Andrew Jarrett

Council: Neath Port Talbot

Committees: Council (Officer) Cabinet (Officer) Special Appointments Committee Community, Finance and Strategic Leadership Scrutiny Committee Social Services, Housing and Community Safety Scrutiny Committee Social Services Scrutiny Committee (Officer) Joint Meeting of the Cabinet / Education Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committees Annual Meeting of Council Education, Skills & Wellbeing Cabinet Board Cabinet Scrutiny Committee Social Services, Housing and Community Safety Cabinet Board Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Officer) Joint meeting of the Education, Skills and Wellbeing / Environment, Regeneration and Street Scene Scrutiny Committees

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

116 meetings · Page 1 of 24

Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee Officer

Budget 2026/2027, Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 1.00 pm

February 05, 2026, 1:00 pm
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 04, 2026, 2:00 pm
Council Officer

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 1.00 pm

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

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

January 22, 2026
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 9.30 am

January 15, 2026

Decisions from Meetings

575 decisions · Page 8 of 115

Chairs Announcements

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

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

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

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: 116

Average per Month: 4.6

Decisions Recorded: 575