Patience Bentu -  for Swansea (Electoral  Castle)

Patience Bentu

Labour Electoral Castle

Email: cllr.patience.bentu@swansea.gov.uk

Council: Swansea

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Social Care & Tackling Poverty Service Transformation Committee (Committee Member) Governance & Audit Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

54 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Committee Member

Swansea Council

January 29, 2026
Governance & Audit Committee Committee Member

Swansea Council

January 21, 2026
Committee Committee Member

Swansea Council

December 04, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Swansea Council

November 24, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

293 decisions · Page 9 of 59

Written Responses to Questions asked at the Last Ordinary Meeting of Council.

From: Swansea Council - November 06, 2025

...to approve the recommendations regarding the written responses to questions asked at the previous Ordinary Meeting of the Council, including responses about HMO licensing, recipients of the COAST grant scheme, promenade maintenance, and occupancy figures for 71/72 Kingsway.

Recommendations Approved

Swansea Council Volunteering Policy Development.

From: Swansea Council - October 13, 2025

...to approve recommendations for the development of a Swansea Council Volunteering Policy, including a Manager's Toolkit and Volunteer Handbook, aiming to establish consistent principles and practices for volunteer recruitment, management, and support across council services.

Recommendations Approved

Work Plan 2025-2026.

From: Swansea Council - October 13, 2025

...to approve the recommendations outlined in the Social Care & Tackling Poverty Service Transformation Committee's Work Plan for 2025-2026.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes:

From: Swansea Council - October 13, 2025

...the committee approved the minutes from their meeting held on September 8, 2025, noted an update on the Early Help strategic approach in Adult Services, considered proposed changes to the When I'm Ready scheme, and noted the Work Plan for 2025-2026, agreeing to schedule a session on target operating models and end states for service transformation.

Recommendations Approved

Swansea Council Digital Inclusion.

From: Swansea Council - October 13, 2025

...to approve the recommendations regarding the progress of Digital Inclusion in Swansea, including mapping current provision, establishing a Digital Inclusion Steering Group, adding local information to the Swansea Account, supporting partners to maintain online information, researching Welsh Minimum Digital Living Standards, and preparing for the Digital Inclusion Wales Grant application.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 54

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 293