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: Annual Meeting of Council (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Cabinet (Committee Member) Social Services, Housing and Community Safety Cabinet Board Cabinet Scrutiny Committee Education, Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee Joint Meeting of the Cabinet / Education Skills and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committees Social Services, Housing and Community Safety Scrutiny Committee Democratic Services Committee (Committee Member) Personnel Committee (Committee Member) Planning Committee Community, Finance and Strategic Leadership 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) Social Services Scrutiny Committee (Invitees)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

134 meetings · Page 1 of 27

Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 2.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

May 27, 2026, 2:00 pm
Annual Meeting of Council Committee Member

Annual Meeting of Council - Thursday, 14th May, 2026 2.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

May 14, 2026, 2:00 pm
Democratic Services Committee Committee Member

Democratic Services Committee - Monday, 20th April, 2026 10.00 am

April 20, 2026, 10:00 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Wednesday, 1st April, 2026 2.00 pm

April 01, 2026, 2:00 pm
Social Services Scrutiny Committee Invitees

Social Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 19th March, 2026 2.00 pm

March 19, 2026, 2:00 pm

Decisions from Meetings

576 decisions · Page 9 of 116

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

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

Urgent Items

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 134

Average per Month: 4.8

Decisions Recorded: 576