report to monitor the implementation of new Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG's) policies

From: Social Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.00 pm - December 11, 2025

...to monitor the progress of the implementation of new Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG's) policies, the committee noted a report detailing the impact of reinstating means testing and introducing a discretionary top-up grant.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 138

Average per Month: 6.0

Decisions Recorded: 902