On 10 December 2025 the Grants Scrutiny Inquiry Panel discussed its final report on how the Council manages the grants it receives. The Panel agreed to send the report to the Scrutiny Programme Committee in January 2026, and then to Cabinet for a decision. The report makes eight recommendations to Cabinet.
On 23 October 2025 the Scrutiny Inquiry Panel for Grants looked at the full evidence pack and discussed the key findings of its inquiry into how Swansea Council can ensure the grants it receives provide the best outcomes for residents. The minute records that a final report with conclusions and recommendations will now be written for Cabinet, the councillors who run the Council. The minute records no other decisions.
Councillors on the Scrutiny Inquiry Panel for Grants (a scrutiny panel, meaning a group of councillors who check the council's work) met on 23 September 2025 as part of their inquiry into council grants. They heard from grant providers, the bodies that fund grants: Public Health Wales and the Police and Crime Commissioner's Office. They also heard from Swansea Council for Voluntary Service. The minutes record that the Panel asked questions, and that the detail will go into an evidence pack published at the end of the inquiry. The Panel also noted progress on its project plan. No conclusions were reached at this meeting.