Dennis Keogh - Councillor for Neath Port Talbot (Margam and Taibach)

Councillor Dennis Keogh

Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru Margam and Taibach

Council: Neath Port Talbot

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Personnel Committee Planning Committee (Committee Member) Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Standards Committee Annual Meeting of Council Joint Meeting of the Cabinet / Education Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committees Joint meeting of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing / Environment, Regeneration and Street Scene Scrutiny Committees Education Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Social Services Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Substitute)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

66 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 10, 2026, 2:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 1.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 1:00 pm
Planning Committee Committee Member

Planning Committee - Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 20, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 17, 2025
Social Services Scrutiny Committee Substitute

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

December 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

267 decisions · Page 3 of 54

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

To Consider items from the Cabinet Forward Work Programme

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

Recommendations Approved

Selection of items for future scrutiny

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

...to select items from the Cabinet Forward Work Programme for future scrutiny, including a progress report on the implementation of new Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) policies, a Direct Payment Review, a Domiciliary Care Service Update, and the Quarter 2 2025/2026 Social Services Performance Monitoring Report.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

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

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 66

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 267