Stephanie Grimshaw - Councillor for Neath Port Talbot (Aberavon)

Councillor Stephanie Grimshaw

Welsh Labour / Llafur Cymru Aberavon

Council: Neath Port Talbot

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Personnel Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) Governance and Audit Committee Social Services Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Annual Meeting of Council Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee Democratic Services Committee (Committee Member) Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Substitute) Visual Services and Streetscene Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 1.00 pm

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

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

January 22, 2026
Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee Substitute

Performance and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 1.00 pm

January 15, 2026, 1:00 pm
Visual Services and Streetscene Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Visible Services and Streetscene Scrutiny Committee - Friday, 9th January, 2026 10.00 am

January 09, 2026
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 17th December, 2025 1.00 pm

December 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

169 decisions · Page 9 of 34

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

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

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

Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children

From: Social Services Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 2.30 pm - November 25, 2025

...the committee noted the report providing an overview of the support provided by Children and Young People's Services to Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children and Young People and approved the recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Selection of items for future scrutiny

From: Social Services Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 2.30 pm - November 25, 2025

...to select items from the Cabinet Forward Work Programme for future scrutiny, as well as note the Forward Work Programme.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.3

Decisions Recorded: 169