Jo Hale - Councillor for Neath Port Talbot (Bryncoch South)

Councillor Jo Hale

Plaid Cymru- The Party of Wales Bryncoch South

Council: Neath Port Talbot

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Personnel Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Social Services, Housing and Community Safety Scrutiny Committee Democratic Services Committee (Committee Member) Community, Finance and Strategic Leadership Scrutiny Committee Social Services Scrutiny Committee (Invitees) Joint Meeting of the Cabinet / Education Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committees Annual Meeting of Council Cabinet Scrutiny Committee Social Services, Housing and Community Safety Cabinet Board Planning Committee Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Joint meeting of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing / Environment, Regeneration and Street Scene Scrutiny Committees Single Cabinet Member Decisions - Adult Social Services and Health (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

122 meetings · Page 1 of 25

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 04, 2026, 2:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 1.00 pm

January 28, 2026, 1:00 pm
Social Services Scrutiny Committee Invitees

Social Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 22, 2026
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 9.30 am

January 15, 2026
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 2.00 pm

January 07, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

559 decisions · Page 6 of 112

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

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

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 122

Average per Month: 4.9

Decisions Recorded: 559